Jump, Little Children
Jump, Little Children is a band formed in 1991 in the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Known for their unique sound, energetic live performances, and willingness to interact with fans, the band built a strong following over their fourteen years together. They played their final show on December 30, 2005 in their adopted hometown of Charleston, South Carolina.
The name "Jump, Little Children" is taken from a song by blues musician Leroy Dallas – later covered by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.
Members
Past members:
Frequent collaborators:
History
1991–1999
Jay Clifford, Matthew Bivins, Ward Williams, and Christopher Pollen met and formed Jump, Little Children at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC in 1991. The band played their first show on January 1, 1992 as part of a New Year's Day festival in downtown Winston-Salem.
Podcasts:
Jay Clifford
ALBUMS
- Driving Blind released: 2007
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Don't Be Fooled
by: Jay CliffordDriven out of bed with bright eyes
And yellow starlight,
Fighting for a ghost of clarity
That slowly comes to me
By throwin' on a shirt and jeans
And a look of innocence
The red skies and gasoline
In the radiance,
Burnin' on a stretch of concrete,
With a racin' heartbeat
Tradin' in my years for hours
With the gods and cowards
And somewhere at the end of it
Where the road becomes a fence,
She points into the infinite,
Into the radiance
And she says,
"Don't be fooled,
Don't be fooled,
Don't be fooled by the real thing"
Out of sight, of mind, she chooses
For her scars and bruises
It hit like a pack of foul words
A spark confuses
I'm sittin' down the razor wire
I'm a captive of the ends
I see the search lights and forest fires
In the radiance
And she says,
"Wait, wait, there it is--
Don't be fooled,
Don't be fooled,
Don't be fooled by the real thing"
It's true,
It's true,
I believe
It's true
It's true
I believed her reasoning
"Don't be fooled,
Don't be fooled,
Don't be fooled by the real thing"
"Don't be fooled,
Don't be fooled,
Don't be fooled by the real thing"
And she says
"Wait, wait, there it is"
And she says