Lucius Bennett III

I am a retired music lover, enjoying life. Born in Cincinnati Ohio and presently living in Virginia in the Hampton Roads area. In December 1998 I was laid off from my job, and being 50 years of age I made a conscious decision to make the 2nd half of my life, a lot more fun than the 1st half. So I opened up a karaoke business, took up acting classes and began to earn a living as an entertainer. It was with my karaoke business where my singing got me picked up to perform in local bands and stage production. While performing in a R&B show I opened the show with a blues tune by Gloria Handiman " Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On" and a booking agent that happened to be in the audience asked the promoter if he could book me as a blues singer. And that started the ball rolling! At first It was a bit odd for me to be singing the Blues, having spent my youth singing in school choirs of 100 voices, in the second tenor section. to end up as a solo act singing from your soul and not off 8 part sheet music. Like they say " Get in where you fit in !" I had a bluesy voice so I decided to let fate have it's way. Then I met an International Blues artist named " Bobby Blackhat" at an open mic session in Hampton Virginia. He decided to assist me into getting to the next level. While performing together, I remixed one of his earlier tunes " Red Shoes" which knocked him off his feet and we ended up in the studio ,with me taking a part in the making on his 6th CD. The CD, titled "RED SHOES" is now being played internationally with my being a featured artist . So I kept up the winning approach and after attending numerous open mics, I met a producer named Martin Blockson . Martin had watched me from a distance, before deciding to work with me. He took me into in his studio, where I wrote, performed and recorded "Find Me ". I have since entered several song writing competitions am I am presently a semi-finalist in the Blues category , chosen out of 26,000 entries from around the world, to be in the top 9% as a semi-finalist. I have also begun to accept opportunities to write and perform as a songwriter and vocalist.

Chesapeake, VA