Jenna McClelland

Jenna McClelland is a songwriter-showman from Mobile, AL by way of Opelika. She was sired by Billy Earl McClelland, a late songwriter with credits from Hank Williams Jr., Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker, T.G. Sheppard, Sawyer Brown, and Delbert McClinton. Her father was also known for his guitar session work for B.J. Thomas, Willie Nelson, Tony Joe White, Hank Snow, Townes Van Zandt, and more. Jenna was blood- destined to follow suit performing and writing the blues, soul, and rock & roll. Since 2013, Jenna has written and released her music and traveled the Southeast performing everywhere from dive bars to large stages. Jenna was raised and got her start in her home town of Maryville, TN, where she and her band meticulously moved from local bars and restaurants to ticketed showcases and hot opening slots. From garage band to hometown heroes, Jenna quickly became known for her energetic full band performances and her way of molding songs you know and love into her very own, showing audiences something unique, refreshing, and energizing. Knoxville’s Open Chord has featured Jenna as an opening act for Bonnie Bishop and Ernie Halter, and she and her band have represented Maryville, TN at The Shed opening a sold out night for Whiskey Myers.