joel sprayberry

For music fans passionate about addictive lyrics and explosive riffs, they’ll find that the songwriting style of Joel Sprayberry is a sweet ride. With his unique style of music, Joel puts on a performance that seems to get inside music fans of all genres and generations. Sprayberry has been writing and performing his own music for over a decade now, giving the style its own moniker: acoustic progressive psychedelic folk rockabilly. Critics have compared him to great acoustic guitar mavens such as Dave Matthews and John Mayer.

Tollbooth.org stated, “Joel Sprayberry is an acoustic wild man who could hold his own playing dueling guitars with any of the current top-selling acoustic artists. But unlike many guitar-intensive artists, Sprayberry has put as much thought and care into crafting his lyrics as he has into creating his finger-flying licks. With the skill of an engaging storyteller/poet, he opens up worlds with his words. ”
His artistic dedication and uniqueness are two qualities that make listening to Sprayberry a memorable moment. “If I write a song that sounds even remotely like something I've heard before, I’ll throw it out,” says Sprayberry. “All my lyrics have something to say and I feel music crosses lines of communication further than any other form of art. I want all my words to be important and clear, but in a respected style. I want my style to be broad enough so that everyone who experiences a show will have a good time.”
Joel has been writing and performing his own style of music for over a decade now, playing in a multitude of eclectic venues all over the country. Joel has shared the stage with hundreds of talented performers including three-time Grammy nominees Pat Green and Trout Fishing in America as well as Grammy and Dove Award winner Mercy Me.
Joel has recently released his seventh album and is currently touring around the southern United States with bassist Justin Tabor and drummer Layci Guyon as a Folk-Funk Trio. Justin has quite an elective resume that includes performing with both punk and country bands as well as working as a studio musician. You can hear his work on the most recent Merle Haggard album. Layci is a recent graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. While continuing to play full time with trio, she also recently earned a spot in the Waco Symphony Orchestra.
While averaging 250 shows a year, The Joel Sprayberry Band has remained a hard core independent act. A hard core independent act looking for more exposure that is.
For more information or to speak with Joel personally, please call toll free 1.877.530.1645
or e-mail at joel@sprayberry.com. You can listen to Joel’s previous albums Everybody Needs a Tuba and Glow on iTunes.