Papa Jack Couch

Papa Jack Couch is a singer/songwriter of insight and wit. He performs originals forged over long years negotiating two-lane blacktops and smoke-rise sundowns, with direct influences reaching back to Gram Parsons and Johnny Cash. Emerging with relevance and thump, he brings fresh perspective to the age-old themes; life of the soul, pain of the heart. His material resonates especially with those still trying to grow into full-fledged adulthood.
With a voice of tupelo honey over burnt sourdough, and a rhythm playing style – on a battered ‘59 hockshop Martin - just good enough to forestall eviction, his performances are always saved by inventive, insightful writing and an amazing range of observation.
After spending his formative years all over Georgia, Florida and Alabama, and having survived two separate invasions of Nashville, most of his life has played out in Southeast Georgia’s endless pines and mysterious swamplands. He now lives in Meriwether County and loves nothing more than coming into town and playing hard won, hand carved music.

"So open up your wailing heart and lift your voice up to the sky
and sing of life and love and pain and hope that never dies.
Lay your shot of music down and make it smooth and strong,
keep practicing so faithfully and long ...
and maybe live forever in a song."

from North McDonough Street by J.H. Couch
©2017 The Other Alligator Creek Company