JOEY
STUCKEY
is the Official Ambassador of Music for Macon, Georgia - Home
of the "Southern Sound."
Joey
Stuckey is an award-winning blind guitarist, songwriter, singer, composer,
producer, radio & TV personality, music columnist, educator and sound
engineer. Joey's guitar style is reminiscent of rocker Jeff Beck and jazzer
Wes Montgomery while his vocal influences range from Mel Torme to Gregg
Allman. Stuckey lost his sight and sense of smell as an infant as the result
of a brain tumor. Despite these limitations, he remained in mainstream
education. Scholastically outstanding, Joey Stuckey graduated from high
school at the age of 14. At the age of 17 he began his musical career by
taking classical guitar lessons from noted music professor Terry Cantwell.
Joey continued his musical education by studying with renowned jazz
guitarist Stanley Jordan.
Stuckey
is the owner and sound engineer of a recording facility Shadow Sound Studio
(www.shadowsoundstudio.com)
which boasts vintage analog gear and state-of-the-art digital technology. He
also owns and operates a 24-hour internet radio station, WTMT.net, where he
promotes independent music of all genres. Joey is heard weekly on the
Massachusetts-based internet radio station Engage Internet Radio on his
popular audio music magazine "Audio Style" (www.audio-style.com).
In addition, he hosts and produces an independent music television show
called "15 Minutes of Fame" (www.15minutesoffame.name)
which aired weekly on Evolving Artist Television. Stuckey is also a featured
music columnist for the webzines Artist Launch Mag and The Tub Magazine
where he serves as the assistant editor. In addition, he is the adaptive
technology correspondent for Dialogue Magazine which is a publication
dedicated to the needs of the blind. Recently, Stuckey has taken on the role
of music publisher and has a growing catalog of great songs in multiple
genres. His publishing companies include Sociology Publishing (BMI) and Sign
Wave Publishing (ASCAP).
Joey
Stuckey and his band have opened for legendary artists like Ted Nugent, Bad
Company, Trisha Yearwood, James Brown, Clarence Carter, Wet Willie, the
B-52's, Kevin Kinney from Drivin' N Cryin, and Smashmouth. In his other
roles as either producer, composer, music columnist, and sound engineer or
hired musician, Stuckey has worked with musical greats like Hughie Thomasson
(from Lynyrd Skynard and the Outlaws), Jimmy Herring (from The Aquarium
Rescue Unit, Frog Wing, The Allman Brothers Band, and The Others/Grateful
Dead), Danny Seraphin (drummer from supergroup Chicago and currently with
California Transit Authority-CTA), Hamp Swain (the Original King Bee),
comedian Tim Wilson, Allen Vizzuti (from Chick Corea, Doc Severinson
Orchestra, and Chuck Mangione), David Ragsdale (from Kansas and The Smashing
Pumpkins), Randall Bramblett (from Traffic, Steve Winwood Band and Gregg
Allman Band), Doyle Dykes, Connie Haines (from Harry James and The Tommy
Dorsey Orchestra), Ike Turner, Carole King, Chris Hillman (from the Byrds
and Desert Rose Band), Jerry Peake (bassist for Steve Morse Band), Ben
Tucker (Herbie Hancock, Mel Torme), John Dunn (Earth, Wind, and Fire), Jimmy
Hall (from Wet Willie, Hank Williams, Jr., and the Nighthawks), Charlie
Daniels, George McCorkle (from Marshall Tucker Band), Razzy Bailey, Sammy
Nestico (composer/arranger for Frank Sinatra and the Count Basie Orchestra),
and actor Ron Lester from the movies "Goodburger" and "Varsity
Blues" and the WB television show "Popular". Joey has been
featured in many national and international media publications including
PRI's "The World", GPB's "Georgia Gazette", and "Big Takeover Magazine".
Stuckey
is currently active in student instruction for guitar, voice, music theory,
and sound engineering. No stranger to musical theater, he was the music
director for Macon State College's production of "The Rocky Horror Show"
in the fall of 2002.
In
short, Joey Stuckey is a young man with an enormous talent, clear vision,
and a tireless work ethic who is well respected by his peers, fans, and even
a few legends.
Joey
Stuckey Discography
1995
"Take a Walk in the Shadows"
1999
"Ironies, Pain, and the Light That Guides"
2000
"Live and Stuff"
2001
"Live and More Stuff: The Sequel to the Prequel"
2003
"So Far"
Stuckey has appeared as session musician, recording engineer, and
producer on numerous major and independent releases.
"Live and Stuff" and "Live and More Stuff" were both recorded
at the historic Douglass Theater in Macon, Georgia, where Little
Richard, Otis Redding, James Brown and other southern greats made their
debut.
Honors & Awards
1999
Atlanta Society of Entertainers Recording Artist of the Year
2000
Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame Cotton Carrier Award
2000
& 2005 Atlanta Society of Entertainers Little Jimmy Dempsey Award for
Musical Excellence
2001-2008 Atlanta Society of Entertainers Jazz Artist of the Year
2004
Reader's Choice Award for singer/songwriter, "11th Hour Magazine"
2006
Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame Ray Melton "Music Man" Award
2006
Appointed the Official Ambassador of Music for Macon, Georgia, by its
mayor and city council
2007
Atlanta Society of Entertainers Jimmy Bryant "Guitar Man" Award
Affiliations
NARAS/Grammy (National Association of Recording Arts & Sciences)-Atlanta
Chapter, voting member
GMIA
(Georgia Music Industry Association), President Emeritus Macon Chapter
BMI
(writer)
International Jazz Educators Association
GACCA (Georgia Assembly of Community Arts Agencies)
Georgia Allman Brothers Band Association, founding member
Georgia Music Hall of Fame Advisory Committee, youngest appointed member
