NEWS ARCHIVE
"Beauty Dances" Tribute Song Released!
MAY 20, 2019 - It's official! My new tribute song, "Beauty Dances," was released today ! The song is available for download at PlayItForward.com for a minimum $2 donation. 100% of all donations will go to the Help Save The Next Girl Foundation. I recently wrote and recorded the song after being inspired by the life of Gina Renee Hall as detailed in Ron Peterson, Jr.'s best-selling book, Under The Trestle, about her 1980 disappearance and Virginia's First "No Body" Murder Trial. This case occurred during my teenage years growing up in Radford, VA and like many others from this beautiful small town, the emotional connection has never gone away. It was truly my honor to write this song to remember and pay tribute to a beautiful and kind soul who will forever remain in our hearts! Photo by Talbot Snow of him and I after recording "Beauty Dances" at Sound Masters Studio in Las Vegas, NV.
God Bless Gina!
JC
KLOS Travel Acoustic - The Gift that Keeps on Giving!
JANUARY 31, 2019 - What started as just a few drinks to say goodbye to some friends as I prepared to leave Monrovia, CA (near Pasadena) to return home to the Las Vegas/Henderson area ended up being a very nice surprise send-off party for me at Basin 141! Secretly organized by my dear friend, Christina Hunt-Fuhr, everyone also pitched in to gift me with the KLOS carbon-built Acoustic Mini! I was speechless, but so happy and honored to be recognized by my friends in such a special way! Thanks so much to all of them! I've always made it a habit to build the best relationships I possibly can and I truly believe success and things like this just wouldn't happen without it!
Rock Your Blues!
JC
NAMM 2019! The Music Begins Here!
JANUARY 26, 2019 - Just returned from my fourth year of attending the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA and once again, it was beyond incredible! Gibson made a great comeback to NAMM with probably the best booth in the entire show! I was thrilled to meet JC Curleigh, their new CEO and had the chance to ask him about my "Big Sky Blue" Gibson Hummingbird - Limited Edition model! He confirmed for me that the model was definitely a Limited Edition with only 50 actual guitars produced! So excited to be a Gibson owner! Other highlights included the amazing Fender booth, which showcased their new Acoustasonic guitars and the Jimmy Page Custom Telecaster! Also, I had the pleasure of meeting and greeting Robby Krieger (Doors); Peter Frampton; Blue Oyster Cult (Buck Dharma and Eric Bloom); Lita Ford (Runaways); Phil Collen (Def Leppard); Michael Anthony (Van Halen); Jared James Nichols; and Paul Reed Smith (Guitar Maker)! Looking forward to another great show next year!
Rock Your Blues!
JC
Still the One!
OCTOBER 14, 2018 - Just received confirmation of my opportunity to open for Orleans, one of my favorite bands from the 70's! So exciting and to top it off, it will be at The Rose, which produced some incredible live sound during my last performance there when I opened for Jim Messina! Orleans is celebrating their 40th year of creating musical history together from their earliest days as a favorite at colleges and clubs in Northeast US...to studio and live collaborations with industry greats Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Little Feat and others...to Top 10 success with bona-fide classics such as "Still the One," "Dance with Me," and "Love Takes Time!" This will be a good one! Don't miss it! Click here for tickets!
Rock Your Blues!
JC
My Name Up in Lights!!!
JANUARY 28, 2018 - Wow! I still can't believe it! For nearly 24 hours, my name was on this World Famous Marquee on Sunset Blvd!! What a night to remember! With friends and family in attendance, I felt so special and honored to be performing on that historic stage! Click here to checkout the video and photos! Looks like I will have another opportunity to do this again at the Whisky a Go Go on August 17th! Although the headliner has yet to be announced, the venue has already uploaded my photo on their website!
Rock Your Blues!
JC
The Whisky a Go Go on Sunset Boulevard! You're kidding, right?
OCTOBER 12, 2017 - No, I'm not kidding! It's true! On January 27, 2018, I will walk onto the World Famous Whisky a Go Go stage at 6:15PM as the first opener for Strawberry Alarm Clock ("Incense and Peppermints")! Not only will I have the opportunity to open for one of the all-time greatest 60's band, but I will also be standing and performing on the same stage that nearly all legendary classic rock acts have conquered, including Johnny Rivers, The Doors, Love, Led Zeppelin, and many, many more. Plus, get this, my name will also be on their famous marquee on Sunset Boulevard for at least 24 hours! And one more thing, this will all be happening during the same weekend as NAMM, which is only the largest convention of its kind for the music industry! I'm looking forward to rocking that stage with all I have and delivering an acoustic blues set like no other!
Join me by clicking here to secure your tickets now! Only $20 for General Admission to not only see yours truly, but all the other openers as well and of course, psychedelic royalty in the flesh, Strawberry Alarm Clock!!! For more info about the venue, click on the concert poster.
Rock Your Blues!
JC
First "Opening Act" Slot for a Headliner!
OCTOBER 6, 2017 - Exciting news!! So happy to announce my first "Opening Act" slot for a major headliner on Nov 9th!! The show was originally slated for The Canyon at Santa Clarita, but has since changed to The Canyon at Agoura Hills due to the new venue not yet being ready to open. I will be opening for Grammy Nominee Will Hoge. You probably recognize his "Strong" song from the popular Chevy Truck commercial. He also wrote "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" for the Eli Young Band, who took it to #1 on the country charts! Rolling Stone has compared him to Bob Seger and John Mellencamp! In addition, Dan Layus, former frontman of Augustana ("Boston"), will be on stage! Check out both of these fine songwriters at www.willhoge.com and www.danlayus.com.
Rock Your Blues!
JC
First SoCal Outdoor Festival Slot - Monrovia Music Fest!
JUNE 4, 2017 - My first festival in Southern California! So grateful to the Monrovia Music Fest Team for finding me a slot at 12:45PM! Honored to be part of this talented group of musicians and the largest outdoor music festival in the San Gabriel Valley! The price is really nice too! It's FREE! Come out to the Library Park in Monrovia for a fund day of music! For more info, check out www.monroviamusicfest.com.
Rock Your Blues!
JC
"Friday Night Live Blues" to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of the Foothills!
MARCH 31, 2017 - Inspired by Dr. Adam Kendall, a very popular fundraising musician for the weekly Monrovia Street Fair, I've decided to try and do some fundraising with my own music performance efforts. Tonight, after a short hiatus from performing live acoustic blues in public, I will, for the first time in California, make my way to the Myrtle Tree Garden Café & Market for what I hope will be many more Friday nights of performing acoustic blues in Monrovia while raising money for a local charity. For the next twelve months, I have pledged to donate all monies received from tips and CD sales to the Boys and Girls Club of the Foothills. My goal is to raise a minimum of $1,000 for this great organization. Please join me on my first journey to make a difference with music! Together, we will succeed!
Thanks to Dr. Kendall for sharing his amazing talent every Friday night over the past several years to bring this wonderful community together to make a difference for the Foothill Unity Center. He truly is an example for all to follow! To learn more about Dr. Kendall's story, click here.
Rock Your Blues!J
JC