Anderson, who is known professionally as “Jada Star,” and Jobe, who goes by “Barry J,” both perform at Dollywood’s “My People, My Music” show. Jada also happens to be the daughter of Dolly Parton’s younger sister, Freida Parton!
Jada and Barry were both performing in the same show at Dollywood when they started playing music together backstage. They soon found that they had a lot in common, both musically and as people. At the urging of some of Jada’s family members, the two started to pitch their music in Nashville. Instead of buying their songs and selling them to other artists, Soundbiscuit Productions encouraged them to record an album of original music together.
Jada Star and Barry J’s album is out now! To find the album, just search for “Long Way Home” on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, or CD Baby.