Live performance lineup ranges from solo acoustic to duo, trio, quatro, cinco, etc...
the Waywards:
Carl Cheeseman - guitars
Nate Gonzalez - keys
Jeff Hiatt - bass
Al Gibson - drums
Special Guests including (but not limited to):
Chrissi Ritzius, Andy Keenan, Ross Bellenoit,
Phil D'Agostino, & Michael "Trombone" Baker
the Knocked Out Colds:
Nick Rossi - bass
Al Gibson - drums
Influences
fireworks, fireplaces, american history, camden, bars, empty notebooks, the band, forrests, very old photographs, tom waits, mark twain, neil young, park benches, string sections, roy orbison, john steinbeck, jack daniels, visiting faraway places, dr seuss, dr pepper, big bad brass sections, the beatles, woody guthrie, wilco, the velvet underground, the appalachian trail, vincent van gogh, sergio leone, wild animals, lousy day jobs, john coltrane, son house, homemade mugs of hot tea, beethoven, iggy pop & the stooges, fat slow snowfalls, jackson pollock, miles davis, american present, american future, bob dylan, days off, the delaware cooper & schuylkill rivers, kurt vonnegut, charles bukowski, cormac mccarthy, thelonious monk, ani difranco, poverty, zion national park, bruce springsteen & the e street band, ken burns, robert johnson, philadelphia, makers mark, mt washington, various combinations of meats & cheeses, cracked sidewalks, broken glass, cumulus clouds, accapella vocal harmonies, empty wine bottles, wes anderson, walt whitman, charlie rose, the atlantic ocean, the rolling stones...& a bunch of other stuff too....
Sounds Like
johnny miles records are available in limited supply at live shows & at cdbaby. click on the icons to the right for more info...
johnny miles is a songwriter from camden county, new jersey. he began performing in 2003 and the release of his first album “Awakening” soon followed in 2004...
of Awakening: "minimalist folk experimentation from underground songwriter & poet incorporating everything from acoustic guitars to sledgehammers to pianos to strings to the sound of doors opening..."
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he continued to perform, moving from open mics & street corners to coffeehouses, clubs & listening rooms. his second album “Sign Of The Times” was released in 2007 and featured an ensemble cast of fellow philly musicians to drive it home...
of Sign Of The Times: "rock pop country & folk combine with poetic & poignant lyrics in this eclectic examination of American life & culture..."
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receiving local air play and positive press johnny continued to perform to a growing fan base assembling first the post-punk-power-pop-garage-rock of “the Knocked Out Colds” & then, adding key and lead guitar players, the fuller more textured sound of “the Waywards”...
in early feb johnny & the waywards headed into the studio to track tunes for the third release which is currently in final mixing stages...
"Miles is a master at joining together word and sound to form something greater...each song resonates with passion and power...A new American folk hero."
-Uwishunu Philly
“It’s a quick scribble across the American landscape...The lyrics are commanding...has the hard-bitten self-awareness of a protest song as well as a hooky alt-country catchiness”
- Philadelphia Weekly
“It’s a gorgeous record when I think about where it has taken me, not only musically, but the photographs that flash in my mind from Johnny’s accomplished lyricism...To be affected by how he captures images, that’s really what great music is all about.” - The Musicologist
“Miles doesn’t try to be an old soul, I think he really has one.” - Herohill
“A singer-songwriter worth watching.” - Online Folk Festival
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For Booking & All Other Inquiries Please Email: johnnymilesmusic@gmail.com
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The award winning album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon.co.uk and many more.
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Thank YOU for your performance -- it was great! Especially Johnny Unplugged at the end! Love back from all the 'Cuddy's people . . . and we want you to come back, you know! Hope to see you soon . . .
Thank you for your great performance last night at 'Cuddy's Ardmore! It was great to see you again, and I'm going to listen to the entire CD when I go to bed. Hope you had fun!
Oooo, sweet Mondaying! Always a pleasure to hear ya, mate. And such an honor on the trombone join in - ! This time I went for the squirrel, but next time, I'm going to try and play as if I'm a bat maneuvering through the cavern of an underground river! Love to you -
Hi Johnny Miles We wanna thank you for your very important support in those sad days.
This thanx are in our name, in the name of Enrico's wife Paola and in the name of his sons.
Enrico Micheletti's ashes are flyin' throughout the universe and we hope his soul is finally arrived at a beautiful destination.
What about his music and the music we had recorded toghether?
We finally decide to get it out. We wanna remeber Enrico in this way. In the first quarter of 2009 we will publish all our and Enrico Micheletti' s materials on Itunes and many other stores on the web.
We'll send you a message when it's all ready.
God bless you!!! Have a wonderful 2009!!!
KEEP THE BLUES ALIVEEEE!!!!!!!
Ciao Johnny Miles ti volevamo ringraziare per le tue parole e per il tuo sostegno in periodo così difficile per noi.
Questi ringraziamenti non sono formali, sono veramente sinceri a nome nostro, della moglie di Enrico Paola e a nome dei suoi figli.
Le ceneri di Enrico Micheletti sono disperse nel mar Tirreno e stanno viaggiando nell' universo. Noi speriamo che anche la sua anima abbia raggiunto finalmente il miglior approdo possibile.
Cosa fare del suo materiale in nostro possesso e del materiale che abbiamo registrato insieme?
Dopo aver pensato a lungo sul da farsi abbiamo deciso di pubblicarlo. Lo pubblicheremo su Itunes ed altri siti così tutti potranno trovarlo se lo cercano. Glielo dobbiamo. Glielo deve chi lo ha conosciuto.
Cercheremo di pubblicare tutto ciò che è in nostro possesso nei primi mesi del 2009.
Appena sarà tutto pronto ti faremo sapere.
Felice Anno Nuovo. Dio ti benedica ancora, grazie. Suonate il blues più che
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