Artist description It's only in the past couple of years I've gotten into recording my solo stuff, and unless otherwise noted, I do it all myself.

Music Style Blues to Pop to Hard Rock to Heavy Metal

Musical Influences Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Led Zepplin, Grace Slick, John Lee Hooker, The Animals, Steve Marriott, Bessie Smith, Scott Weiland, Joe Jackson, Greg Lake, etc.

Similar Artists Myself.

Artist History Born in New York City and moving to Long Island at age 5, I grew up in Suburbia, listening to my parents' old records. Theirs was a wildly varied assortment, consisting of 60's Pop and R&B, to The Beatles, The Animals, John Lee Hooker, and even Hank Williams, Trini Lopez and Glenn Miller! At my grandparents' houses, I'd hear "Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons", "The Mills Brothers", and Nat "King" Cole... I took up guitar at age 13, and two years later began singing with a band. We played some less-than-stellar venues in our various lineups. I now live in Australia, where I've really gotten into recording my solo stuff, and currently sing in a Traralgon-based band called 440 ("FourForty").

Group Members Axella Sheryl Johannesson

Instruments One Yamaha APX4 A/E Guitar, One Jackson bass, One brand X drum kit, & Yamaha SY35 keyboard synth.

Albums Mama Never Told You About Me

Press Reviews "Review: Sheryl Johannesson's unique voice makes her stick out next to strumming waifs-with-guitars. In fact, her husky vocals sound more than appropriate next to the psychedelia-tinged, guitar-heavy songs about pub life, break-ups and depression. Truly beautiful in an understated way." (Listen.com) "Very honest and heartfelt. With pounding bass and drums, husky vocals, a subtle sense of humour and a intelligently weary understanding of the 'slings and arrows' of life. An important counterpoint to the somewhat dubious current popularity of 'bimbo'style pop production house diva's- this Rough and Ready vocal style hints at, perhaps, one too many late nights and drinkin' early mornings at various saloons in the antipodes.Sublime in the styles of Marianne Faithful and Patti Smith." "Very deep, contemporary, soulful. Music from the heart."

Location Traralgon, Victoria - Australia

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