EJ Cox

For singer-songwriter and Florida native EJ Cox, music runs in the blood of the family. His great-grandfather, and grandmother both played the fiddle, his great-aunt the piano and there are banjo and guitar pickin' cousins. EJ began playing music himself on an old upright piano at about age seven. When he first started performing it was old gospel songs in church, on a front porch in Marianna with his guitar, or at the lake in Odessa for family and friends. These are great memories for EJ, and times that he believes molded his interest in this type of music. After graduating from Auburn he eventually founded his own band. He was the frontman for this country outfit and played rhythm guitar. "It's very cool to be able to say my first live show was in Auburn, a place I love deeply and where I graduated. The first show was at a great little country dive called "The Struttin' Duck." Cox says he is influenced by all good music but feels like many characteristics of his style are owed to artists and writers like Cash, Willie, and John Prine, along with Keith Whitley, Buffett and groups like The Band and Marshal Tucker. EJ's writing is sometimes inspired by what he's thinking about on a particular day or whatever is going on around him or in his life. “I don't plan it out, it just happens or it doesn't”, EJ explains. EJ currently lives in Eagle County, Colorado. He just released his live album recorded at the Maverick Saloon in Santa Inez, CA. Check it out on iTunes....better yet buy it! EJ Cox is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. An active composer, recording artist, and live performer, his music is often described as Americana