John Shipe
Los Angeles, CA
Folk / Freeform Americana / Indie Pop
Bio
Shipe has shared the bill w/ Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, Blind Melon, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Keb Mo, Cake, Tower of Power, Jerry Joseph, Jimmy Cliff, Derek Trucks, Los Lobos, Tony Furtado, Hootie & The Blowfish, and more. With 200 songs, 15 years of touring, and 9 albums, he’s plays coffeehouses, bars, halls, theatres and festivals. 30 Shipe tunes played on 100 radio stations. He embraces any genre, lyrically rich, with colorful characters. Shipe plays mostly acoustic solo shows.
Comments
John Revitte:
Hi John, Great passion in your voice and music along with an excellent story in your lyrics on "Some Hidden Things"!!!
Apr 17
Aoede:
Hi John-Aoede from SF coming by to say hello and listen. Really enjoying Some Hidden Things-soulful vocals and great lyric-thanks! <3 Aoede(from myspace & reverb)
Mar 04
The Salesmen:
Shipe, I must be honest, I have lost track of you a bit since your move down south. However, you just crossed my mind and I did a little search. Your new stuff is fantastic. Possibly even a little enviable but I don't ...
Feb 03
HardTwistMusic (songwriter):
There are no "one of a kind" voices. Never have been, never will be.
This might be as close as it gets. John's vocals are clear, hearable, extremely pleasant, and as distinctive as it gets.
John clearly knows his...
Jan 28
Motherstar:
Hey John!! This is Wendy, Tom Wray (your mother's) youngest daughter!! I am really loving your music and so proud to be part of the Wray genes!!!! Keep on rocking!!!
Love you,
Wendy Wray
Nov 15
Zaph Mann:
Hi John, Good luck with the tour.
I have been listening to your Yellow House CD and intend to play a track on my weekly show next week (Fridays noon-2 PT on Radio23.org).
Perhaps you'll have internet access.
Be heari...
Jan 15
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Artist Stats
Fans: 2,834
Song Plays: 2,062
Visits: 4,158
Video Plays: 167
Widget Hits: 85,018
Status
Status:
1st night of "tour" in Coeur D'Alene @ Moon Time. Solo. Fine food, friendly staff. Red-nosed pit bull in Hotel office.
Blog
Duet video w/ Lisa C. Pollock at Voodoo Lounge
Apr 18, 2011 at 02:17 PM
I posted a video, filmed surreptitiously at the House of Blues Voodoo Lounge (3/31/11. Lisa C. Pollock joins me on "Hard to Believe" (from Villain).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w78thy1nLBo
Lisa is my Hollywood go-to lady for duets in L.A. She is the daughter of a great fellow Oregonian from KLRR in Bend--Dori Donoho, champion of independent N...
