Sol Roots

Thursday May 30 powerful lineup of music with JOHNNY RAWLS "soul-blues renaissance man" Johnny Rawls at legendary JVs with guests Linwood Taylor, and Sol Roots. "Johnny Rawls is an award winning vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. He has been called a “soul-blues renaissance man” by Living Blues. Johnny Rawls has worked with artists such as Z.Z. Hill, Joe Tex, and was band director for deep soul legends O.V. Wright & Little Johnny Taylor" "The Blues Music Awards, Blues Blast Awards, Living Blues Critics Poll Awards, and the W. C. Handy Awards have all acknowledged Johnny with multiple awards and nominations, including Soul Blues Album of the Year and Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year. Johnny is honored to be mentioned on two markers along the Mississippi Blues Trail" "Linwood Taylor has one of the most highly respected names in the blues community. Linwood's style is in the vein of Muddy Waters, Albert King and Hendrix, while his resume includes appearances with Albert Collins, Joe Louis Walker, Devon Allman, and Tommy Castro" "Sol has a wealth of original music in rootsy styles and a killer approach to guitar playing. No wonder, since he spent years working with Music Maker Foundation backing up the likes of Guitar Gabriel, Cool John Ferguson, Captain Luke, Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, Albert White, Robert Lee Coleman, and many more" The legendary JV's has been showcasing the best in national, regional, as well as local D.C. area blues, rock, soul, rockabilly, folk, and more for decades. JV's is located in Falls Church, VA.