Shawn Jones is the epitome of American Blues/Roots/Rock music. He is true to form of his influences, spanning from all the greats in Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Jazz & Country. His father raised him on Hank Williams, and he grew up in the heartland of Southern California, where he learned from experience how to play and sing the blues.

Recently the Shawn Jones Trio was asked by Little Big Beat Studios in Liechtenstein/Switzerland to film an 8 camera shoot live concert as part of their "Studio Live Sessions" series, in addition the intimate concert was captured on vinyl and will be released later in 2022.

With a new live vinyl on the way, five studio album releases, and one live album under his belt, Shawn’s skills as a seasoned songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist have put him on the same bill with the likes of BB King, Buddy Guy, Joe Bonamassa, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan, Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Derek Trucks, Little Feat, Taj Mahal, John Mayall, Coco Montoya, Johnny Winter, Jim Lauderdale, John Haitt, David Lindley, and many others.

Shawn’s 5th studio effort, "Pain Passed Down" was released in Europe September 1st 2017 on ZYX Records, Germany and is now represented by Breaking Blues booking agency, Germany. In the fall of 2016 Shawn was invited to guest as opener for the five time Grammy winning legend Robert Cray on a 16 date theater tour of the UK. “The response and product sales were overwhelming!” says Shawn. His senior release, "Struggle Makes You Stronger" was picked up by Right Track Distribution, licensed through the Universal Group in the UK. Shawn’s single, “Life Is For The Living,” was released in the UK on February 11th and was a featured single on iTunes UK. "Struggle" picked up several four and five star reviews in the US, UK, EU, AU with many others. Shawn’s music has aired numerous times on the BBC UK, BBC Northern Ireland, and many other syndicated stations throughout the UK and EU.

Waylon Jennings was so impressed with Shawn’s live performance that he took Jones under his wing, offering him a management deal and the grand opportunity to play on his 1996 release "Right For The Time". Shawn was Waylon's lead guitarist on Lollapalooza with Metallica, Ramones, & SoundGarden, and Willie's 4th of July Picnic. Shawn toured for a decade with country music multi-platinum artist Deana Carter as her lead guitarist and was a featured guitarist on two of her album releases "Southern Way Of Life" and "The Chain".

Shawn’s song “Invincible Me” was featured in the 100th episode of “Dawson’s Creek” on the Fox Network. He and his band made a cameo appearance in the Fine Line Pictures movie release “Tumbleweeds” starring Golden Globe winning actress, Janet McTeer. Two of his songs, “Long Way Down” and “Lightening Strike Me Down” were featured in the movie and the single “Long Way Down” was included on the RCA/Victor soundtrack album. (Other artists on the album include: Johnny Cash, Lyle Lovett, Buck Owens, Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams). Shawn’s song “Lightening Strike Me Down” was featured in the Hollywood Pictures film, “Mystery Alaska” starring Russell Crowe.

Shawn's endorsements with George Lowden Guitars, Asher Guitars, Handyman Guitars, GHS Strings, LR Baggs, G7th Capo company, Rocktron, and others...

His ability to combine undeniable guitar playing, singing, writing, and recording, coupled with heartfelt emotion, has earned Shawn Jones the slot as one of the most compelling independent artists on today’s roots music scene.