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Description
He’s come a long way since those days back in Paducah, Kentucky. Building on a foundation of ’50s R&B and classic country music, Johnathan has broadened his range, vocally and stylistically. He shed the last shreds of his shyness through years of performing, first with the acclaimed vocal quartet Blend and then as a solo artist. Whether on a spacious stage or in someone’s backyard, he knows how to leave his fans satisfied and yet hungry for more.
Johnathan was first moved deeply by a particular song at age 5. “I was watching TV when Back To The Future came on,” he says. “When Michael J. Fox goes across the stage with his Gibson ES-345 guitar, playing ‘Johnny B. Goode,’ I knew that was what I wanted to do.”
Years later, while attending John A. Logan Junior College in Carterville, Illinois, Johnathan auditioned for a student doo-wop group. He got the gig and soon they debuted at a regional talent show. “I was living my dream,” he smiles. “We were doing ‘Come Go With Me’ by the Del-Vikings. I could tell that the stage floor was kind of slick, so when I hit that high note on ‘you never give me a chance,’ I slid across the stage on my knees. Man, I was Michael J. Fox! That got me out of my shyness — and now you can’t get me to close my mouth!”
Venue Details
The Badgett Playhouse
1838 J H O'Bryan AvenueGrand Rivers, Kentucky 42045
