Jaron David Lowenstein (born March 18, 1974) is an American singer who formerly recorded with his

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brother, Evan, in the musical duo Evan and Jaron. As Jaron and the Long Road to Love, he released his debut

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, "Pray for You" to country radio in November 2009. This song reached the top 15 on the ''

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charts, and is included on the album '' Getting Dressed in the Dark''. The second single, "That's Beautiful to Me", was released in September 2010.

Life and career

Lowenstein was born in

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, the son of Leslie (née Diamond) and Charles Lowenstein. He was raised in an

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family, and attended Greenfield Hebrew Academy and Yeshiva High School (which have since merged to form the Atlanta Jewish Academy) Through his mother, he is related (by marriage) to actor

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. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Lowenstein recorded with his

brother, Evan, in the

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duo Evan and Jaron. Evan and Jaron charted three

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, including " Crazy for This Girl," which reached number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts in 2000. The duo split up in 2003 so that Evan could focus on raising his family. Jaron co-wrote and recorded his first solo single, " Pray for You", as Jaron and the Long Road to Love in late 2009. Starting in February 2010,

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assumed promotion of the single and a forthcoming album, which was distributed through a partnership of Jaron's Jaronwood label and

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. The song reached the top 40 on the ''

chart and the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Jaron told

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that the song "wasn't started or pushed by some major label or organization. I would love to take the credit for its success, but honestly this is something fans want and they are the ones calling radio to have them play it." Hank Friedmann directed a

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for the song, which has aired on

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(CMT Pure) and

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(GAC). A second video, which includes

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, debuted in April 2010. His debut album, ''Getting Dressed in the Dark'', was released on June 22, 2010. The album's second single is "That's Beautiful to Me", which debuted on the country chart at number 59 in September 2010. In early 2011, Lowenstein parted ways with

and

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. Despite leaving the label, a third single from ''Getting Dressed in the Dark'', "It's a Good Thing", was released on April 18, 2011, with promotion from Nine North Records. However, the single failed to chart. On May 31, 2011, Lowenstein released "Beautiful Lies", which features

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, one-half of the

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duo

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. The song is the lead-off single to Lowenstein's second album. The song also failed to chart. In 2011, eleven songs were released as a self-titled album by the band Cordovas. The band is made out of

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, Jaron Lowenstein, Jon Loyd, Johnny Gray, Parker Gins and Toby Weaver. The album was made available as a free download on the band's official website as well as other traditional paying outlets. The songs "Old Dog" and "All I Found" had videos released online.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official WebsiteArtist's Official Facebook SiteCordovas Official Web Site
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