Jack Johnson (musician)

Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter, primarily in the soft rock and acoustic pop genres. Johnson has reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart with his albums Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George in 2006, Sleep Through the Static in 2008, To the Sea in 2010 and From Here to Now to You in 2013. His album In Between Dreams peaked at number two on the chart in 2005 and again in 2013.

This article is about the pop rock musician. For other people with the same name, see Jack Johnson.

Jack Johnson
Johnson performing in 2014
Background information
Birth nameJack Hody Johnson
Born (1975-05-18) May 18, 1975
North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (BA)
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • professional surfer
  • filmmaker
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • ukulele
  • keyboards
Years active1992–present
Spouse(s)
Kim Baker
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(m. 2000)​
Children3
Websitejackjohnsonmusic.com

Johnson is active in environmentalism and sustainability, often with a focus on the world's oceans. Johnson and his wife Kim created the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation and the Kōkua Hawaii Foundation. In 2008, Johnson adopted the concept of greening (reduce and reuse), and donated 100% of the proceeds of the Sleep Through the Static tour to the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation. Similarly, the proceeds from 2010 To the Sea album tour went to All at Once, a Johnson-backed collaboration of greening charities promoting fan involvement.

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