JJ Grey & Mofro
JJ Grey & Mofro (up to 2007 billed just as Mofro) is an American soul/funk/R&B/blues/southern rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, composed of JJ Grey (vocals, electric piano, acoustic guitar and electric guitar, harmonica), Andrew Trube (electric guitar and slide guitar), Anthony Farrell (Hammond Organ), Anthony Cole (drums) and the "Hercules Horns" Dennis Marion (trumpet), Art Edmaiston (tenor saxophone) and Todd Smallie (bass guitar).
The band made its recording debut in 2001 with Blackwater Read Full BioJJ Grey & Mofro (up to 2007 billed just as Mofro) is an American soul/funk/R&B/blues/southern rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, composed of JJ Grey (vocals, electric piano, acoustic guitar and electric guitar, harmonica), Andrew Trube (electric guitar and slide guitar), Anthony Farrell (Hammond Organ), Anthony Cole (drums) and the "Hercules Horns" Dennis Marion (trumpet), Art Edmaiston (tenor saxophone) and Todd Smallie (bass guitar).
The band made its recording debut in 2001 with Blackwater, following up in 2004 with Lochloosa (both released under the name Mofro; both albums reissued by Alligator). In 2007 the band, with it's current name, released Country Ghetto, followed by the 2008 album Orange Blossoms. With the release of 2010âs Georgia Warhorse, the band stepped further into the mainstream view with the AAA radio breakout single The Sweetest Thing. In 2011 the full fury of the bandâs live show was captured on the live CD/DVD Brighter Days.
April 2013 brings the release of the band's sixth studio album, This River. Named for the St. Johnâs River, a centering point for Grey's childhood near Jacksonville, Florida, b]This River flows from freewheeling celebrations (Florabama) to dark inner journeys (Somebody Else), from late night, beer-soaked testimonials (Your Lady, Sheâs Shady) to heartfelt ballads of the almost-forgotten (The Ballad Of Larry Webb), and ends with the title track and a singularly devastating vocal performance. With Dan Prothero at the helm as producer, JJ and the band once again returned to Retrophonics Studio in nearby St. Augustine, Florida and muscled out some of JJâs strongest material to date.
The band has played countless festivals, including Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Wakarusa, Austin City Limits Festival, Byron Bay Blues Festival (Australia), Montreal Jazz Festival and Fuji Rock (Japan). Over the course of his career, Grey has shared stages with the likes of Lenny Kravitz, B.B. King, The Allman Brothers Band, The Black Crowes, Los Lobos, Jeff Beck, Ben Harper, Booker T. Jones, Mavis Staples and many others. In 2011 the band extensively toured the UK. That same year, back in the U.S.A., Grey embarked on his first-ever solo tour, playing packed-to-capacity clubs. The band returned to Europe in 2012, playing multiple dates in the UK, Germany and The Netherlands.
JJâs songs have appeared in film and network television including House, Flashpoint, Crash, Friday Night Lights, The Glades, The Deadliest Catch and the film The Hoot. In November 2009, JJ wrote his first film score for the critically-acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning documentary The Good Soldier, that appeared in theatres and on Bill Moyers Journal on PBS. In 2010, JJ played piano, sang and contributed a song (The Wrong Side) to Buckwheat Zydecoâs Grammy-winning Alligator Records album Lay Your Burden Down. JJ also appears on Shemekia Copelandâs Grammy-nominated 2012 CD 33 1/3.
The band made its recording debut in 2001 with Blackwater Read Full BioJJ Grey & Mofro (up to 2007 billed just as Mofro) is an American soul/funk/R&B/blues/southern rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, composed of JJ Grey (vocals, electric piano, acoustic guitar and electric guitar, harmonica), Andrew Trube (electric guitar and slide guitar), Anthony Farrell (Hammond Organ), Anthony Cole (drums) and the "Hercules Horns" Dennis Marion (trumpet), Art Edmaiston (tenor saxophone) and Todd Smallie (bass guitar).
The band made its recording debut in 2001 with Blackwater, following up in 2004 with Lochloosa (both released under the name Mofro; both albums reissued by Alligator). In 2007 the band, with it's current name, released Country Ghetto, followed by the 2008 album Orange Blossoms. With the release of 2010âs Georgia Warhorse, the band stepped further into the mainstream view with the AAA radio breakout single The Sweetest Thing. In 2011 the full fury of the bandâs live show was captured on the live CD/DVD Brighter Days.
