Johnny C. Lately
Humble, Texas, United States | SELF
Music
Press
“Johnny C. Lately crafts a unique blend of Sulphur River Bottom Blues, Black-Dirt Country, Down-home Gospel and Folk music that marries the serious side of life with tongue-in-cheek humor.”
- Mark Clark - Saturday Matinee
"...an untapped natural Texas resource...cool and authentic." - Charles McKeever
"Johnny C. Lately is a great example of what makes Texas music so wonderful; he utilizes many styles of music to create his sound, and works the crowd with a mixture of entertaining antics and thought-provoking lyrics."
- Matt Meinke, Chief Announcer/Host: Notably Texan, 88.9 FM KETR Radio
Discography
6 song EP due to be released in 2012
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Bio
Born and raised in the Mississippi Delta country, Johnny C. Lately spent most of his adult life roaming the hills and plains of Texas where he currently makes his home. A regular player on the Northeast Texas music scene since the late 1970s, he has performed in bars, restaurants, wineries, and music festivals, both solo and with accompaniment.
Johnny was a member of the folk-rock band Diamonds in the Rough during the mid 70s and in 1980, began performing with The 3 Bobs, an experimental acoustic group, in the Dallas area.
Teamed up with Diamond Jack Holdsworth in 2008, he was the winner of the Paris, Texas "Blues Challenge" in the Duo Category.
Johnny C. Lately plays solo now and has been busy songwriting. He had a CD released in 2013 by Upright Beaver Music and he has a second CD in the works.
BOOKING:
Woodrow Thomas - Upright Beaver Music
info@johnnyclately.com
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