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About John Bartus

  • Birthday 12/01/1961

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    Very few towns or cities could ever claim that their Mayor was a smokin' hot guitar player. The island city of Marathon in the Florida Keys is one of those towns. While politics is a temporary call to service, music is a life sentence. John Bartus, a full-time professional musician, singer, and songwriter for more than three decades, continues to raise the bar with both his groundbreaking solo acoustic show, and his killer band, Storm Watch.

    John’s songs cover a wide spectrum of topics – there are love songs, love-gone-wrong songs, and story songs about characters like the fun-loving Joe from “Vegas Town,” the Drifter from “Hit the Road Again,” the smuggler who ran out of luck from “Kiss Your Life Goodbye,” the dancer from “The Way It’s Meant to Be,” and the follower of visions from “Velvet Elvis.”

    There are songs about dealing with life (“Victim of Gravity”) and death (“Goodbye”). There is the tribute to the Apollo I, Challenger, and Columbia astronauts as well as John’s father, a Saturn IB launch team engineer (“Dawn’s Early Light”). And there are the Trop Rock songs – “Palm Trees in Paradise,” “Captain of His Own Destiny,” “The Islands of Marathon” – that show the influence of living in a tropical island town for 30 years.

    Rag Magazine wrote in an album review, “John Bartus could well be a force to be recorded with, in the very near future. The song, ‘Velvet Elvis,’ is reminiscent of the soft sarcastic style of Warren Zevon: a man, eating donuts in the Black Lung Cafe, receives a vision from ‘The King’ through a velvet Elvis hanging on a wall, and is inspired to go to Graceland to steal one for his own, even though it means jail time. The remainder of the CD is done in the story song style of Joshua Kadison with the Florida themes of Jimmy Buffett. A pure storyteller in a minstrel’s soul, Bartus’ voice is crisp and clear, and the music is easy to enjoy.”

    John’s most recent CD releases are the Keys Disease 10th Anniversary Remaster, and Live From the Florida Keys Vol. 2. A new studio CD, Time & Tide, will be released in 2014, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of John’s first shows in the Florida Keys.

    John performs more than 200 shows a year throughout the Florida Keys. He calls these shows, many of them regular recurring dates, his Perpetual Island Tour. His solo acoustic shows are never-planned-in-advance journeys into creative live looping, and the shows with his band Storm Watch venture toward John’s rock side, equal parts Gilmour, Knopfler, and Young.

    You might have to subject yourself to a tropical island getaway in order to see John Bartus live – after three years on the road in the early 1980s, he figured out to stay in one place and let the listeners come to him. You’ll also have to put up with fishing, diving, beaching, fun in the sun, the world’s best seafood, and a tropical cocktail now and then… but the music is worth it!

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    Marathon, Florida Keys

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    35-year pro musician & producer

