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Stoney Sweat (Musician)



Virgil Stoney Sweat Jr. [Stoney Sweat] is an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and businessman. In his early childhood around the age of 7-8, Stoney Sweat began playing guitar and recording music, writing over 50 songs before deciding to start taking his music more seriously. Growing up he had the passion to create music of many genres and to explore his talents and capabilities. His love for music only grew as he matured.

In 2015-2016, Virgil was the lead guitarist and vocalist for Stone Rooster. The 4-piece rock group were together for a little over a year until they decided to go their separate ways. They played a handful of shows around the Columbia, SC and Saluda, SC area and released one official single, titled, "Compass".

In mid 2018, Stoney Sweat independently released his single, "Pressure" which rocked the airwaves nationwide in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The music video reaching over 147k views and 20,000 streams; Stoney Sweat's most successful release to date.

After the release of, "Pressure", he began exploring other sounds to see what his fans most appealed to– he released 3 singles after, "Pressure".

2021, After Stoney Sweat's hiatus in 2020, he has returned with the vision to finally release a self-titled album that will boast a large alternative/rock/technical sound that will still incorporate Stoney's unique and raspy vocal style.

He released a new single on, January 31, 2021 titled, "To Be Free".