Billy Jeter - Delta Traces (2024)

Jeter’s music comes from a collage of influences, Mississippi Delta blues, Rock n Roll, Ozark folk, Colorado bluegrass and a bit of Grateful Dead campfire type songs mixed in. Born in the Mississippi Delta in Arkansas 1955, Jeter was exposed to an intricate tapestry of music styles, rich in history and colorful characters. The late sixties and early seventies were an exciting time for a young music listener — from the great songwriting of Robbie Robertson, Neil Young to Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia. Growing up during this seminal time in America’s music history helped Jeter forge a musical base that started broad and continues to grow.

Although admittedly late to songwriting, the regional cast of characters always provided a fertile ground for story telling. With his talent as a distinguished storyteller and a life long love of music, Billy Jeter’s evolution into a talented singer, songwriter and musician was a natural progression. Once he began writing, the songs started to flow like the Mississippi River during the rainy season. To date he has released five full length albums: Minstrels, Misfits & Melodies (2016), Song Dog Blues (2018), House on Fire (2019).and Shine Eye Landing (2021), and Hysteria (2023). His latest, Delta Traces, is due for release in October 2024, featuring several greats in the industry such as Bobby Rush who collaborated on the single Hambone Stomp.

The strength of his stories, colorful characters and references to real events, establish Billy Jeter as master storyteller, historian and songwriter who uses music as the canvas for his artistry.

These days Jeter divides his time between the Colorado Mountains and the Arkansas Delta…and has even inadvertently picked up some red dirt influences in between the two.