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  1. Originally Posted by glepko will do man! - looking to get down for a breather late fall/early winter after crazy season Perfect time, as it's our off-season and things are quieter here as well!
  2. Originally Posted by glepko and john bartus - i was diggin your list, then saw 'dream weaver' and really started taking a look. that's a good song book man. i'll put you on the list of acts to catch (along with NN) when i make it to florida again. Thanks! If you get down to the Keys, look me up... I'm in Marathon, halfway between Key Largo and Key West.
  3. As promised, Part 2! Baby I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites Friend of the Devil - Grateful Dead Drift Away - Dobie Gray City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie Sara Smile - Hall & Oates Every Time You Go Away - Hall & Oates It Never Rains in Southern California - Albert Hammond Angel Eyes - Jeff Healey Band Sunset Grille - Don Henley Boys of Summer - Don Henley End of the Innocence - Don Henley Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill Long Cool Woman in Black Dress - Hollies Let Her Cry - Hootie & the Blowfish I Only Wanna Be With You - Hootie & the Blowfish The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby White Wedding - Billy Idol Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull Piano Man - Billy Joel Scenes From An Italian Restaurant - Billy Joel Captain Jack - Billy Joel Honesty - Billy Joel Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) - Billy Joel Only The Good Die Young - Billy Joel Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Billy Joel A Matter of Trust - Billy Joel Summer - Highland Falls You May Be Right - Billy Joel Chevy Van - Sammy Johns No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones Beautiful in My Eyes - Joshua Kadison Dust in the Wind - Kansas Carry on Wayward Son - Kansas Stand By Me - Ben E. King Beth - Kiss Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot If Children Had Wings - Gordon Lightfoot Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot The Citcle is Small - Gordon Lightfoot Spanish Moss - Gordon Lightfoot Cool Change - Little River Band Lady - Little River Band Brandy - Looking Glass Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd Redemption Songs - Bob Marley Heard it in a Love Song - Marshall Tucker Band We Just Disagree - Dave Mason Why Georgia Why - John Mayer American Pie - Don McLean Vincent - Don McLean Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf Cherry Bomb - John Mellencamp Jack & Diane - John Mellencamp Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp Your Life Is Now - John Mellencamp Overkill - Men At Work Down Under - Men At Work The Joker - Steve Miller Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues The Voice - Moody Blues Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison Moondance - Van Morrison Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison Into the Mystic - Van Morrison Wildfire - Michael Murphey Garden Party - Rick Nelson Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Oh! Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison Still the One - Orleans Eye in the Sky - Alan Parsons Project Time - Alan Parsons Project You Don't Know How It Feels - Tom Petty Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty Running Down a Dream - Tom Petty Breakdown - Tom Petty American Girl - Tom Petty Free Fallin' - Tom Petty The Last DJ - Tom Petty It's Good to Be King - Tom Petty Learning to Fly - Tom Petty Yer So Bad - Tom Petty You Wreck Me - Tom Petty Wildflowers - Tom Petty Have Love Will Travel - Tom Petty Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Breathe / Time - Pink Floyd Hey You - Pink Floyd Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd Another Brick (Part II) - Pink Floyd Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd Crazy Love - Poco Message In A Bottle - Police/Sting Fields of Gold - Police/Sting Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley Back on the Chain Gang - Pretenders Purple Rain - Prince Angel From Montgomery - John Prine Whiter Shade of Pale - Procul Harum You're My Best Friend - Queen Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty Whatever's Written In Your Heart - Gerry Rafferty Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding Losing My Religion - R.E.M. The One I Love - R.E.M. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Righteous Brothers Easy - Lionel Ritchie/Commodores Hello - Lionel Ritchie/Commodores The Poor Side of Town - Johnny Rivers Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson Wild Horses - Rolling Stones Dead Flowers - Rolling Stones Satisfaction - Rolling Stones Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones Start Me Up - Rolling Stones Miss You - Rolling Stones Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones Angie - Rolling Stones Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones The Last Time - Rolling Stones Mixed Emotions - Rolling Stones Smooth - Santana Evil Ways - Santana Black Magic Woman - Santana Love Look What You've Done To Me - Boz Scaggs Summer Breeze - Seals & Croft Turn the Page - Bob Seger Night Moves - Bob Seger We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger Against the Wind - Bob Seger Main Street - Bob Seger Runaway - Del Shannon The Boxer - Simon (& Garfunkel) Sounds of Silence - Simon (& Garfunkel) Homeward Bound - Simon (& Garfunkel) Mrs. Robinson - Simon (& Garfunkel) Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon (& Garfunkel) Me & Julio - Simon (& Garfunkel) Kodachrome - Simon (& Garfunkel) Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover - Simon (& Garfunkel) Slip Sliding Away - Simon (& Garfunkel) Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen The River - Bruce Springsteen Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen I'm on Fire - Bruce Springsteen Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen As Time Goes By - Standard Georgia On My Mind - Standard House of the Rising Sun - Standard Kansas City - Standard San Antonio Rose - Standard Slow Boat to China - Standard Fly Me To The Moon - Standard Stars Fell on Alabama - Standard Summertime - Standard Wind Beneath My Wings - Standard Doctor Wu - Steely Dan Reelin' In The Years - Steely Dan Third World Man - Steely Dan Born to be Wild - Steppewnwolf Wild World - Cat Stevens Peace Train - Cat Stevens Where Do The Children Play - Cat Stevens Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens Time Passages - Al Stewart Year of the Cat - Al Stewart Maggie May - Rod Stewart I Was Only Joking - Rod Stewart You're In My Heart - Rod Stewart Give a Little Bit - Supertramp Nearly ALL Popular JT - James Taylor My Girl - Temptations The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tokens Africa - Toto End of the Line - Traveling Wilburys Handle With Care - Traveling Wilburys Happy Together - Turtles With or Without You - U2 La Bamba - Richie Valens Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh Behind Blue Eyes - The Who Always On My Mind - Willie & Waylon Luckenbach Texas - Willie & Waylon On The Road Again - Willie & Waylon Dream Weaver - Gary Wright Harvest Moon - Neil Young Heart of Gold - Neil Young Like a Hurricane - Neil Young Comes A Time - Neil Young My My Hey Hey - Neil Young Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Young Rockin' in the Free World - Neil Young Get Together - Youngbloods Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon Poor Pitiful Me - Warren Zevon Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top (Whew!)
