Artist name: John Garza

Music style: Folk/Rock/Reggae/Country/Blues/Retro, Just plain good music

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Artist Description: John Garza, a multi-talented guitar player, vocalist and actor, has been singing and performing throughout the west for over thirty-five years. John can be described as an unorthodox and nondenominational player, equally at home in the genre of folk, country, jazz, punk, R&B, rock, reggae or stage drama. As a folk singer and actor, on television, radio, and live theatre, John has excelled in his performances.

Musical influences: John Lennon, David Crosby,Cat Stevens,Peter Gabriel, it doesn't mean I sound like them!

Artist History: Born in Houston Texas John started singing at 6 years of age with "a voice that made the old ladies cry". In his teens he spent a lot of time playing at coffee houses "Sand Mountain" (where Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt got started) e

Members: Just Little Ole Me

Press reviews: What Gods Of Music have to say: ARTIST: JOHN GARZA SONG: ONE ARMED GIRL GENRE: FOLK / WORLD / FOLK / AMERICANA SIMILAR: PAUL SIMON / JIM CROCE I'll tell you this right off the bat . . . John Garza has something good here, something well worth your four minutes. He is a self-proclaimed one man band, playing and mastering all his music himself, which is difficult under the best situations. But not only does he do this all himself, he does it all very well! This track comes off sounding very professional, well mixed, and it is definitely of superior quality. His lyrics are wry as he speaks of his one armed girl, but also heartfelt. He's witty but he also knows how to get the emotion through. "She was a one armed girl And she was working real hard Where no one could see And when I saw her face I knew I'd know her name She was a one armed girl And she got to me" His writing style and performance remind me of Jim Croce throughout this song, and I admire that. His songs succeeded because they spoke to the average person, those of us who knew real Roller Derby Queens, who always wanted to know about Big Bad Leroy Brown. I say that John Garza's music speaks in the same way, in that it sounds different at first, but it grows on you in ways most music cannot. Good job, John, I look forward to hearing more of you!

Instruments: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals and anything else that makes sound

Album Names: BF Deal Sampler (BF Deal Records 1976): Just Another Fools Dance (Indie): Diamonds Diddys & Rough Cuts (Indie)

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Web site & Contact Info: http://johngarza.net