Internationally renowned, Michael has collaborated with musical icons that have inspired his own career, such as Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Renee Fleming, BB King, Bob Dylan and - perhaps his greatest influence - Ray Charles. As a songwriter, he has earned over 24 BMI & ASCAP Awards, including Songwriter of the Year, 9 Million-Air awards, and the Hitmakers Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In recognition of his artistic achievements, Michael won 2 Grammys for Best Pop Male Vocal Performance (nominated four times), 6 American Music Awards, and a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His previous album A SYMPHONY OF HITS, which hit #1 on the Billboard Classical Chart, is a selection of his favorite Greatest Hits newly arranged and recorded with a full symphony orchestra. Bolton reveals his timeless relevance with a collection of freshly written songs in his newest album Spark of Light, featuring the single “Beautiful World” which debuted on NBC’s American Song Contest.

Michael Bolton is a multi-Grammy Award-winning Singer/Songwriter and Emmy nominated performer, who has sold more than 65 million records worldwide and continues to tour the globe.Ĭelebrating more than 50 years of contributions to the entertainment industry, Michael has seen 9 studio albums rank in the Top Ten, with 9 #1 singles. ' onclick='ga('send', 'event', 'Social Share Icon', 'click', 'Email') '> Joseph Michigan where he performs at various venues throughout Southwest Michigan and the Michiana area. From simple folk, to Beatles-influenced rock, delta blues, Motown-flavored R&B, country or Swing Jazz, his music reflects elements from all these styles of music. In recent years, Jimmy has fallen back in love with the blues and plays songs by many of the great blues legends such as Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton.

As he began to listen to swing and jazz, he developed more interest in songwriting, especially the music from the American Songbook by Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and the Gershwins. Over the next several years, he played in various types of bands including folk, bluegrass, country and rock and roll. He began by teaching himself songs by the Beatles, Bob Dylan and acoustic music of the late 60’s and early 70’s.

He started playing guitar at age 19 and immediately fell in love with the instrument. “Americana rock and roots” is the way Jimmy describes the music that he plays.

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