Cody Joe Tillman & the Wicked Truth
Dayton, Texas, United States | SELF
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MYSTERY MALE SINGERS
This was the mystery piano singer who performed last week on 'America's Got Talent.' His name is Justin Hopkins.
Yesterday afternoon, I was able to solve another AGT mystery: Who were those two unidentified male singers who appeared on screen for only a few seconds last week during the Vegas round and sounded great during their unjustifiably brief video clips?
The talented vocalist who was playing the piano and singing “In Your Eyes” was…. Justin Hopkins of Portland, Oregon and Hermosa Beach, California.
The curly-haired singer with the gritty Lee DeWyze rock voice was…. Cody Joe Tillman of Dayton, Texas.
Meet mystery singer number 2 -- Cody Joe Tillman.
(Special thanks to the publicity staff at NBC for confirming those names for me.)
But, one more mystery lingers: Why didn’t those guys make it to the Top 48?
In the short time we got to see them, they sounded a zillion times better than that scary, old red-headed singer/keyboard player who looks like she walked out of a casket. - NJ.com
MYSTERY MALE SINGERS
This was the mystery piano singer who performed last week on 'America's Got Talent.' His name is Justin Hopkins.
Yesterday afternoon, I was able to solve another AGT mystery: Who were those two unidentified male singers who appeared on screen for only a few seconds last week during the Vegas round and sounded great during their unjustifiably brief video clips?
The talented vocalist who was playing the piano and singing “In Your Eyes” was…. Justin Hopkins of Portland, Oregon and Hermosa Beach, California.
The curly-haired singer with the gritty Lee DeWyze rock voice was…. Cody Joe Tillman of Dayton, Texas.
Meet mystery singer number 2 -- Cody Joe Tillman.
(Special thanks to the publicity staff at NBC for confirming those names for me.)
But, one more mystery lingers: Why didn’t those guys make it to the Top 48?
In the short time we got to see them, they sounded a zillion times better than that scary, old red-headed singer/keyboard player who looks like she walked out of a casket. - NJ.com
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BLOWN - get BLOWN
DRIVEN - demo
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The Wicked Truth, something we are almost all afraid to face at one point in our lives. Cody Joe Tillman takes this namesake and forces us to savor the deepest darkest parts of our souls. The new lyrics are subliminal yet subtle, and always brutally honest with a hint of sarcasm as well as some added hilarity to keep you on your toes.
Cody Joe has lived everything he has written about; from the desert sands of Iraq to the heartaches and parties back home, his truths are told in songs in a style that shadows the legends of his influences. Employing the talents of Justin Kociban (formerly of Electric Blues Crew) on keys and guitar, as well as the psychedelic sounding guitar played by Casey Jouette (Illlogick, Another Pearl Harbor) the music is eerie yet entrancing, mellow enough to relax with but with enough flavor to make your body move and your mind open up to new possibilities.
CJT was a good friend of/and played with Texas Blues Hall of Famer, the late "Mean" Gene Kelton. Introducing CJT to the Kelton Brothers, Sid and Jamie, "Mean" Gene was instrumental in them forming the band, DRIVEN. Prior to that, CJT and his band BLOWN had been signed to an Indie label in Austin, TX; during their tenure they shared the stage with such acts as Bob Schnieder, and Push Monkey. In addition to these credits, CJT has appeared on the Infynit Hour TV Program, and went to the Vegas Round on Season 5 of America's Got Talent.
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