Hometown: Candler, NC
Label: Shipwreck Music/John Friday
Management: Sandy Kayser, Backstage Music Entertainment, Doc Holladay Productions/Pocket Records
Website: www.johnfriday.com
Sounds Like: Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers, Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jim Morris
Genre: Singer Songwriter
A long time ago in a hospital that no longer exists, a wonderful woman gave birth to her fourth (and final) child. She and her husband resisted the urge to drown the child, or to sell him to gypsies. As he grew, he was always immersed in music and eventually learned to play the guitar.
Later, he started to write songs, and when he sang them, people didn't throw him out the door, so it encouraged him to keep doing it!
Once he realized that he could actually get paid a little for singing and playing, the child was forever ruined for honest work.....
Imagine Jimmy Buffett and John Prine sharing drinks with Neil Young, then all three wandering into a Delbert McClinton concert. The ensuing jam session would echo a John Friday show. Effortlessly weaving elements of rock, folk, country, beach music and Americana, John crafts a musical tapestry that radiates the comfort and warmth of a masterfully stitched quilt.
John's life journey has taken him from Washington, DC to Germany, Florida's Gulf Coast, and finally to the mountains of western North Carolina. His music is a reflection of that journey and the many facets of his personality.
To book John or any of his bands, contact:
For solo/duo:
booking@johnfriday.com
571-277-0844
Laurel Canyon East (www.laurelcanyoneast.com)
booking@johnfriday.com or sophiapnoll@gmail.com
571-277-0844 828-333-3045
It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere Band:
John Torres
john.torres0721@yahoo.com
562-505-2258
Down Home Brew:
booking@johnfriday.com
571-277-0844
"Coastal Cowboy, John Friday's 3rd and latest album shows an incredible growth in both song writing and performance following two already great Trop Rock albums. With some additional stellar performances from other great SWFL Trop Rockers, Coastal Cowboy is destined to become one of the stand-out Trop Rock albums of 2012 and once again proves why John IS the Teddy Bear Of Trop Rock"- DJ Jeff Allen
DJ Jeff Allen - Beachfront Radio
“The tropical night shifted gears. Waves of romantic tropical music danced through the air, and John had whisked us away to a warm tropical evening...He sang so wonderfully and beautifully, with the warmth from his heart flowing like whispers in our ears.”
Millie Marie Taylor - WNY "The Shore" Radio Blog
“When he's not strumming songs with titles such as "Boats Without Sails" and "Dancin' on the Levee" on his Breedlove guitar, Friday is either marketing himself or writing songs.
And like any artist, Friday labors over the lyrics. Songs emerge from phrases he overhears in conversation, stories he reads in newspapers or in novels and experiences that stick in his mind. Like his down-to-earth demeanor with the crowd, crafting songs from everyday images helps listeners identify with Friday's music.
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Lindsay Downey - News-Press
“[H]e has written some great songs! Some touching...some funny...all entertaining!”
Jeff Alldredge - Naples PHC Newsletter