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Soulshine

Southern Fried Folk

About Me

Southern Fried Folk... or acoustic soul with a little rock n roll... ...Soulshine is a 3 piece band that plays an eclectic mix of originals and covers that range from blues, folk, classic/southern rock, with a hint of soul.Ray Johnson- Originally from Brunswick, Georgia with roots to all genres of music from southern rock, bluegrass, to soul, Ray moved to New Mexico since graduating from FSU in 1992. Playing a little bit of everything and listening to everything has helped expand his musical vision and helped him to create his sound.Matt Bridges- The youngest in the band and the most classically trained in music, Matts harmonious highs and creative riffs help give the band an added dimension. Matt also has a varied musical past and present which lends itself to his own sound. With his creativity and his multi-talented abilities Matt helps give Soulshine its uniqueness. Matt grew up in Las Cruces, NM.Rico Mojo Smith- The oldest in the band and hailing from Virginia, but by far the best looking and in the best shape, Rico keeps Soulshine kickin it with his own brand of creative percussion. His sound and uniqueness adds a whole other dimension to what is Soulshine. Rico can beat, stomp, or thump anything and make it sound good. He definitley has the mojo.I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!
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Member Since: 5/16/2006
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members: Ray Johnson-Guitar and Vocals,Shawn Darling - Guitars and VocalsRico Smith- Percussion (Congas, Cajon) and Vocalsprevious -Matt Bridges-Guitar and Vocals (You still our brother from another mother!).. -- -- -- CDBABY LINK for SOULSHINE: All Over the Map --
Influences: Anything and everything. Especially Folk, Blues, Rock, Southern Rock, Soul, Country (the good stuff not the mainstream junk that has been coming out in the last 10 years)Bluegrass, Gospel, and Funk. We love it all but here are some of our biggest influences:James Taylor, Tom Russell, Doyle Dykes, Elvis, Robert Johnson, Donny Hathaway, James Brown, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Johnny Cash, Mofro, Drive-By Truckers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton and the P-Funk Allstars, The Allman Brothers, Radney Foster, Skip Ewing, Robert Cray, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buck Owens, Alice In Chains, Bill Withers, Otis Redding, Van Morrsion, Jackson Browne, Michael Johnson, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Bill Monroe, Ricky Skaggs, Jimi Hendrix, Isley Brothers, Earth, Wind & Fire, Marshall Tucker Band, Jason Mraz, Buddy Guy, Townes Van Zandt, John Lee Hooker and many more.
Sounds Like: SOULSHINE!!!
Record Label: None
Type of Label: None

My Blog

6th Song Up & More!!!

Hey y'all ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />  Just wanted to let you know we put up a 6th song and changed a couple more on the site. We added "Funky Sanch...
Posted by Soulshine on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:57:00 PST

5th Song Up!!!

Hey ya'll, Since we were able to add a 5th song for free courtesy of Bodog Entertainment, we threw another one up on the website.  We'll probably let this 5th song change up a bit and trade it of...
Posted by Soulshine on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:13:00 PST

Soulshine Invited to Perform for KRUX Fest 2007

Hey y'all, Great news!!!  We have been invited to play for KRUX Fest!!  This is an honor and a privilege for us and we are super excited. Especially being on the same stage with 10 Seco...
Posted by Soulshine on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:01:00 PST

Soulshine on the Radio!!!

Hey y'all, We've been on a short break but lots to report... This monday Dec. 4th from 8-10PM Mountain time we will be on KRUX 91.5 FM radio live here in Las Cruces, NM. The lovely Jillian will be hos...
Posted by Soulshine on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:51:00 PST

Soulshine T-Shirts!!!!!

That's right...we now have t-shirts available.  The t-shirts are $15 and a T-shirt/CD Combo is $20. We have a womens style and a mens style.  They turned out really cool.  If you would ...
Posted by Soulshine on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:16:00 PST

Mofro Tickets!!!

Tickets for the Mofro show are now available through us and at : Hubbard's Music and More505-526-8884Hurricane Alley505-532-9358 Here is the info:Who:  Mofro appearing with SoulshineWhen:  O...
Posted by Soulshine on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 10:39:00 PST

CD Baby.com

CD is now available at CD Baby.com.  Here is the short-cut link: http://cdbaby.com/cd/soulshine06 Spread the word and thanks for the support!...
Posted by Soulshine on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:08:00 PST

The CD is Available!!!!

The CD is officially out and available for purchase.  For now you can get them through us for $10 plus $2 for shipping (if you can't get one locally) in US and a little more for out of count...
Posted by Soulshine on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 03:26:00 PST

CD Progress

We finally finished all of the graphics work for the CD and we will be sending it all off to be replicated.  Once we get that done we will post some of the tunes on our site.  We are excited...
Posted by Soulshine on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:18:00 PST

FIRST CD

Soulshine has just completed the recording of our first CD.  It contains 8 original songs.  We had a blast recording it and are really excited to get it on the street!  Stay tuned and w...
Posted by Soulshine on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:25:00 PST