# Shawn Z.

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{{short description|American musician}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Shawn Z. 
| image                 = Shawn Z.jpg
| caption            = Shawn Z. (right) performing live on May 13, 2008.
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| background          = solo_singer
| birth_name          = 
| alias               = 
| Born                = 
| death_date          = 
| instrument          = vocals, acoustic guitar
| genre               = [Americana](/source/Americana_(music)), [alternative country](/source/alternative_country), [outlaw country](/source/outlaw_country), [roots rock](/source/roots_rock), [folk rock](/source/folk_rock)
| label               = [GypZee](/source/GypZee)
| occupation          = Singer, songwriter
| years_active        = 
| associated_acts     = [The Badlees](/source/The_Badlees) 
| website                 = [http://www.shawn-z.com] 
}}

'''Shawn Z.''' is an American [folk rock](/source/folk_rock)/[Americana](/source/Americana_(music)) singer and guitarist. He is a member of the [Americana Music Association](/source/Americana_Music_Association).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiecharts.com/index.php|title=Indie Music Charts|website=indiecharts.com|accessdate=August 26, 2019}}</ref>

== Early years ==
Shawn had a band called "Elmo Lincoln",  later called "South 40", that played local bars and clubs.  He later formed the band "BFD" with his father, and later "The Cojones Brothers" – an acoustic duo.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

== Radio ==
In Shawn's teenage years, he first DJed at a local teen center after school and on weekend nights, and embarked on a career as a DJ.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} 

Years later, the radio station he was working was bought out by the national corporate radio company [Citadel Broadcasting](/source/Citadel_Broadcasting). Citadel moved him to their Northeast Pennsylvania headquarters to help with current station buyouts, format changes, on-air duties, and commercial/imaging production.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

In January 2008, he was asked to come back to the same radio studios that once was the home of the station that brought Shawn to Citadel.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

He is still active in radio with the reservation radio station and voice-tracking for stations.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

== Musical career ==
In October 2004, Shawn recorded with old friends Bret Alexander, Paul Smith and Ron Simasek from "[The Badlees](/source/The_Badlees)".{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

In Bret's studio "Saturation Acres" they recorded nine songs which became Shawn's debut independent release "[Wishful Drinkin'](/source/Wishful_Drinkin')" released in January 2005.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Wishful Drinkin' reached No. 11 while on the Americana charts for 14 weeks.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

At the beginning of 2008, Shawn and the band went back into the studio. This time, he had friend and former WEMR general manager Jim Petrie as a co-writer on many of the songs recorded. They named this recording ''[Saint Jude Avenue](/source/Saint_Jude_Avenue)'', which was released Sept. 2008 with singles "Poison Water", "Half Baked" and "Uncle Willie".{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

== Discography ==

=== Albums ===
* Wishful Drinkin' (2005)
* Saint Jude Avenue (2008)

=== Singles ===
* Wishful Drinkin' (2005)
* Talking Cover Band Blues (2005)
* Hey Judge Judy (2005)
* Been Down (2005)
* Poison Water (2008)
* Half Baked (2008)
* Uncle Willie (2008)
* Summertime Blues (2010)

== References ==
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* 
[https://airplaydirect.com/music/ShawnZ/]
*Shawn Z on AirPlay Direct
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20111002093839/http://www.juniorscave.com/ShawnZ.html Shawn Z interview at Junior's Cave]
* Amplifier Magazine (not online)
* [http://www.xmradio.com/search/artistsearch.xmc?artist=shawn+z Shawn Z.]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at Sirius [XM Satellite Radio](/source/XM_Satellite_Radio) – Channel 12 'Outlaw Country' radio charts
* [http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/shawnzmusic2 Shawn Z.] at [CD Baby](/source/CD_Baby)
* [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shawn-z-mn0000152478 Shawn Z. | Album Discography]
* Wishful Drinkin' on AllMusic [http://www.allmusic.com/album/wishful-drinkin-mw0000693767 Wishful Drinkin' – Shawn Z. | Songs, Reviews, Credits]
* Saint Jude Avenue on AllMusic [http://www.allmusic.com/album/saint-jude-avenue-mw0001357026 Saint Jude Avenue – Shawn Z. | Songs, Reviews, Credits]

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Category:21st-century American singers
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