Jason Morton & The Chesapeake Sons: Acoustic Duo @ Bleu Frog Vineyards

Jason Morton and The Chesapeake Sons owes their geographical roots to the Atlantic seaboard, but its sonic heritage connects the band firmly to The Black Crowes, the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the Marshall Tucker Band. With Jason Morton and The Chesapeake Sons, a 10-track collection on indie Copperline Music Group, the four-piece ensemble blends effusive melodies, fierce musicianship, convicted vocals, and smart lyrics in a diverse song stew that dips – in Southern-rock fashion – into rock, blues, country, gospel, and even psychedelia. Jason Morton and The Chesapeake Sons are a talented bunch, but they’re also a working-class group, determined to keep a firm hold on the everyday-American spirit at the heart of their music. “If you want to go get a thousand new fans, go shake a thousand hands,” founder and lead singer Jason Morton said. “The people that are still here with us today are the people that we developed long-term relationships with, and they come to the shows because they know that not only are they gonna see a kickass show, but we’re gonna hang out with them after.” Those shows have found Morton and his band sharing stages with ZZ Top, Kid Rock, Skynyrd, Eric Church, and Shooter Jennings. They were once handpicked by Slash to open for him, and Paul McCartney’s manager personally asked them to represent the U.S. at an internationally-themed music festival in Lithuania. Jason Morton and The Chesapeake Sons are exciting enough that Rusty Harmon, who managed the multi-platinum Hootie + The Blowfish during its heyday, took the Sons on as clients before he’d even met them. And Jason Morton and The Chesapeake Sons is produced by Will Edwards, an under-the-radar creative force whose credits are as far-flung as Latin superstar Shakira, country singer Craig Wayne Boyd, the movie Shrek, and the HBO show “The Sopranos.” Jason Morton and The Chesapeake Sons shows why such significant figures have gravitated to the group. Morton’s vocals veer from sweet…