Nashville, TN (TOP40 Charts/ AngryCountry.com) -- Jamey played the part of musical guest on "The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno" last night (10/26) but surprisingly his new single "Playing the Part" wasn't what he and the band chose to perform. They actually sang the heart-wrenching yet beautiful "Cover Your Eyes" off of new album The Guitar Song instead.
NBC's scheduled to encore this episode next Tuesday night (11/2) at 2 AM - other guests were Robert Downey, Jr. and Paula Deen. You can also watch it on The
Tonight Show website at
https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show.
In other Jamey TV news,
Jamey Johnson "
The Guitar Song" is a one-hour special airing on GAC.
Catch Jamey talk about the album, see the vinyl LP''s getting pressed and watch interviews with several of country's biggest stars talk about his musical creation as well as Jamey's writing and his unique contributions to today's country music.
The Guitar Song will air at the following times (Eastern):
Tuesday, 11/9 @ 9:30pm
Wednesday, 11/10 @ 1:30am
Wednesday, 11/17 @ 9:30pm
Thursday, 11/18 @ 1:30am
Wednesday, 12/1 @ 10:30pm
Thursday, 12/2 @ 2:30am & 10am
Here's some story behind new video "Playing the Part," which was directed by actor Matthew McConaughey: Shot in Los Angeles in late September, it marks two important firsts. It is the first music video ever directed by McConaughey and the first video from Johnson's critically acclaimed new 25-song double album The Guitar Song.
"Jamey and this song both have a great sense of humor, so I wanted the video to have a ''wink'' to it," says McConaughey. "For any video, if you like the song, you should like it even more after you see the video. I wanted this video to support the lyrics, and elevate the song."
With his extensive film background, he wanted his first foray into video directing to feature a compelling narrative so that it wouldn't be an ordinary music video. "This is a story with a beginning, middle and a surprise at the end," he says. "I started out with a 250-pound stripper leaving work in the morning, and ended up with a man in a gorilla suit getting fired from used tire store."
The video is up now at
https://www.jameyjohnson.com.
