John Peyton is an accomplished musician, recording artist, educator, and entrepreneur whose peers in the music industry regard him as a master harmonica player. He and Chris Jagger, musician, songwriter, and younger brother of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, are the co-founders of Jagger Peyton Entertainment. Over the past two decades, they have created, written, and produced more than 1,500 nationally syndicated radio programs and commercially successful radio specials, broadcast throughout the United States and on the American Forces Network (AFN) in 177 countries. Jagger Peyton Entertainment also produced the award-winning documentary I Got the Blues in Austin, a behind-the-scenes journey through Austin's legendary blues and rock music scene featuring Mick Jagger, Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, Joe Ely, Chuck Leavell, Jimmie Vaughan, and many others. The film culminates in an exclusive backstage jam session with The Rolling Stones. It premiered on Sky TV throughout the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands, and was selected for screening at the Chicago Film Festival, Orlando Film Festival, and Maysles Cinema in New York City. I Got the Blues in Austin was recently licensed by BMG Rights Management. Peyton has deep family roots at The University of Texas at Austin. His great-great-grandfather, John Charles Townes, served as the first dean of the University of Texas School of Law. Legendary Texas songwriter Townes Van Zandt shared the same great-great-grandfather, making the two cousins. Both took great pride in their family connection and the Texas heritage they shared. Peyton is also a Veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces, serving in the U.S. Air Force. He is also an inventor holding two U.S. patents. He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and the Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK). He is also a former member of the Austin Federation of Musicians, Local 433, and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), now known as the Recording Academy.
