Jake Holmes
Musical Artist
1939 –
Who is Jake Holmes?
Jake Holmes is an American singer-songwriter and jingle writer who began a recording career in the 1960s. Holmes, who has a particular talent for writing clever, perceptive lyrics, is perhaps best known as the original author of the song "Dazed and Confused", later popularized by Led Zeppelin, and for composing the music to US Army recruitment jingle "Be All That You Can Be" for the words created by Earl Carter in the 1980s. The jingle and subsequent advertising campaign was used extensively by the US government throughout the 1980s. Holmes also co-wrote "Be a Pepper" jingle for the Dr Pepper soft drink.
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- Born
- Dec 28, 1939
San Francisco - Also known as
- Holmes, Jake
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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