Top 10 Iconic Singers from Louisville

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Top 10 Iconic Singers from Louisville

There’s a lot to love about Louisville, KY. The Bluegrass state features a beautiful humid, subtropical climate and friendly southern culture. Louisville has produced several well-known celebrities and athletes.

You may be surprised as to how many distinguished personalities have hailed from this state. Each one serves as a reminder that in Louisville, KY, anything is possible.

1. Giles Ponticello 

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Giles Ponticello is a well-polished performer. He is a guitarist and vocalist who has a lengthy and diverse repertoire of folk, jazz, blues, originals, country rock, rock, and roll– performs solo or with a band at colleges, festivals, bars, restaurants, hotels, weddings, parties, coffee houses, and more.

A perfect choice for all musical occasions, 20 years of experience.

2. Tim P White 

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Tim plays weddings, receptions, rehearsal parties, corporate, and private parties, music festivals, nightclubs, and restaurants, all over the Eastern U.S. and has been for over 21 years.

He enjoys all genres of music but centers his show around acoustic rock, pop, alternative, blues, folk, and a little of everything else. He plays music from the ’60s up until today. Read the reviews. Watch the videos. Listen to the live recordings.

3. Steve Boucher 

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Steve is a 30+ year veteran singer/songwriter. He is proud to perform Nationwide. He performs at weddings and corporate and private events. Steve is proud to be a Boucher Guitars-sponsored artist!

Steve performs a variety of Live Acoustic Entertainment and has a large catalog with a focus on the 60s to the present. He offers live performances, background, and DJ services. Steve’s focus is to deliver a GREAT EXPERIENCE!

4. David’s Bazaar 

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David’s Bazaar is an established solo vocal-and-acoustic-guitar act based in the western suburbs of Chicago. As the name implies, David’s Bazaar offers up a hodgepodge of musical wares – from rock to pop to folk to country, from the fifties to 2021, from the intimately familiar to off-the-beaten-path gems, from fiercely artistic to silly fun.

David’s Bazaar has played hundreds of shows over the years, both public and private, including performances at restaurants and bars, neighborhood festivals, corporate events, picnics, country clubs, block parties, wedding receptions, marathons, birthday/graduation/holiday parties, amusement parks, – even on chartered yachts.

Whether your event calls for an energetic concert, an artistic musical stroll, or just some relaxing dinner music, David’s Bazaar is primed and ready to deliver.

5. Gary Prisby

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Gary Prisby’s eclectic song choices, unforgettable performances, and professionalism are what clients remember and why they recommend him! Gary has a broad, smooth vocal range, is an accomplished acoustic guitarist, and is an award-winning singer/songwriter.

His artist playlist covers an eclectic variety of new and classic rock, blues, and 90s/alternative music, spanning from the 50s to today. Select bands from his extensive catalog or . . . Gary will also learn songs that he can help you hand-pick for your special day!

6. Spencer Rush 

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Spencer Rush is a solo Guitarist/Vocalist from SC that has been playing music professionally for 15 years. He has played all over the country at colleges, corporate events, weddings, and nightclubs and has been on tour with such acts as Edwin McCain, Vertical Horizon, and Hootie &the Blowfish.

Currently, he performs over 250 times a year where he plays original music as well as a variety of cover songs including Ed Sheeran, Bob Marley, Jason Mraz, Garth Brooks, John Mayer, Al Green, Kings of Leon, Frank Sinatra, Country, R&B, current and classic.

7. T. Collie 

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Playing over 400 Gigs in the Atlanta area, music has always propelled ” T. ” Collie. From his formative years in the church in southern Virginia to stages in Atlanta, GA. Music is intertwined with his soul. T.Collie has spent the last ten (10) years lighting up Atlanta most notably as the frontman for the Alternative Rock band The Commitaphobics.

His voice has been described as “U.K.’ish,” powerful enough to fuel a hotrod, yet warm enough to hush a baby’s cry. In 2011, T. began also playing solo and it didn’t take long for success to cultivate as requests for his solo performances quickly equaled his band gigs.

Covering hits from the ’70s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s, and today, T.’s sound, eclectic list of songs and live loop recording wins over new audiences each time he plays.

8. Cary Kanno 

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Cary has been playing music for over 14 years. He has logged over 1000 stage performances as a solo act and with multiple bands. As an acoustic solo act (guitar, ukulele, harmonica, kick drum) he has performed at bars, clubs, private functions, weddings, and colleges.

 His library of over 700 songs covers the gamut from rock to funk to folk, to pop. He is a very strong guitar/ ukulele/ mandolin player, using a loop sampler to lay down multiple guitars and vocal lines in a live setting.

Whether playing at a wedding or a college bar he is always good at reading his audience and playing songs that appeal to crowds. Cary has had success with music licensing on TV and commercials and in-store radio play in Europe (over 15 million plays in 2018), and Pandora (over 500,000 spins).

9. Craig Vaughn 

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Craig Vaughn is a professional musician with over 17 years of experience. He’s performed at countless weddings/receptions, Corporate parties, private parties, churches, & many 5-star resorts/lodges.

Over those 17 years of gigging, Craig has had the great opportunity to perform his energetic acoustic blend of classic rock/bluesy/pop for some pretty tremendous places (& people)!

10. Jason Liebman 

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Jason is a highly skilled instrumentalist with a repertoire of classical and jazz standards and instrumentals perfect for your wedding ceremony and/or cocktail hour.) – Ethnic standards, as well as traditional Americana standards including classic country/western and blues.

 Jason is a savvy performer and does a great job of combining styles into smooth sets that will keep your crowd singing along. Jason is also happy to accommodate any specific requests you have, no matter what style of music!

 Jason is available as a solo performer, as well as with any combination of amazing musicians whom he’s lucky enough to have an opportunity to work with.