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CATFISH JONES

About Me

Catfish Jones is a group of veteran Charlottesville, VA-area musicians: singer/songwriter/guitarist Johnny Jones, Lee Felton on lead guitar and vocals, Colin Hughes on bass and vocals and Darby Wootten on drums. John and Lee formed the nucleus of the band in January of 2005; the present lineup came together in the fall of 2008. We released our first CD, Live at Satellite Ballroom, in June of 2008. Catfish Jones music is guitar-centered, rhythmically adventurous rock n’ roll. Our music is for anyone who craves sounds that grab your ears, turn on your brain, and move your body. If you want more than empty sonic calories and corporate-approved grooves; if you appreciate modern rock that's more than audible wallpaper, you want this stuff. Blues/funk/rock is what we got, with a twist or three, served cold, or nice and hot.

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Member Since: 04/03/2007
Band Website: www.catfishjones.net
Band Members: Johnny Jones: Lead vocals and guitarsLee Felton: Lead guitar and vocalsTurtle: Bass and vocalsDarby Wootten: Drums
Influences: Allman Brothers, Talking Heads, The Clash, John Hiatt, Taj Mahal, Johnny Cash, Warren Zevon, Little Feat, Frank Zappa, Albert King, King Crimson, The Who, CCR, Primus, Hendrix, Chris Whitley, Government Mule, Cream, XTC, Pink Floyd, SRV, Robert Johnson, James Brown and a thousand others
Sounds Like: Full-flavored Rock n' Roll, from the funky swamp to the city lights. For booking, email us at [email protected]
Record Label: INDEPENDENT

My Blog

Everything Changes, including Catfish Jones

So, another of our infrequent postings, which will become more frequent from now on.  Catfish Jones as we know it has broken up with the departure of Johnny Jones, our lead singer/songwriter.  Lee has...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:11:00 GMT

Catfish Jones version 2.0

Well, it's been a long busy and crazy time in and outside of the band, but we're back and ready to go.  We have a new drummer, Darby Wootten, and a new bass player, Colin Hughes, great guys and great ...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:07:00 GMT

Big changes and new news

Greetings and hey y’all, things are moving! First, after much consideration, we’ve changed our name to CATFISH JONES, which seems to be much closer to who we are and what our music is than...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:07:00 GMT