ABOUT TENOR BLUE

The story of Tenor Blue is a testament to the power of music and the spirit of those who refuse to give up on a dream.

This chapter in the life of Tenor Blue is not the first in a quest to find a career as an artist in the elusive music industry. Talent has never been the question with Tenor Blue, but the stumbling blocks that he has faced have come from within and the many obstacles that life presents us all. As a singer-songwriter and artist who is constantly in search of new adventures and brighter horizons, the book on Tenor Blue is one that continues to be written. Tenor Blue was raised in the storied Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, home to the historic “Summer of Love” and a gathering place for many of the most renowned acts in Rock and Roll including Sly & The Family Stone, The Grateful Dead, Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. Growing up in the heart of San Francisco meant an introduction into a world with few boundaries and exposure to a wide variety of music and cultures.

a sound that pushes the boundaries of reggae music...

While Tenor was naturally drawn to R&B and Soul music as a child, it was in his teenage years that he began to seriously embrace jazz, rock and roll, international music and reggae. This breadth of musical influences has found its way into the fabric of his creative inspiration and have helped him to form a sound that pushes the boundaries of reggae music, melding it seamlessly with other genres. But the common denominators that run through all of Tenor Blue’s music are the honesty of his lyrical content and the warm, inviting tone of his vocals that make each song unmistakably his own.
Tenor Blue’s journey has led him from his hometown of San Francisco to Los Angeles, where he first began his songwriting and recording journey and was signed to a recording contract under PMP/Loud/RCA Records, back to the Bay Area then to South Florida and now to his current home of Atlanta, GA where continues his musical journey writing, recording and performing. Through all these phases of life one thing has remained consistent–a deep seated and burning desire to write and create music. Through success and struggle, ups and downs, the creative drive has always been there. Every phase, every chapter of life for Tenor brings opportunities to express himself and share something of value with the world through the power of word and sound.

Over the years Tenor Blue has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in reggae history including Gregory Isaacs, Frankie Paul, John Holt, Barrington Levy and many others.

With his sweet vocals, stage presence, knowledge of reggae music and palpable authenticity, Tenor Blue is that rare foreign artist that even hard core Jamaican audiences embrace with open arms. Through all the years, despite obstacles, setbacks and times when it didn’t seem to make sense to continue forward, Tenor Blue has forged ahead knowing that, for him, to stop making music would mean stop living, to stop fighting, to stop dreaming

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