EDDIE WAKES

He’s been described, “ a new evocative voice,” by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman and has performed On stage with several legends of Blues, Jazz and Pop. He has been approached to tour with Ricky Martin and to be the Opening performer for Grammy Award winning songstress Alicia Keys. That, in and of itself, is and indication as to the all- encompassing range of vocal and musical talent that Eddie Wakes possesses. Born in the United States heartland, singer/songwriter Eddie Wakes has a strong musical heritage that began in his youth at a Baptist Church where his father served as a pastor. Years earlier, the elder Wakes was approached by Lionel Hampton (the famous Big Band leader), who asked him to join his band as a vocalist. It’s pretty safe to say that Eddie’s immense musical talents come from his lineage. He bagan his professional music career in 1998 to receptive audiences around the world. He has shared the stage with musical luminaries and icons like Al Jarreau, Davis Benoit, Sherrie Lewis and Nelson Riddle, among others. Early on, Eddie’s talents afforded him international exposure and opportunities. Right out of high school, he was selected to tour for one year with the world renown “Up With People.” this break allowed him to examine a wide-variety of music and cultures in numerous countries. This experience deepened his own roots of Gospel, Blues and Jazz into a new and distinctive quality: It matured Eddie not only as a singer, but more significantly, as a musician.It was there that R&B artist maxwell was blown away by this perrformance. "Eddie is one of the best,one of the most versatile singers I"ve heard.From smooth to rough.his range is amazing.When he does go on tour,i'll be sitting in the front row!"Eddie also discovered his ability to write and compose during those years. After hearing his music,his industry peers(from Nashvilee) conceded that his song-writing ability began to nearly rival his amazing vocal talents. This only provides a small sampling as to the true range of his abilitiesIn the past, Eddie has shared the stage with icons like B.B. King and Linda Ronstadt. He has given command performances for Morgam Freeman and Gene Hackman.His talents have been on dislplay for events such as Super Bowl XX and the 2001 Miss Universe Pageant.Having recently finished touring in Australia, performing in the Broadway production of Walt Disney's "The Lion King", Eddie continues to write, record and perform his music for excited audiences. Constantine Nellis of Frontiers touring in Sydney, Australia opine that Wakes cd would sell more than many of the local artists without distribution.This man's voice is powerfull enough to reawaken audiences to the sound of legendary artists from the rhythmic past. Aside from that, Eddie has his eyes on further artistic endeavors by crossing over into films and television.Eddie wakes'impressive vocals, strong work ethic and affable personality make him a good bet to live out his musical destiny that will assuredly take him to a higher echelon of prominence.