musician composer Sonny Boy

Sonnyboy is a musician, singer, composer, producer, and band leader with  5 independently produced albums to his name. Early on, it was  Sonnyboy’s well known Blues musician uncle, Sonny Green, who inspired  him to explore the genre. Born in Monroe, Louisiana and raised in the  Baptist churches of Milwaukee, Sonnyboy learned to play multiple  instruments at an early age, and did so with a traditional  gospel/R&B slant. From Milwaukee, Sonnyboy moved to Minneapolis.  With only his guitar and the clothes on his back, Sonnyboy journeyed  into what he had been told was forbidden devil music: funk, reggae,  rock, and hip hop. And he did so in the middle of the Prince- led  Paisley Park music scene. He quickly became accepted into the  Minneapolis music community and began working with artists on the  Paisley Park label, Parliament Funkadelic family, Mary Harris of  Spearhead, and countless other artists. He has come to share the stage  with Prince, The Black Crows, The Skatalights, and has performed at  venues as prestigious as the world famous Paisley Park Studios. Also  known as a hip hop hippie and an urban poet, he cheated death in a near  fatal car crash and found himself back on the streets where he started.  His rededication to music, his renewed energy, and his creative  explosion resulted in him writing songs, composing, producing music, and  even co-producing his music videos. Sonnyboy established his own record  label, ArtSoul Entertainment.  He got grounded, developed a unique  sound, and formed the 4 member band, Sonnyboy. Rolling Stone Magazine  acclaimed the group as "one of the best unsigned bands to come out of  Minneapolis since Prince and The Time." Sonnyboy moved the band to New  York and the band has toured across the country and throughout Europe.  Sonnyboy’s success can be attributed to his uncommon focus and an  artistic integrity that is often lacking in today’s corporate music  arena.   For more info: http://www.indiereviewcd.com https://twitter.com/IndieRevue https://www.instagram.com/indie.review