April 2013 brings the release of the band's sixth studio album, This River. Named for the St. Johnâs River, a centering point for Grey's childhood near Jacksonville, Florida, b]This River flows from freewheeling celebrations (Florabama) to dark inner journeys (Somebody Else), from late night, beer-soaked testimonials (Your Lady, Sheâs Shady) to heartfelt ballads of the almost-forgotten (The Ballad Of Larry Webb), and ends with the title track and a singularly devastating vocal performance. With Dan Prothero at the helm as producer, JJ and the band once again returned to Retrophonics Studio in nearby St. Augustine, Florida and muscled out some of JJâs strongest material to date.
The band has played countless festivals, including Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Wakarusa, Austin City Limits Festival, Byron Bay Blues Festival (Australia), Montreal Jazz Festival and Fuji Rock (Japan). Over the course of his career, Grey has shared stages with the likes of Lenny Kravitz, B.B. King, The Allman Brothers Band, The Black Crowes, Los Lobos, Jeff Beck, Ben Harper, Booker T. Jones, Mavis Staples and many others. In 2011 the band extensively toured the UK. That same year, back in the U.S.A., Grey embarked on his first-ever solo tour, playing packed-to-capacity clubs. The band returned to Europe in 2012, playing multiple dates in the UK, Germany and The Netherlands.
JJâs songs have appeared in film and network television including House, Flashpoint, Crash, Friday Night Lights, The Glades, The Deadliest Catch and the film The Hoot. In November 2009, JJ wrote his first film score for the critically-acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning documentary The Good Soldier, that appeared in theatres and on Bill Moyers Journal on PBS. In 2010, JJ played piano, sang and contributed a song (The Wrong Side) to Buckwheat Zydecoâs Grammy-winning Alligator Records album Lay Your Burden Down. JJ also appears on Shemekia Copelandâs Grammy-nominated 2012 CD 33 1/3.
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The Sun Is Shining Down
JJ Grey & Mofro Lyrics
"How many more days can you hold out
How much longer can you wait?" She asked
There was a time I thought I, I could answer
But my tongue gets tied as my thoughts drift away
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah
The sun is shining, shining down
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah
I'm alive
And I'm feeling, feeling fine
All those simple thoughts all those peaceful dreams
Share the space with a hard worked, hard worked day
But it's the little things, the little things not expectation
That make life worth living, worth living
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah
The sun is shining, shining down
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah
I'm alive, and the world Lord, world is fine
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah
The sun is shining, shining down
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah
I'm alive and I'm feeling Lord, feeling, feeling, feeling fine
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Raven Meadows
"How many more days can you hold out
How much longer can you wait?" she asked
There was a time I thought I, I could answer
But my tongue gets tied as my thoughts drift away
Glory, Glory - Hallelujah
The sun is shining, shining down
Glory, Glory - Hallelujah
I'm alive and I'm feeling, feeling fine
All those simple thoughts all those peaceful dreams
Share the space with a hard worked, hard worked day
But it's the little things, the little things not expectation
That make life worth living, worth living
Glory, Glory - Hallelujah
The sun is shining, shining down
Glory, Glory - Hallelujah
I'm alive, and the world Lord, world is fine
Glory, Glory - Hallelujah
The sun is shining, shining down
Glory, Glory - Hallelujah
I'm alive and I'm feeling Lord, feeling, feeling, feeling fine
christine wells
My Daddy recently had an accident and suffered a brain injury he would never recover from. We took him off the ventilator and sleep with him for what was that last 9 hours left with him in his hospital bed. We listened to this song and the entire album for 9 hours until he passed. This song on repeat many times. This was my Dads favorite music so we blasted it as loud as possible that night. I listen to this song everyday on my way to work. I miss Daddy so much. You have no idea how much your music meant to us that night -Dennis Craig Hill 04/10/61-07/28/2015
Susan Boeing
My condolences my friend..may GOD ALLOW PEACE & LOVE OVERTHROW YOUR HOME IN JESUS'S LOVING PRECIOUS NAME AMEN
Arlene Tomkins
Although this post comes a few years after sharing your pain, thereâs no space between the then and now of missing someone deeply loved . So.... No words... just a long lingering hug to say Iâm sorry for the loss and pain đ
Barrett Xiong
may your father rest in peace, and god bless your beautiful soul
Rhonda Harmon
christine wells been there. Hardest thing in the world
Shelly Edmonds
JJ koi Virginia ccI has cool ccolor and all right Iâll let them be kkkkk
sĂş cursino
ImpossĂvel ouvir sĂł uma vez. Ouço vĂĄrias e nĂŁo me canso.
James Campbell
Heard this song, an 'this river',, an took a deep breath, an laid my 40 cal down on my pillow,, my depression allmost cost me my life,,, but music is food for the soul,, im on meds now an they seem to be workin,,,đŻđđŞ
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James Moscara
Hang in there brother