GEOFF JOHNSON - VOCALS - and a band of Strangers !!
Influences
Where do you start....Roy Orbison-Gerry Rafferty-Elvis-Johnny Cash-Everley Brothers-Paul Simon-Pink Floyd-John.D.Loudermilk-Texas-Coldplay-Robbie Williams-Righteous Brothers-Shawn Colvin-Rooftop Singers-Platters-Jerry Lee Lewis-Little Richard-Michael Jackson(genius)-Traveling Wilburys-.............i will probably add more later!
I have been asked on more than one occasion ‘’ what is your style of music’’
Well, I’m not really sure I like been categorized, I like the freedom of writing music to suit my mood at that time. I do have a passion for good lyrics and tend to be a bit of a storyteller…
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This sums Geoff up perfectley, he was born in Yorkshire, in the UK, his parents moved down from Murton just outside Durham, after spending all his young years in Yorkshire he eventually married they had two children they then decided to move to Lincolnshire.
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Music came in and out of his life, as various friends were involved in the music business one way and another. He eventually started to really get involved with music when a close friend built his own recording studio, they started doing cover versions of mainly Bob Seger, Bruce Springstein etc.
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The studio was never really successful but by this time Geoff had started penning his own songs, his very first ‘The Place’ even surprised himself, ‘’the reaper smiles and waves us by, the blind girl sees and starts to cry’’ it was around this time his marriage had failed and it was a while before he was able to put music to words..
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Geoff eventually found someone new to share his life; they married and had a daughter, after a while they decided to try life in Australia, settling in Perth WA.
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By now he had written quite a few songs and decided he had enough for his first album,’That’s Life’ the songs are mainly written around his own experiences, touching sometimes on quite personal subjects, ‘’I was never frightened to bare my soul’’ says Geoff.
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He has since gone on to write two EP’s…
The Stranger, and Red Earth, he has also written two books, Poetyrically Speaking, and Animal Verse’atility, both on poetry..
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He received an Honorable Critique Award from the songwriter’s society in October 2008 for
‘A Change in the Wind’ (a song he wrote about racism and looking different) and has gone on from strength to strength.
After going on a tour of South WA, and then across to South Australia he came back with enough material for a second CD, which he is just in the process of completing.’’ It’s a labor of love, as I like to produce mix and finalize my own work’’. Geoff now goes under the name of…
Geoff Johnson’s Band of Stranger’s.
Geoff Johnsons Band of Strangers's Friend Space (Randomized)
Greetings good friend, I pray you are saturated with contentment, joy and laughter perpetually. Nothing but the best for you and those you care for, from The Holy City Of Oakland, Always, James :)
Greetings good friend, I pray you are saturated with contentment, joy and laughter perpetually. Nothing but the best for you and those you care for, from The Holy City Of Oakland, Always, James :)
THANKS GEOFF, WE HAVE PASSED THE 5.000 HITS ON MYSPACE EARLIER TODAY. I'M GONNA MAKE THE GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT/ THANKS ON OUR STATUS HERE. PEACE TO YOU, BRO & REMEMBER YOU, ALSO DESERVE THE BEST! THANKS FOR BEING A FRIEND.
If
you want the essence of sheedyfrost......then this collection of
previous tracks is available from www.sheedyfrost.co.uk Just go to the
store at the website and order! (It's our greatest hits!) The Track
List for 'The Collection' is as follows: 1.I Will Be With You,
2.Refugee, 3. Barcelona, 4. Rum Daze, 5. I Imagine Her With Me,
6. Fly Against The Sun, 7. Here's To You, 8. Top Banana, 9.Waiting For
Answers, 10. Our Voice, 11.Last Recorded Message, 12. City Walls (Live
Version), 13. Stealin' Back. OUR NEXT CD WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE
AUTUMN AND WILL FEATURE 14 NEW TRACKS!
Peace!
Paul and Vincent! (Have a lovely day!)
HOWDY GEOFF, GREAT NEWS SIR, AS OF LAST NIGHT WE REACHED OVER 3,000 SONG PLAYS HERE ON MY SPACE ! & WE'VE HAVE NEARLY REACHED 5,000 HITS HERE ALSO. THANKS FOR BEING OUR FRIEND & ENJOYIN THE GROOVE. SEE YA ON THE FLIP SIDE ! PEACE, RED JAZZLYNN
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HOWDY GEOFF, GREAT NEWS SIR, AS OF LAST NIGHT WE REACHED OVER 3,000 SONG PLAYS HERE ON MY SPACE ! 
& WE'VE HAVE NEARLY REACHED 5,000 HITS HERE ALSO. THANKS FOR BEING OUR FRIEND & ENJOYIN THE GROOVE. SEE YA ON THE FLIP SIDE ! 
