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About Me

John Thibodeaux was born in Marrero Louisiana. John was a high energy young man from the start. At a very young age, John grew a deep passion for music. Spending long days practicing and honing his talent for playing instruments, four to be exact, and songwriting.John started out catching the music bug at the tender age of 7. Entertaining people by the age of 14, John started playing professionally in clubs as a drummer for his dad's cajun, country band. And, like most young people he also played in a highschool Rock band, which by the way played paying gigs in Houston clubs, while the oldest member was 17 years old. After graduating highschool, John joined the Army and his music followed. Forming a band in Georgia, his band was a sought after act by clubs in Georgia and Florida.After leaving Georgia, John decided to come home to Southeast Texas, home to Tracy Byrd, Clay Walker, George Jones and Janis Joplin. He was a regular guest on the Charlie Pruitts Country Music Show, that showcased Tracy Byrd and Mark Chesnutt before they got there start, held at the Jefferson Theater in Beaumont Texas. He was often selected to appear on T.V. spots to showcase him and advertise the show. He was also voted Entertainer of the Year by the audience, who voted every month in a 12 month period and at the end of the year John had the most votes, he was even voted for on the months he didn't perform. As a result of his success on the show he was featured in Newspaper articles and was a sought after vocalist and musician by local area bands.John Thibodeaux brings not only raw, pure country talent, but he brings honesty, integrity, and an all-american charm to the stage. His fresh, new country sound is greeted with open arms by fans, and his charismatic stage appeal only multiply with every performance. John also prides himself with his songwriting. A current member of BMI, John possesses a fantastic creative writing talent, as evident in his new debut CD "Simple Life".MySpace Layouts - Get This Layout

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Member Since: 3/2/2006
Band Website: johnthibodeaux.com
Band Members: John is endorsed by this fine guitar maker:
Influences: Steve Earl, Gary Stewart, George Straight, Van Morisson, Ray Charles, Wayne Toups and more.
Sounds Like: Myself? You tell me
Record Label: Soron Records/MusicSmith Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Guitar Endorsement

Great News, John is in negotiations with Michael Dolsey Guitars for an endorsement deal. Stay tuned for more info on website and such. These are some beautiful guitars. For now check out Michael Dolse...
Posted by John Thibodeaux on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:46:00 PST

Check out my new video uploaded

Hey click on video at the bottom of my profile picture and check out the new video I uploaded. It is of my interview with Jim King of KYKR 95.1 for his t.v. show King of the Road on channel Fox 64. It...
Posted by John Thibodeaux on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:26:00 PST

Now Affiliated with MusiciansFriend.com

I pleased to announce that I am now affiliated with musiciansfriend.com. Go to my website and click on the favorite links tab and you will find a link to musiciansfriend. They have all the great music...
Posted by John Thibodeaux on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:24:00 PST

SONGS OUT ON EUROPEAN RADIO

Last week two songs from my album went out on compilation cd to european radio. My first week I got 32 spins, with the heaviest rotation coming from Japan, (Go figure). Hopefully I will be showing up ...
Posted by John Thibodeaux on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 10:46:00 PST

THREE SONGS ADDED TO TOSSM RADIO STATION

Three of my songs from the album have been added to Tossm internet radio. Go and request now.
Posted by John Thibodeaux on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:19:00 PST

Check out my new webpage on betarecords.com

Hey everyone! Check out my new profile at betarecords.com/john.thibodeaux I have all the songs from my new album on there for listening. If you visit please sign up for fanmail on my page. Thanks....
Posted by John Thibodeaux on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:48:00 PST

SONG FROM MY CD HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR INTERNET RADIO STATION PLAYLIST

The track I Wanna Show You How True Love Can Be from my album has been selected and added to an internet radio playlist The Country Edge. Go to www.cancountry.com and request it today a...
Posted by John Thibodeaux on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 11:49:00 PST

MUSIC FOR SALE ON SOUNDCLICK.COM. LINK PROVIDED

Hey all, I have added a link that will take you to my downloads page on soundclick.com Look under Band Names and there is a link "John Thibodeaux music" that will take you directly to my mp3 downloads...
Posted by John Thibodeaux on Tue, 04 Jul 2006 08:32:00 PST

Back from Nashville

Well friends, I made it back from Nashville. Although I didn't want to leave. I had a blast and the album is rockin'. I have posted three of the songs from the album on here for you to listen too. I h...
Posted by John Thibodeaux on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:19:00 PST

!!!!!!JOHN JUST MADE THE TOP TEN!!!!!!!!!

Good news! John has just made the Top Ten countdown on Broadjam.com. Doin' Time In Texas has made the top ten in 5 catagories. Contemporary-Country #1 Country #3 Texas region #3 South Central region #...
Posted by John Thibodeaux on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:50:00 PST