Artist description An eclectic, provocative songwriter. Rolling Stone senior editor David Wild has proclaimed Amos a new American singer-songwriter of the first order and compared him to such legends as Randy Newman and Bill Withers.

Music Style Roots-Pop

Similar Artists Ben Harper, David Gray, Counting Crows, Neil Young, Randy Newman, The Band

Artist History Born in New York and now based in Los Angeles, Amos has earned a nationwide following among fans and journalists. Nominated for a 2001 LA Weekly Music Award (alongside Macy Gray and Jill Scott), Amos is well familiar to listeners of Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW-FM Santa Monica, among other tastemaking radio programs in the U.S. and around the world. His performance at the 2001 South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas foreshadowed the fervent, deeply personal tone of his new In Between.

Group Members Shawn Amos,Robert Jolly, Patrick Milligan, Ben Peeler, Roger Len Smith

Instruments Electric, Acoustic, & Tremolo Guitars, Harmonica, Drums, Electric and Upright Bass, Piano, Dobro, Lap Steel, Mandolin, Congas, Organ, Accordion

Albums 2001 - In Between 2000- Harlem 1997 Be Real 1996- Whitey McFearsun

Press Reviews His music has a rootsy bearing that sidesteps the trap of sameness that dogs many of the No Depression bands. -- David Greenberger (NPR Contributor) Amos links himself not only to an artistic legacy but also to a pointed consciousness of race, politics and art and the ways they clasp together. -- Ernest Hardy (LA Weekly) Amos' album [Harlem] is a work of art, an obvious labor of love…a warm, intelligent, satisfying album. -- William Michael Smith (www.Rockzilla.net webzine)

Location Los Angeles, CA - USA

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