JoJo Bayliss is an Independent folk-pop singer-songwriter from the foothills of VA. His take on pop music indulges most genres and incorporates his own sound using melodic vocals and tones with powerful acoustic guitar driving each song.
1 review
Charles P.
June 21, 2024Saw this guy play outdoors on top of a building/restaurant. It was a beautiful night! Joe was very personable, professional, funny, and diverse through his repertoire. He played a few original songs and numerous classic covers. Joe has a bright, clear voice, and put some fantastic spins into his guitar playing. It was a good time and the crowd seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. I will go and see him again.
Hired as: Singing Guitarist
Price range: $300-$800
Languages: English
Gig length: 30 - 200 minutes
JoJo Bayliss is a seasoned-vet with song selection and catering to the atmosphere and intimacy of the audience. He's a master at dialing in tone and using volume to induce rich flavorful sounds for any venue (from intimate house parties to events with hundreds in attendance). His song selection caters to most genres and decades. His most specific trait focuses on works from the 1970's and up; some of them being very unique to his own compositions. JoJo is a master of both energy and intimacy at the same time and his sets are supportive of this. One guest commented how unique it was to "observe a single-performer have people dancing for the course of a few songs and then completely enamored with a ballad ... having them singing along and the entire venue applauding his work" - Tom Ferris (Real Estate Agent, Washington DC)
Audubon Drive is an acoustic artist from the DMV. His take on pop music indulges most genres and many influences, yet he incorporates his own sound using melodic tones and driving rhythms for each song. Vocally he has been compared often to a modern-day James Taylor. His heart-felt melodic ballads that leave an impression on every audience.
Press:
"he covers the entire musical spectrum and does it pretty darn well [...] Where some bands take a lofty, aspirational approach to the music world, he is about as real as it gets." - Jesse Scott - Free Lance-Star
As a solo artist, I don't require much. Simply have power in the general area of performance (unless a professional sound company needs to be involved or multiple performers come into play).
1060’s:
Johnny Cash - “Folsom Prison” (1953)
Ben E King - “Stand by Me” (1962)
The Temptations - “My Girl” (1964)
The Beatles - “We Can Work It Out” (1965)
Jackson Browne - “These Days” - (1967)
Otis Redding - "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" (1967)
Van Morrison - “Brown Eyed Girl (1967)
The Beatles - “Come Together” (1969)
James Taylor - “Carolina In My Mind” (1968)
Neil Diamond - “Sweet Caroline” (1969)
1970’s:
Grateful Dead - “Friend of The Devil” (1970)
James Taylor - “Fire & Rain” (1970)
Stevie Wonder - “Signed Sealed Delivered” (1970)
Van Morrison - “Domino” (1970)
Bill Withers - “Ain’t No Sunshine” (1971)
John Denver - “Country Roads” (1971)
Van Morrison - “Wild Night” (1971)
Bill Withers “Use Me” (1972)
Pure Prairie League - “Amie” (1972)
Stevie Wonder - “Superstition” (1972)
Grateful Dead - “Peggy-O” (1973)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Freebird” (1973)
Marshall Tucker - “Can’t You See” (1973)
The Temptations - “Shakey Ground” (1975)
Tom Petty - “American Girl” (1976)
Billy Joel - “Movin’ Out” (1977)
The Eagles - “Hotel California” (1977)
Eric Clapton - “Lay Down Sally” (1977)
Jimmy Buffett - “Margaritaville” (1977)
The Cars - Just What I Needed” (1978)
Bob Marley - “Could You Be Loved” (1979)
1980’s:
Men At Work - “Down Under” (1981)
The GoGo’s - “Our Lips are Sealed” (1981)
Tommy Tutone - “Jenny Jenny (8675309)” (1981)
Duran Duran - “Hungry Like The Wolf” (1982)
Hall & Oates - “Say It Isn’t So” (1983)
Men at Work - “Overkill” (1983)
Kenny Loggins - “Footloose” (1984)
Peter Gabriel - “In Your Eyes” (1986)
Peter Gabriel - “Sledgehammer” (1986)
Randy Travis - “Forever and Ever” (1987)
REM - “One I Love” (1987)
1990’s and up:
Garth Brooks - “The Dance”(1990)
Stone Temple Pilots - “Interstate Love Song” (1994)
Toad & The Wet Sprocket - “Something's Always Wrong” (1994)
Tom Petty - “Wildflowers” (1994)
Tonic - “If You Could Only” (1996)
Eve 6 - “Inside Out” (1998)
Foo Fighters - “Learn to Fly” (1999)
Lit - “My Own Worst Enemy” (1999)
Splender - “Yeah Whatever” (1999)
Goo Goo Dolls - “Give A Little Bit” (2004)
The Wood Brothers - “Luckiest Man” (2006)
Jason Isbell - “Cover Me Up” (2013)
Old Crow Medicine - “Wagon Wheel” (2013)
Robby Hecht - “Over You” (2015)
Ed Sheeran - “Castle on The Hill” (2017)
Mylie Cyrus - “Malibu” (2017)
Peter Bradley Adams - “Good Man” (2017)
Tyler Childers - “Feathered Indians” (2017)
James Taylor
The Beatles
Lori McKenna
Tyler Childers
Ballroom Thieves
Peter Gabriel
Acoustic Guitar
Mixer & 1 or 2 Speakers
Lighting if necessary
Singing Guitarist
