JP Soars

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JP Soars (* 1969 in California ) is an American blues guitarist, singer and band leader (JP Soars & The Red Hots).

Life

Soars grew up in Arkansas. At the age of 16, he moved to South Florida in 1985, which has been his adopted home ever since.

Musically, he initially worked as a guitarist for heavy metal and rock bands, and also tried his hand at the swing genre before he discovered his preference for the blues scene and founded his own band. Soars also became a member of the blues band Southern Hospitality .

His longtime backing band Red Hots consists of Chris Peet on drums and Donald “the Cougar” Gottlieb on electric bass. Occasionally the band is expanded to include Travis Colby, piano and Hammond organ (member of Roomful of Blues until 2012 ) and Jason Ricci , harmonica, for the recording of the album More Bees with Honey .

In addition to his stylistic versatility as a guitarist, composer and arranger, his expressive singing, another specialty is his "homemade" guitar. His brother built him a voluminous-sounding instrument from a square cigar box. She is shown on the album cover of More Bees with Honey .

The album Full Moon Night in Memphis was featured in the Living Blues Radio Charts several times in autumn 2014 .

With the band JP Soars and The Red Hots , two new albums came out in May 2018 and August 2019, including Let Go Of The Reins on Whiskey Bayou Records, produced by Tab Benoit .

Discographic Notes

  • Let Go Of The Reins , Album 2019, Whiskey Bayou Records
  • Southbound I-95 , 2018 album
  • Full Moon Night in Memphis , 2014 album
  • More Bees with Honey , album 2011
  • Back of My Mind , album 2008

Awards

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supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c JP Soars biography ( memento of the original from December 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / music.answers.com
  2. ↑ a b c JP Soars' - “More Bees With Honey” Is Sweet! , Barry Kerzner review on American Blues Scene Magazine, December 6, 2012, accessed December 20, 2014
  3. ↑ Living Blues Radio Chart for September 2014 (7) / Living Blues Radio Chart for October (15) ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Charts of the US journal Living Blues , ed. from the Center for the Study of Southern Culture  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.livingblues.com
  4. ↑ Steve Jones: JP Soars - Let Go of the Reins | Album Review , bluesblastmagazine.com on August 24, 2019, accessed November 20, 2019
  5. ↑ JP Soars Shines on “Full Moon Night in Memphis” , Barry Kerzner review on American Blues Scene Magazine, September 22, 2014, accessed December 20, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Soars, JP
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Soars, JP
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues guitarist, singer and band leader (JP Soars & The Red Hots)
DATE OF BIRTH 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH California