Jeff Lawless is a husband, father of five (three sons and two daughters and one grandson) and a founding member of "Out of the Blue". Jeff was born in Gary Indiana and grew up in Portage, Indiana.
Jeff moved to Michigan when he was 21 and started playing guitar in church and singing a little tenor, but it was Bluegrass Gospel that sparked his interest. After playing guitar for about two years he became interested in the bass, and it wasn't long before he purchased his first bass (a 1974 Fender Jazz bass) and an old Peavey TNT 100 amp. Jeff then started playing a little Country and Old Time Rock and Roll with friends. In 1991 Jeff started a factory job which required long hours and seven day weeks, so the music was set aside for a while.
In 2000 Jeff received a call from a couple long time friends, Roger Cole and Scottie Hamilton, about picking a little Bluegrass. He couldn't pass up an offer like that, so after a few jam sessions he decided that he would give upright bass a try. He loved it!! The bass bug bit him and he started the search to purchase and old Kay. It wasn't long until he found and bought a beautiful Old 1952 Kay M1 bass and started hitting the Bluegrass Festivals, and here we are today..."living to play Bluegrass"!!