John Richard Jorgenson, born July 6, 1956 in Madison, Wisconsin, is an American
musician. He began playing piano and clarinet at age eight and turned
professional at 14. He was also a member of the Desert Rose Band, winning the
Academy of Country Music's Guitarist of the Year award three consecutive years
from 1987 to 1989. Jorgenson released his debut album After You've Gone in 1988.
In 1993, he formed the guitar trio the Hellecasters, which won Album of the Year
and Country Album of the Year from Guitar Player magazine for their debut The
Return of the Hellecasters (1993). Jorg...