User:Joedi Silvers/sandbox

Joedi Silvers came by his classic country sound honestly. His father lived it, performing in Nashville and all over the world in the 70’s and 80’s. Joe Don was a hitmaker, he wrote for Barbara Mandrell, Charley Pride, Janie Fricke, Lois Johnson and Willie Nelson to name a few. He also founded a studio on Music Row with his friend, Faron Young, “The Queen of Sound”. Joe Don toured all over the world with “The Nashville Junction” for decades and toured with Hank Williams, Jr. His young son quickly proved to be a chip off the old block musically. “I started singing at three,” recalls Joedi.“My dad had a studio in our basement, and some of my first memories of singing is when I would join him in singing “Orange Blossom Special” and “Folsom Prison Blues” in that basement studio. As a young boy, Joedi was a typical kid, playing sports and obsessing over video games. He eventually awakened to his true calling and passion for the traditional country music style of his father. He taught himself to play his dad’s guitar, becoming proficient on the instrument and quickly harnessing the retro country sound he comes by naturally—just by opening his mouth. Joedi’s voice takes you back to a time when artists like Ray Price, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash were kings, when steel guitar and analog sound ruled, and music made you feel something. Joedi hopes to bring back this style, armed with drawers of songs penned by his dad. This style fits Joedi’s deep throwback voice and rhinestone-shimmering image perfectly. Joedi began performing seriously a few years ago. On a whim, he recorded “Sleeping Alone,” one of his dad’s songs, put it on Instagram and within a few days, had over half a million views—the song eventually topping well over 2 million views. With that success under his belt, Joedi set off for Nashville, his dad’s old stomping grounds, armed with little more than his sheer talent and a desire to share it with the world. At 17 years old, Joedi Silvers is an old soul who often seems wise beyond his years. He currently hones his talent on Broadway in Nashville, where many of Nashville’s biggest singers began their journey to fame. He brings a renewed energy and passion to the sound that first made Music City great. His is the same honest sound that propelled a generation of artists, who are revered a few streets away from Broadway at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Joedi is ready to take his place among pure country greats past and present who truly know how to interpret a song.