On Tuesday (April 22), the Tennessee Board of Parole unanimously recommended a full pardon for Jelly Roll, meaning his past crimes — including a felony conviction for aggravated assault — would no longer be on his record.

A Tennessee parole board recommended a pardon for country music star Jelly Roll this week. Following a clemency hearing for the singer -- whose real name is Jason DeFord -- in Nashville on Tuesday, the Tennessee Board of Parole recommended that his criminal record, including a past conviction of robbery, be cleared.

Jelly Roll is one step closer to getting his felon status dropped as he continues to distance himself from his troubled past. The country singer -- who has been in the slammer more than three dozen times -- was endorsed for a pardon by the Tennessee Board of Parole on Tuesday following a 45-minute hearing.