Jack Johnson (Jack Hody Johnson) was born on May 18, 1975 is a Hawaii-born musician, filmmaker, and surfer who has achieved commercial success and a dedicated following from the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales in 2001 all the way up to his latest album; Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George which was released in 2006.

His music genre is probably best described as acoustic/soft rock/adult alternative and he is well noted for his soothing style of singing.

After touring for almost two years, Johnson recorded On and On to generally favorable reviews in late 2003. It was produced by Mario Caldato, Jr., best known for his work with the Beastie Boys.

Many of the album's songs had previously been released on bootlegs, such as J.O.A.T. and B.O.A.T., but now received the accompaniment of a full band.

His third studio album, In Between Dreams, also produced by Caldato, was released on March 1, 2005.

For the album, Johnson started his own label called Brushfire Records. A studio, The Mango Tree, was built in Hawaii by Johnson's brother to facilitate the new record label. More than a year later, the album was still on the charts, where it was positioned at #3 (March 21, 2006).

Also released in 2006 was Johnson's Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George, a soundtrack album for the animated feature-length adaptation of the H.A. and Margret Rey children's books. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, making it the first animated film soundtrack to do so in over ten years.

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