Jackson was born and raised in San Antonio Texas and lived for a short while in New York City. The things he saw and experienced in New York and everywhere in between gave him a wide variety of people and situations to draw lyrical inspiration from. Growing up listening to the Beatles, Johnny Cash, the Rolling Stones, and Steve Earle gave him a diverse musical foundation and helped shape his sound.

The result of this are two albums full of everything from light-hearted country songs like "Smoke 'em If You Got 'em" and "No Better" to edgy rock numbers with well written and intelligent lyrics like "Kerosene", "Miss Communication", and "Boomtown". The albums were recorded in San Antonio at Tribal Recording and produced by Jackson and Chad Garrett, and include such notable players as Bobby Flores and Andrew Langham from Ray Prices band, and Billy Brent Malkus from Nathan Hamilton and No Deal. Jackson works at trying to make the perfect Americana record -- a little bit country and a trifle bit rock and roll. "I'm not Johnny Cash, but I really do try to walk the line," he jokes.

Jackson's ability is more suited for the stage than the studio. A Jackson Parten show is simply three guys putting all their energy into the music and genuinely enjoying every minute of it. Their sound is at home in any dancehall or bar in Texas, but this is definitely not your father's country music.

Jackson Parten is going places and he's going there on his own terms, playing his music and winning over listeners one well-crafted song and kickass performance at a time.