— About the Artist
Sarah Jane Nelson spent 20 years as an actor telling other people’s stories.
Now, as a Nashville-based singer and songwriter, she’s weaving her life experiences with universal truths to tell stories of her own.
“For many years, I was terrified to be truly vulnerable in my songwriting. I was used to playing a part. As an actor but also in my personal life in the role of the happy wife with the perfect family. When I finally filed for divorce, the facade crumbled and I was left with the task of picking up the pieces and building a new life…
Reviews
With a career spanning Broadway, film, television, and 7 albums, Nelson has garnered rave reviews on stages all over the world
"Knock-'em-dead singer is Sarah Jane Nelson is a sultry blonde who can zero in on the ache in a lyric"
The Miami Herald
“Sarah Jane Nelson channels a little Loretta Lynn attitude on her fiery new song 'Reap What You Sow.' Only rather than warning her man's mistress that she 'ain't woman enough' to take her man, she's practically begging her to take him off her hands.”
Wide Open Country
"Nelson is sexy, funny, sweet, sultry, and intense all at the same time"
LA New Times
"Sultry Jazz Goddess"
RAVE LA
"If you like Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kathy Mattea, Alison Moorer, and her sister Shelby Lynne then you can add another name to the list."
Rocking Magpie (UK)
"Nelson made me loosen my tie and swab my fevered brow"
Orange County Register
"First Rate Singer"
The Hollywood Reporter
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