Today we’d like to introduce you to Andy Joe Pearce.
Hi Andy Joe, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
Andy Pearce Bio: currently performing with Kelly Killing in the band “Killing Pearce”.
Andy Joe Pearce Fort Worth based artist (Guitar, Piano, Vocals) grew up in south Louisiana. He was part of a musical family where he developed a love of playing guitar with his cousins Rex and Emily Pearce. In on a school field trip in 1975 he saw BB King at the New Orleans Jazz HeritageFestival.This led to his fascination with the blues and soul music. Andy started playing in bands in 1978 in Baton Rouge where he began to learn the craft of songwriting from his cousin Rex Pearce. Andy went on to work for Phoenix Atlanta music as a staff writer in 1987 where he met and wrote songs with Danny Simpson, Fred Moss, and Jeffery Sisk. Andy has written songs for various artists over the years, covering the genres of country, blues, and alternative rock.
He has a passion for finger style electric guitar which crystallized in a love for the music of Mark Knopfler. This culminated in the formation of (the currently only) Dire Straits tribute band in North America; dANG sTRAITS.
Andy has performed at the Larry Joe Taylor festival, the house of Blues and Texas stadium.
Andy has shared the stage with Grammy award winner Larry Mitchell, The Atlanta Rhythm Section, Tom Quayle, Tanya Tucker, Randy Floyd, Mark David Manders, Amy Grant, Susan Grey, Lloyd Maines, Lannie Flowers, Susan Hickman, Robben Ford, Greg Koch, Brent Mason, Gwen Hughes, Andy Timmons, and Buddy Whittington. He has recorded with: Grammy Award winning producer Larry Mitchell, Grammy Award winning producer Michael McDonald, Grammy Award winning producer Kevin McKendree, Neal Morse, Greg Westfall, the Calamity Janes, Will Ray, Stevie Gurr, and Louis Conti. Andy is constantly honing his craft with local artists in the Dallas Fort Worth area and is very passionately a part of the Andy Wood Woodshed guitar community.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
It’s been fairly smooth. I’ve been blessed to have good opportunities God is good. I have a strong faith community and good music partnership. Music has been therapeutic for me. I have struggled with post traumatic stress disorder from multiple deployments. I have a great supportive wife who pours into me.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I love to play music with different communities. I am fortunate enough to have a song on YouTube that blew up and has over 100,000 views currently. Some of my instrumental music has over 8 million streams. I play live locally all thru north Texas. I have great friends in the music industry.
What would you say have been one of the most important lessons you’ve learned?
Don’t quit. In the words of Churchill: “never, never, never quit” if you believe that you are right. It helps to be grounded by an outside higher power.
Pricing:
- Willing to work with entertainment budgets.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.dangstraits.com/andyjoepearce
- Instagram: Dirtyrottensinnermusic.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BTAZh9tfu/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@andyjoepearce?si=tZRgaLw7VSzhj6zM
