Background
Lajon Witherspoon was born in Nashville, but grew up in Atlanta with his parents, along with his brother Reginald Ladon Witherspoon.
Lajon Witherspoon was born in Nashville, but grew up in Atlanta with his parents, along with his brother Reginald Ladon Witherspoon.
He also practiced judo for a number of years, but eventually chose music over sports as his primary activity.
Members from bands such as Staind, Seether, Alter Bridge, and Diecast have listed Witherspoon and as musical influences. In March 2008, Witherspoon was recognized in Hit Parader as one of the "Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time." He was ranked number 35, placing over numerous famous rock vocalists such as Bret Michaels, Scott Weiland, and David Bowie. Before getting into music, Witherspoon played football and wrestled for Norcross High School.
Before his days in, Witherspoon was the frontman of a soul group, Body & Soul.
In 1994, his group supported local group Snake Nation, at a gig. Impressed by his vocal abilities, Vinnie Hornsby and Morgan Rose asked Witherspoon to sing for their band.
Guitarist John Connolly, the former drummer of the Piece Dogs, and Lee Banks joined them to form Rumblefish. The name was soon changed to Crawlspace.
When the band"s schedule proved too much for Banks, Clint Lowery from North Carolina"s Still Rain replaced him.
The band had to change their name again when a group on the west coast claimed the rights to lieutenant On Sunday, November 9, 2002, Lajon"s brother Reginald was murdered. Lajon heard the news via a phone call from his father five minutes before the band"s performance in Saint Joseph, Minnesota.
His father urged him to go on with the show, and those who attended the show appreciated the shaken Witherspoon going through with the scheduled performance.
Afterwards, Witherspoon immediately left to attend to family matters. Lajon Witherspoon recorded a song titled "Ready to Go" for the NHRA"s 10-song compilation, released on June 1, 2010.
He has talked about recording a solo project after the end of the touring and promotion cycle for "s ninth record, Black Out The Sun.