Album Notes

JENA DOUGLAS
BIOGRAPHY
Jena has been writing songs for over 25 years. She has an Associate of Art degree in music from Santa
Barbara City College and a Bachelor of Art degree in music from University of California Santa Barbara.
She is a single parent of a very musically talented teenage boy named Dylan Douglas. She has just
completed a book on Songwriting called, A Singer/Songwriter’s Guide To Songwriting and plays with her
rock band on a regular basis. Jena is looking forward to touring and writing more songs over the summer,
and recording a new CD, “The Face Of The Enigma”, with a little more on edge. “The Face Of the
Engima” will be more on the Bluesy Rock Style as her songwriting skills keep evolving or revolving.
“Faded Fiction” was recorded in 1998 with Ben
Forrest Davis (formally with Sugarcult) as co-producer, drummer, guitar player and background vocalist.
Also featured are some of the same musicians from “The Ballad Of Calamity”; Tony Ybarra, Keith Douglas
and Dr. John Clark. “Faded Fiction” was recorded during the time Jena was attending, Santa Barbara
City College. “And I Fell” from this CD was performed in front of David Crosby. David Crosby was very
moved by the song and very personable to Jena about her song as you can read from the article, “Advice
From The Woodstock Era”, see www.jenadouglas.com press/reviews.
After receiving her degree from the University in 2001, Jena plunged back into her songwriting and in
2004 released her songs recorded in 1998 as, “Faded Fiction” then went on to record, “The Ballad Of
Calamity”. To promote her CD she put together a band and now is playing clubs and festivals around the
Santa Barbara area. She is also submitting songs to film and TV and has just completed her songwriting
book, A Singer/Songwriter’s Guide To Songwriting to be published this year, 2009.
BAND MEMBERS
Jena Douglas - Acoustic Guitar, and Lead vocals
Jim Rankin - Bass and vocals
John Caprara lead guitar, pedal steel and vocals
Barry Birmingham - Drums and background vocals
DISCOGRAPHY
The Ballad of Calamity (2007)
Faded Fiction (2004)
Jena Douglas (1991) Cassette
Jena and the Uninvited EP (1985)
NEWS
Nov. 11th 2008, Jena Douglas’ version of "Walk On By" is at # 22 on the artist underground Rock charts.
July 29th 2008 Kings and Queens at # 5 Country charts! Artist Underground country charts.
May 13th 2008 Jena Douglas’ version of “Walk On By” is at #13
Feb 9th 2008 Jena Douglas’ version of “Walk On By” is at # 21
May 23 2007, Kings and Queens Rodeo gets to # 26 on the American Idol Underground country harts.
May 2008, fireworks Magazine UK - Nicky- Rock Journalist. To read complete article see: press reviews
www.jenadouglas.com
March 12th 1998 “Nice song.” David Crosby quote from article, Just a little song I wrote about song, “And
I Fell”. To read the entire article see. Press Reviews, www.jenadouglas.com
MEDIA QUOTES
“Anyone can make a music CD but this is like musical theatre!” – Kenny Edwards (The Stone Poneys with
Linda Ronstadt)
“…a sweet sensitive voice along with a classy arrangement.” – Jim David (Hal David’s son)
“Americana…at its finest.” – Fireworks Magazine, UK
“The Ballad Of Calamity is filled with soothing songs to fill your weary soul” - Darrel Cox KSVR FM