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Singer/songwriter Greg Jacobs spent several years early in his career in Stillwater, OK, the nucleus of a sound that came to be known as "red dirt." The college town nurtured the laid-back Jacobs' budding career, as well as those of such musical artists as country superstar Garth Brooks, contemporary country artist Bob Childers, country-rock's Jimmy LaFave, the Skinner Brothers, and country-rockers the Red Dirt Rangers. Jacobs drifted to Kentucky but still kept in touch with the music makers from Oklahoma, traveling to Nashville to visit each month with Brooks and the others, who had relocated to the Music City. They spent time writing songs and playing, and the experience convinced Jacobs to also settle down in Nashville in pursuit of a career writing songs. The dream wouldn't pan out, however. The fledgling writer tended to write personal songs, while Nashville wanted more of whatever was currently a hit. He packed up his high hopes and went home to Oklahoma, where he kept honing his craft. He also played shows, including the Stillwater Musicians Reunion. He also worked as the opening act for Kevin Welch and LaFave. With his career picking up speed in the right direction, Jacobs started to record, working on Looking at the Moon in 1994. He put out Reclining With Age two years later. The albums contained highly personal songs about life and love that were divided between a country blues mix and country folk, and Jacobs recorded them with the sole intent of distributing them to his friends and at shows. By 1997, he was back in the studio, where he put together South of Muskogee Town, a collection of 14 new tunes from Jacobs and fellow Oklahomans about their state's history. An independent label, Binky Records, liked what he'd done and seized the chance to work with him. The deal put him on the label's roster with old Stillwater friends Childers and Tom Skinner. Jacobs followed up in 1999 with an album about love and loss, Look at Love. His next album, Reclining With Age, recycled the title of his 1996 release when it was issued in 2001.
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Gregory Patrick Jacobs (born October 9, 1976 in Orange, California) is a professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Kansas City T-Bones in the Northern League in 2009.
Jacobs played college baseball at Cal State Fullerton and was a Big West Conference All-Star in 1998. He was selected as a pitcher by the Anaheim Angels in the 13th round of the 1998 draft and assigned to the Boise Hawks in the Northwest League. He played with the Angels organization through 2001 with the Cedar Rapids Kernels (1999), Lake Elsinore Storm (2000), Lancaster Jethawks (2001) and Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (2001). He never rose above "A" ball with the Angels and his ERA kept rising each season, finishing with a 7.57 era in 31 games for the Quakes in 2001.
The Angels cut him loose after the 2001 season. Jacobs wound up signing with an independent Long Beach Breakers near his home. His pitching career over, he transitioned to the outfield during his year in Long Beach. In 85 games for them he hit .380 with 18 homers and 91 RBI, earning Western Baseball League and Independent Leagues All-Star honors.
His performance there gave him another chance and he signed with the Seattle Mariners in 2003 and played for the Inland Empire 66ers. With the 66ers he hit .357 and earned California League All-Star and High-A All-Star honors. He played with the San Antonio Missions (2003–2004) and Tacoma Rainiers (2004–2005).
In 2005 he was released by the Mariners and played with the independent Kansas City T-Bones team through 2006, winning Northern League All-Star honors in 2006.
In 2007, with the Reading Phillies (the Double-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies) he won Eastern League all-star honors.
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a minor league free agent in 2008, he started the season with the Jacksonville Suns and was then promoted to the Las Vegas 51s. He was released by the 51s on June 21 and played for the Olmecas de Tabasco in the Mexican League through May 2009. On June 2, 2009, he returned to the Kansas City T-Bones.