Janet Pressley is an American

United States

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 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 from Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

, who founded the Blue Jordan Coffeehouse which later became Blue Jordan Records

Blue Jordan Records

Blue Jordan Records is an independent record label in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. It was spawned by the Blue Jordan Coffeehouse, which closed in 1996, the same year that Janet Pressley founded the label...

. She has released two full length records on the label; Late Last Night and A Deeper State Of Blue. She also released a special EP entitled Songs To Sing In A Cathedral At Advent in 2005. Dirty Linen described her 1996 debut, Late Last Night as "a refreshing collection of songs in the folk-pop rock vein, melodic and catchy, with nice lyrical depth."

External links

• Official website
• "Rhythm in the City: Janet Pressley inspired by son", by Sarah Knott, Cincinnati.com, June 8, 2001