Jarekus Singleton

Born right into a family of chapel music artists and vocalists on July 11, 1984 in Clinton, Mississippi, blues guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist Jarekus Singleton grew up on gospel music. Taught the bass by his uncle when he was nine years of age, he started playing in his grandfather’s chapel music group that same yr. He turned to acoustic guitar, and quickly was bathing in any music he may find, from blues to rock and roll, rap to nation, and developed a thrilling electric lead acoustic guitar design, having a vocal design to complement. But Singleton also experienced other passions, including golf ball, and he became a top-seeded nationwide basketball potential customer in university (he was the starting place safeguard for the University or college of Southern Mississippi for 3 years) before struggling an ankle damage in ’09 2009. He became a rap designer for a while, writing his personal lyrics, so when he found the guitar once again, it all arrived together inside a blues-based, rap-informed, and incredibly personal undertake modern blues. He created the Jarekus Singleton Blues Music group that same yr in ’09 2009, and quickly discovered a local pursuing in Mississippi. He self-released a debut recording, Heartfelt, in 2011. Putting your signature on to Alligator Information, his second recording, and first nationwide release, Won’t Lose, made an appearance in 2014.