JD McPherson

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Singer Songwriter

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JD McPherson in conversation with Lauren Laverne

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Biography

JD McPherson (Jonathan David McPherson, born c. 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He is known for a retro sound rooted in the rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and rockabilly music of the 1950s. Among more obvious influences like Little Richard and Fats Domino, McPherson also draws inspiration from artists as diverse as the Wu-Tang Clan, Pixies, and Led Zeppelin.

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BBC Reviews

  1. Signs & Signifiers 2012

    Review of Signs & Signifiers

    Reviewed by Leonie Cooper

    A swinging debut set harbouring riffs and hooks which easily hop across the decades.

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