  4. I should apologize in advance for posting something this long. So, with apologies, my somewhat complete list of covers on acoustic guitar and piano (and some band numbers) part 1... Melissa - Allman Brothers Midnight Rider - Allman Brothers How Much I Feel - Ambrosia Horse With No Name - America Ventura Highway - America I Need You - America Sandman - America Tin Man - America Lonely People - America Sister Golden Hair - America Daisy Jane - America Seminole Wind - John Anderson What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong Love Shack - B-52s The Weight - The Band Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band ORIGINAL SONGS FROM MY CDs - John Bartus Kokomo - Beach Boys Let It Be - Beatles + Solo The Long and Winding Road - Beatles + Solo Here Comes the Sun - Beatles + Solo Nowhere Man - Beatles + Solo Norwegian Wood - Beatles + Solo Oh Darlin' - Beatles + Solo Yesterday - Beatles + Solo Get Back - Beatles + Solo Back in the USSR - Beatles + Solo Yellow Submarine - Beatles + Solo Something - Beatles + Solo A Hard Day's Night - Beatles + Solo Can't Buy Me Love - Beatles + Solo A Day In The Life - Beatles + Solo Ob-La-Di - Ob-La-Da You've Got To Hide Your - Beatles + Solo Fool On The Hill - Beatles + Solo Rocky Raccoon - Beatles + Solo Sgt. Pepper/Help From My Friends - Beatles + Solo I Am The Walrus - Beatles + Solo Hey Jude - Beatles + Solo We Can Work It Out - Beatles + Solo Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End - Beatles + Solo While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Beatles + Solo I Saw Her Standing There - Beatles + Solo Twist And Shout - Beatles + Solo In My Life - Beatles + Solo Imagine - Beatles + Solo Starting Over - Beatles + Solo Woman - Beatles + Solo Watching the Wheels - Beatles + Solo Band on the Run - Beatles + Solo Day-O - Harry Belafonte On Broadway - George Benson This Masquerade - George Benson Johnnie B. Goode - Chuck Berry At This Moment - Billy & The Beaters Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi Amanda - Boston A Man I'll Never Be - Boston Space Oddity - David Bowie The Letter - Box Tops Everything I Own - Bread Guitar Man - Bread I'd Like To Make It With You - Bread If - Bread Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks The Dance - Garth Brooks Shameless - Garth Brooks Running on Empty - Jackson Browne In the Shape of a Heart - Jackson Browne Rosie - Jackson Browne The Load-Out / Stay - Jackson Browne Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett Pirate Looks at 40 - Jimmy Buffett Changes in Latitudes - Jimmy Buffett Volcano - Jimmy Buffett Son of a Sailor - Jimmy Buffett Come Monday - Jimmy Buffett Havana Daydreamin' - Jimmy Buffett Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash Taxi - Harry Chapin Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin Better Place to Be - Harry Chapin Saturday In The Park - Chicago Colour My World - Chicago 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago Beginnings - Chicago Change The World - Eric Clapton Layla - Eric Clapton Promises - Eric Clapton Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton Crazy - Patsy Cline You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins One Tin Soldier - Coven Bad Moon Rising - Creedence/Fogerty Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Creedence/Fogerty Green River - Creedence/Fogerty Proud Mary - Creedence/Fogerty Who'll Stop The Rain - Creedence/Fogerty Centerfield - Creedence/Fogerty Old Man Down the Road - Creedence/Fogerty Rock and Roll Girls - Creedence/Fogerty Southern Cross - CSNY Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - CSNY Helplessly Hoping - CSNY Just A Song Before I Go - CSNY Ohio - CSNY Wasted on the Way - CSNY Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce Operator - Jim Croce I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song - Jim Croce Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce Long Haired Country Boy - Charlie Daniels I Go Crazy - Paul Davis Rocky Mtn. High - John Denver Country Roads - John Denver Annie's Song - John Denver Leaving On A Jet Plane - John Denver Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond I Am - I Said Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond So Far Away - Dire Straits Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits Money for Nothing - Dire Straits Walk of Life - Dire Straits Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino Listen to the Music - Doobie Brothers Black Water - Doobie Brothers China Grove - Doobie Brothers Touch Me - Doors Light My Fire - Doors Riders on the Storm - Doors Roadhouse Blues - Doors Life in a Northern Town - Dream Academy Under the Boardwalk - Drifters Up On The Roof - Drifters All Along the Watchtower - Bob Dylan Don't Think Twice - Bob Dylan Hurricane - Bob Dylan I Shall Be Released - Bob Dylan It Ain't Me Babe - Bob Dylan Just Like a Woman - Bob Dylan Knocking on Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan Se
  5. Something else to consider: http://www.jldguitar.net/ My Breedloves came with this installed from the factory, and it really does have an incredible effect on the overall tone of the guitar. The stuff they claim on their website is really true.
  6. No, no-- not the Theramin. And, while the keyboard being used might be a Hammond B3, it sounds definitely as if some post-FX of some sort have been introduced to the sound. I'm just always curious about what "tricks" were available, say, pre-1968. Two posts, two incorrect spellings of the word Theremin... I shall cease being a pompous ass now.
  7. Somebody's gonna do alright here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300236547325 I'm crying... :cry:
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