Artist description Solo Artist, Songwriter

Music Style Alternative melodic Hard pop Rock

Musical Influences Steve Marriott, Lennon & McCartney, John Fogerty, Jeff Lynne, Poco, Springsteen, Golden Earring, The Hooters, Boz Scaggs, John Hiatt, Wallflowers, Third eye blind, David Coverdale

Similar Artists John Fogerty, Jeff Lynne, Poco, Springsteen, Golden Earring, The Hooters, Wallflowers

Artist History The solid sound of Vocalist John Ridge has always been associated with harder edged Rock. Born in the Netherlands John's search for musical identity started with successes with the known "Hollestelle" clan and with Bands such as "Cold Turkey" and "Machine". Unhappy with the limited possibilities his small homeland had to offer he found himself more at home on foreign soil. And so John lived and worked as a musician, writer and Producer in Belgium, Great Britain, Sweden and Germany where he collaborated with many nationally acclaimed artists. In 1982 John Ridge was the sensational vocalist of the Swedish "E.F.Band" with whom he landed a number one album (Deep Cut) and single on UK import and Scandinavian charts. Performing in Stadiums and working with Richie Blackmore's Rainbow, Saxon and other greats of that time did not pay for the endless hours spend on Ferries, in Trucks and hotel rooms, and when the band's record company Phonogram had them waiting in the lobby during a homecoming after a long and stressful tour because the executives were having a brunch with Steve Miller, John decided that this lack of respect gave him a reason to get off the road. For three years he was the owner of the famous German Rock Club "Logo" after which he got involved with building one of Germany's first private Radio Stations. John soon became one of North Germany's most popular Radio DJs at OK Radio Hamburg and NRG Berlin and fame did spread as far south as Munichs radio Xanadu. John conducted exclusive interviews with all the biggies from Lou Gramm to Paul McCartney, but also this kind of success was not what he was really looking for. "I find it shameful that guys get so much money for just pressing the play button on a cd player and telling the audience what time it is", he argued, and left the job in 1991 to move to the land "where Rock n Roll was born", The United States.Now after a few years in the US John seem to have finally found his musical identity and with the Album "SNAKE" he delivers a product which he claims to be proud of. Still the solid melodic, sometimes rough, sometimes sensitive powerful voice, but this time "Really Ridge".--------------The Album "SNAKE" is dedicated to the memory of my good friend and remarkable individual Clifford "Snake" Runge, who was brutally murdered by a Police Officer by shooting him in the back and letting him bleed to death for 25 minutes.

Instruments Guitars, Keyboards, Drums, Bass

Albums SNAKE

Location St. Petersburg, Fl - USA

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