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littlemissmartypants

(33,756 posts)
4. TGIJW...
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 04:10 PM
23 hrs ago

This hero has been working for the cause for almost ten years.

He should have a million more subscribers.

Jesse Welles
Description
Come for the songs, stay for the songs
Biography
Jesse Allen Breckenridge Wells, known professionally as Jesse Welles, is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He released his debut studio album, Red Trees and White Trashes, in 2018. Welles previously performed under the name Jeh Sea Wells and was also the frontman of the bands Dead Indian, formed in 2012, and Cosmic-American, formed in 2015. He was also the frontman for the band Welles.
In 2024, Welles garnered attention on social media for writing and performing folk protest songs, including "The Poor", "Cancer", "The Olympics", "United Health", "Join ICE", and "War Isn't Murder", a track about the Gaza war. Vulture has described his music as "A mix of old-fashioned folkie signifiers and trending-topic populism, delivered in hooky snippets on social media several times weekly". He has been described as a modern Woody Guthrie. In 2025, Welles received four nominations at the 2026 Grammy Awards.


Thanks so much for sharing this, red dog 1. ❤️

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5 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

His videos have been great. FoxNewsSucks 23 hrs ago #1
Back to his standby Harmony Stella H928 Parlor Guitar (1956-1957) Brother Buzz 23 hrs ago #2
And that's noteworthy because? Please elaborate, BB. TY. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #3
I'm a total gear freak Brother Buzz 23 hrs ago #5
Is there something special about the Stella? littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #6
They stopped making the Stella over fifty years ago Brother Buzz 21 hrs ago #7
Nice. Thanks, BB. 🎸❤️ littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #8
TGIJW... littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #4
Lyrics to this very moving song. erronis 21 hrs ago #9
Kick orangecrush 21 hrs ago #10
Outstanding. NoMoreRepugs 21 hrs ago #11
K&R!! 2naSalit 20 hrs ago #12
Check out his concert: "Boston, MA Under The Powerlines Tour 2026" Incredible! NowsTheTime 20 hrs ago #13
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe 17 hrs ago #14
Wow, that was so moving Farmer-Rick 6 hrs ago #15
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