Artist description Johnny Mckenzie plays everything from solo acoustic to full rock band

Music Style Pop / Rock / Folk

Musical Influences Neal Young, Paul Simon, CSN&Y, Jackson Browne, Van Morrison

Similar Artists Jackson Browne

Group Members Johnny Mckenzie

Instruments Guitar

Albums Traveler Of The Wind, New Trick, From the Spirit Pool

Press Reviews "A sincerity that contributes to the pleasant quality the voice possesses…The real strength here is in the songs and the solid way they are presented…It’s hard to throw his work into any ‘sounds-like’ category…all of this testifies to the individuality of his work…Here is a good song writer with a good cast of players behind him making nicely mature music…Traveler Of The Wind showcases Johnny Mckenzie as a talented writer and player who knows how to compile a solid indie release with much more than the average amount of maturity , complexity and appeal." Music Reviews Quarterly-Spring ‘99- Martin Fullington…"McKenzie’s songwriting is a thing of beauty as is his poetry…Numbers like Ain’t Too Many and The Wonder are highly evocative lyrical gems…A performer, writer and poet par excellence."Record World-Howard Levitt"McKenzie is vehement, dedicated and delivers with intensity whether singing blues, folk songs or ballads…explosive and tender in turn…The demanded encores were much deserved.Key West Citizen-Dorothy Raymer"Rated among the best local CD sounds of 1998…Traveler Of The Wind combines soft rock with Florida harmonica…McKenzie’s soft melodies are his best.Daytona Beach News Journal-Doug Elfman"Johnny McKenzie kicked off the Key West Song Writers Festival…Johnny, a published poet, was impressive, and his songs played like poetry…I bought his CD, Traveler Of The Wind and it was beautiful.West Florida Country Grapevine-Kip Lawrence"The disc kicks off with I Ride The High Lonesome, a number that swirls with up-tempo leanings with the delivery of Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band…Fall So Hard In Love paints a strong jazz backdrop with great sax fills."Jam Magazine-Adrien Gregory Glover"Definitely listener friendly…The CD is a mix of folk and rock with a pinch of jazz…McKenzie is joined by a group of excellent musicians." The Beacon-Ellen Campbell ClarkMany of Johnny McKenzie’s songs are being currently performed by these artists touring in 1999:Drew Reid:The WonderAll I Could See Was YouIn This Room(co-written with Drew)Forever BlessedSimple ThingsNot Guilty For Loving YouDoug Derosia Band:Traveler Of The WindYou Can’t Keep A Good Man DownKip Lawrence:BoundariesForever BlessedJim McKenzieMarrowWith Someone AgainLive Again McKenzie is also putting finishing touches on a new book of "lyrical writings" (prose-poems-songs) called Places Of Enchantment soon to be released by Earth Electron Publishing. His novel, The Clinging Fire the story of the adventures and misadventures of a Southern rock & roll band, is a work in progress.

Location Ponce deLeon springs, Florida - USA

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