Vince Junior
Asheville, North Carolina, United States | SELF
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With foot-tapping country western and zydeco rhythms and almost two dozen songs for sing-along and move-along fun, children's artist Vince Junior draws young children into a sunny, playful, gentle and child-empowering world. Varied, top-notch instrumentals and Vince Jr.'s idiosyncratic vocals make for parent-friendly listening, too.
Lynne Heffley - Parents' Choice Award
"When I go to the zoo / No animal there goes moo moo moo/That's true," goes the opening track of this winning collection of songs for kids, accompanied by nice raggy fingerpicking and resonator slide. And if you play this CD around small ones in your house, you'd better believe that you will all soon be strutting around and belting out these words. Vince Junior is a solid bluesy guitarist with a gift for the simple statement, from the sweetly strummed "You're My Friend" to the stop-time drumming of "Freeze." Highly recommended for folk-rooted families.
Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
- Acoustic Guitar Magazine
"Vince Junior shows great skill and originality with his acoustic and resonator guitar work. His songs have a nice, funky groove to them, and are deceptively subtle with a nice turn of phrase."
- Dirty Linen Magazine
Vince's distinctive, gravelly voice is easily recognizable and unmistakably his own- a rare gift which very few singers these days seem to possess. Heading Home pumps and trucks along like a freight train across the open landscape of classic Americana.
- The Indie
Discography
Better Than a Wheel (1997)
Swing For The Sky (2000)
Heading Home (2001)
Crooked Routes (2003)
The Last Tear (2011)
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Bio
Vince Junior has been playing guitar, singing and writing songs for over 25 years. He began by learning from the masters of Delta Blues, Chet Atkins, and Mississippi John Hurt. His songs have been acknowledged by Billboard, Acoustic Guitar, Blues Revue, and Dirty Linen. His CD of songs for children won the prestigious Parents' Choice Award. His live performances are high energy, with funky rhythms and tight arrangements. HIs band includes drums, bass, and keyboards.
By day Vince is a National Board Certified Teacher in Asheville, NC. He holds a Masters Degree and was recently named one of the top 20 teachers in the US by USA Today. He is a returned Peace Corps volunteer (Morocco) and Peace Corps Fellow (Baltimore) He is married and the father of two children.
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