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Johnny Lloyd Rollins

Flying blind on a hawkman rocket cycle

About Me

"Between the live show and the CD, I understand all the hype now. I’m now among those that can’t believe he’s not getting more press for his album and live show. He’s amazing"-- Amanda Mastrull, Washington Square News
"He was playing with the excitement of a young Bruce Springsteen and I felt like Brian Epstein must have felt when he entered the Cavern in 1961"-- Spencer Leigh, BBC Radio
"He’s been compared to Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and, of course, a young version of the King. That’s just it. You can’t pin him down."--Jenny Block, D Magazine
"It’s like the tunes of Buddy Holly, Elvis and Roy Orbison in a blender set on puree."--Shannon Sutleif, Dallas Morning News
"Not an imitator of the king, but a slick ’50s Texas rock ’n’ roller that would have been perfect on Sun Records."--Hunter Hawk, QuickDFW
"Let’s Be Poor Together is the best original disc I’ve heard all year. Maybe longer. It gets better with every listen."-- Mike Orren, Texasgigs.com
"The album is nearly flawless... Let’s Be Poor Together is a gem"-- Mike Mineo, Obscuresound.com
"Let’s Be Poor Together is such a carefully crafted mash note to pop music in all its glory"-- Jefitoblog.com
"Full of simple, floating melodies... Let’s Be Poor Together is unpretentious, unfettered and unlike today’s pop music"-- Andrea Grimes, The Dallas Observer
"Pretty damn good singer-songwriter stuff...the range and emotional delivery of Jeff Buckley without any annoying showiness."--Sam Machkovech, The Dallas Observer
"He puts a Beatles-y twist on Texas roots songs, or perhaps vice versa, with a penchant for smart lyrics and even smarter chord changes."--Jonanna Widner, The Dallas Observer
"A truly delightful Ram-era slice of McCartney-esque goodness served up in the middle of my day. I dig the tunes and I love his voice."--Craig Leve, KWVA Eugene, OR
"Rollins, hitting a home run out of the musical park his first time out, is an artist to watch."--Alan Haber, WEBR Fairfax, VA Buhdge.com _______________________________________________
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Member Since: 1/24/2005
Band Website: johnnylloydrollins.com
Band Members:
THE ALL-NIGHTER’S Chris Holt(guitar) Eric Swanson(bass) Josh Hoover(drums)

Influences: The Song In My Head
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My Blog

1ST U.S. TOUR BEGINS APRIL 19TH!

Hey everyone!I am finally going on my first tour in the USA!!! I will be opening for the band SOUTH and I am more than excited! JOY!I hope you can all come out and make it to the shows. Unfortunatel...
Posted by Johnny Lloyd Rollins on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:42:00 PST

SHOW ME SOME LOVE :)

Hey kids!,I have been nominated for Quick DFW’s Big Solo Artist! Please go here and shoot me your support:http://www.quickdfw.com/bigthing/Also, I will be performing at the awards show with the ...
Posted by Johnny Lloyd Rollins on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:27:00 PST

TEH BLOG IS BACK!

HEY KIDS,MY BLOG IS BACK AND UP AND RUNNING!SONGINMYHEAD.WORDPRESS.COM
Posted by Johnny Lloyd Rollins on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:30:00 PST