Coming off a sold out show at the Shalin Liu in Rockport, Ma., Jonathan Edwards returns to the Chocolate Church Arts Center to open their 2010-2011 season on September 4th. The Chocolate Church Arts Center is located at 804 Washington Street in Bath, in the historic 1847 gothic church building. Tickets are $24 advance, $26 door, and $22 for members and may be purchased by visiting www.chocolatechurcharts.org or by calling (207) 442-8455.
Edwards (www.jonathanedwards.net) who resides in Maine, says it is always a pleasure to play in his home state. “We have some wonderful music venues here. The Chocolate Church is no exception, for the both the musician and the fans, the Chocolate Church provides a wonderful setting.”
Jonathan Edwards burst on the music scene nearly 40 years ago with the mega-hit “Sunshine,” a cheerful anthem of defiance written at the height of the Vietnam War era. Today he remains as original, energetic and relevant as he was all those years ago, with a voice as strong and memorable as ever.
Jonathan Edwards has played around the world for over four decades having a stellar career of uncompromising musical integrity, delivering songs of passion, insight and humor all rendered in a pure and powerful tenor.
He began his music career growing up in Minnesota, playing by ear on his piano and guitar. In his teens and twenties he became an integral part of the Boston folk music scene, playing with various mutations of bands and traveling all over New England. Soon he was opening for B. B. King and Allman Brothers Band and recorded his first album, Jonathan” which featured the now legendary hit cut Sunshine.
A fierce proclamation of protest and independence set to deceptively upbeat music, Sunshine resonated with the thousands and thousands of frustrated and angry young men and women of the day. It was just at the time of the Vietnam War and Nixon. It was looking bad out there. That song meant a lot to a lot of people during that time especially me, Jonathan says. It got its start on a Boston radio station and quickly made its way to the top five on the national charts, earning him a gold record in 1971.
His live concerts that have collectively drawn an audience of millions to hear not just a performer and songwriter, but a story teller whose music and charisma touch both the heart and the funny bone, connecting with fans of all ages.
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