Artist description James Taylor meets Bruce Cockburn. An acoustic guitar and vocal blend with sparse arrangements & cerebral Pop/folk sensibilities. Catchy, honest, poignant and highly descriptive lyrics. Atmospheric and spiritually seeking.

Music Style Americana

Musical Influences James Taylor, Cream, Beatles, Bruce Cockburn

Similar Artists James Taylor, Cream, Beatles, Bruce Cockburn

Artist History Ron Heacock is a storyteller. In an uncommon way. For over twenty years, he has painted song pictures so stark, they can make you jump. He holds up mirrors, so close, you gasp for the familiarity. His approach to songwriting has always been through the back door. It sneaks up on you and before you know it, you’re caught in his irresistible hold, gasping for air and begging for more. A Nashville transplant, Heacock has performed as soloist, back-up singer, bandmate, guitarist and pianist. He spent a portion of the 1990’s touring with folk-legend, Melanie. Currently, playing such venues as Nashville’s world-renown Bluebird Cafe, Heacock is getting ready for huge crest in his career as a songwriter/entrepreneur. His brainchild, The Sweating Angel is an internet magazine in the making. True to Heacock’s nature, The Sweating Angel will be dedicated to passionate art, literature, poetry and music, and is slated go online in September, 1999. Heacock defines passion as, “living in the ecstatic present.” A simple concept, yet one that is intricately woven throughout his life as a musician and songwriter. Beginning at age eight with piano lessons from a teacher who didn’t realize he was learning by ear, Heacock’s first tries at songwriting were conceived on a five-string banjo tuned like a guitar. By fourteen, he had procured a flattop guitar and a vision of what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. In high school, Heacock started a Latin percussion band, and became known for his stairwell serenades between classes. He also dabbled in studio recording around this time, giving birth to yet another passion. Since then, he has wracked up thousands of hours recording, producing and engineering extensively in both digital and analog formats. Heacock’s CD, Out Of My Love, was released in 1996 by Of The Heart , Ltd. Records. Viola Rubato, Focus Magazine, said, “It’s refreshing that singer songwriters like Ron Heacock still want to peel away at the varnish of human emotions…delivered in such a direct, heartfelt manner you almost feel like embracing him,” For all the references to his beautiful, James Taylor-like tenor voice, his expert fingerpicking guitar style, his clarity of tone and tasteful arrangements, it is the heart of Heacock’s music that remains the centerpiece. His vision is unique, his sincerity uncommon. Ron Heacock is an artist with purpose. In 1994, his song, Voice of the Heart, received honors for Outstanding Achievement, Contemporary Folk Singer/Songwriter Category, from the Austin Songwriter’s Song Competition. In nearly two decades of performing, Heacock has played in some of the most prestigious venues in the country, including: Iron Horse, Tarpon Springs, FL Godfrey Daniel’s, Bethlehem, PA Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PA Minstrel Show, Morristown, NJ Bluebird Cafe, Nashville TN Cottonwood Cafe, New York, NY Stamford Center Hard Rock Caf�, Washington DC Bodles Opera House, NY The Tin Roof, Martha’s Vineyard Winnipeg Folk Festival

Group Members Ron Heacock

Instruments Guitar, Piano

Albums Of Of My Love 1996, Mouse 2000

Press Reviews By Mike Agranoff March 23, 1995 (201)335-9489 The first thing that hits you about this recording is that voice. Heacock’s voice is clear, expressive, simple, and outright beautiful. The comparisons between him and James Taylor are inevitable, and not unfavorable. The apparent James Taylor influence extends to more than just the voice. Heacock’s songwriting, chord progressions, and sparse, yet effective production values all echo the best of that bastion of the ‘60’s. The arrangements are sparse, sometimes with accompaniment by only his skillfully fingerpicked guitar, sometimes by the bare-minimum acoustic-rock combo of guitar, bass and drums. But every necessary note is right there, and every unnecessary note has been left out. The vocals are mixed way out front, so every word is clear and understandable. Some of his songs, however, are less than understandable. There are eight original songs on this disc plus one by William Hall. Heacock’s writing is very poetic, and sometimes the references and happenings to which he alludes are not clear to the uninitiated reader. After listening to a number of the selections, this reviewer became so lost in the poetry (and that voice) that he emerged at the end of the song wondering, “Now what on Earth was that song all about?” Perhaps, given the clarity of the vocal recording and the obscurity of the lyrics, space in the liner notes might have been better used in giving background and explanation of the songs, rather than the straightforward transcription of the lyrics that was provided.

Location Nashville, TN - USA

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