John Mohead
John Mohead was born in the same hospital Elvis died in on a full moon on the first day of the year of Aquarius. Mohead’s first public appearance was a talent show at age eight where he played Greg Allman’s “Midnight Rider” on a four-string ukulele. Despite such an audacious debut, Mohead did not seriously get involved in music until he was fifteen, when he began playing backyard barbeques for Conway Twitty’smother, Miss Jenkins.
Mohead recorded Lula City Limits for Living Bluesfounder Jim O’Neal and Rounder Records. He was a staff writer for Pat Higdon and Universal Music Nashville, co-wrote “Southern Women” with Kent Blazy, a Billboard top 20 hit for the Wright Brothers and has added numerous film and TV credits to his name.Mohead has recorded over seven full length CD’s of original music and a live album, Live from Telluride, recorded at Blues and Brews Festival in Telluride, CO.
Having performed with everyone from Bob Dylan, LittleFeat, David Allen Coe, the Allman Brothers, Warren Haynes, Billy Joe Shaver and Widespread Panic to name a few, Mohead spent years touring the world playing festivals and shows, performing over 200 dates a year. Mohead is hailed as the “staunch upholder of Dixie fried faith” who is “steeped in Southern Comfortrather than counterfeiting it.”
Mohead's latest project, Mograss, available on allstreaming platforms, is a slight departure from his "southern rock" past. Mograss is a different taste of John's conventional musical palette. Mograss takes a behind the beat groove mixed in with fine bluegrass instrumentation; from David Pierce on mandolin, award winning banjo player, Ryan Cavanaugh, Blue Mother Tupelo's Ricky Davis on dobro and GRAMMY Award winning artist, Charlie Musselwhite, on harmonica— resulting in an unpredictable gumbo feast! Mohead’s lyrics read like a collection of short stories you finish too quickly. His music leaves you tapping your foot and wanting more. Fans of Lowell George, Van Morrison, Greg Allman and Gram Parsons have anew name to add to their list.
“The greatest songwriter you never heard of” is John Mohead. A true “Son of the South”.
Mohead recorded Lula City Limits for Living Bluesfounder Jim O’Neal and Rounder Records. He was a staff writer for Pat Higdon and Universal Music Nashville, co-wrote “Southern Women” with Kent Blazy, a Billboard top 20 hit for the Wright Brothers and has added numerous film and TV credits to his name.Mohead has recorded over seven full length CD’s of original music and a live album, Live from Telluride, recorded at Blues and Brews Festival in Telluride, CO.
Having performed with everyone from Bob Dylan, LittleFeat, David Allen Coe, the Allman Brothers, Warren Haynes, Billy Joe Shaver and Widespread Panic to name a few, Mohead spent years touring the world playing festivals and shows, performing over 200 dates a year. Mohead is hailed as the “staunch upholder of Dixie fried faith” who is “steeped in Southern Comfortrather than counterfeiting it.”
Mohead's latest project, Mograss, available on allstreaming platforms, is a slight departure from his "southern rock" past. Mograss is a different taste of John's conventional musical palette. Mograss takes a behind the beat groove mixed in with fine bluegrass instrumentation; from David Pierce on mandolin, award winning banjo player, Ryan Cavanaugh, Blue Mother Tupelo's Ricky Davis on dobro and GRAMMY Award winning artist, Charlie Musselwhite, on harmonica— resulting in an unpredictable gumbo feast! Mohead’s lyrics read like a collection of short stories you finish too quickly. His music leaves you tapping your foot and wanting more. Fans of Lowell George, Van Morrison, Greg Allman and Gram Parsons have anew name to add to their list.
“The greatest songwriter you never heard of” is John Mohead. A true “Son of the South”.