Biography

From the “The New River City” of Radford, Virginia, JC Covey creates and delivers music with the heart and genuine emotion of a True American Artist. Keeping with his signature acoustic and vocal sound, JC crafts and performs memorable songs and cover arrangements that people can connect and identify with. His experiences in life along with the genre influences of Classic Rock, Country, Bluegrass & Old Time, Gospel, Blues, and Folk have developed into a creative brand of music that listeners will appreciate right from the start.

JC’s early interest in music came from a Mother that adored Elvis, a Father who loved The Temptations, and a musician Grandfather who played with early greats such as Bill Monroe and Bob Wills. It wasn’t until a high school chorus class though that his natural musical talent would start to be realized. This class provided the first platform to help develop his talent, which would include several performance opportunities such as school assemblies and the opportunity to compose and perform a tribute song at graduation for a popular teacher who was retiring.

Shortly after high school, JC left Virginia after enlisting in the Air Force, eventually moving him to Las Vegas once all initial training was completed. It was here where he also finished college and met and married his wife Ruth while working his way up to leadership roles at reputable companies, building a resume that would later help him return to Virginia. During this period, he never stopped creating, playing, and enjoying music, a connection to home he didn’t want to lose. While in Las Vegas, JC would also have the opportunity to perform at hotel blues society jams, coffee houses, book stores, and private events. After becoming a regular performer at all the local Borders Book Stores, JC later hosted and performed at the popular Saxby's Coffee Open Mic in nearby Henderson followed by the successful Las Vegas Weekly Cars & Coffee Show.

Now back in Virginia, JC continues his love for music and shares a dream that most everyone has in doing something they’re really passionate about and sharing that with others. For him, that is found in his own music he hopes future fans everywhere will enjoy. His first two singles, “Brothers First, Not Last” and “Back in the Day” are now available for download on iTunes, AmazonMP3, Rhapsody, and most all other digital music distributers. Other singles will follow with a full EP of all six to be released later in the year.