John Evans

Standing at six-foot-five, adorned in polyester, with a smile on his face and sparkle in his eyes, Texas-born musician John Evans is hard to miss when he takes the stage. When he isn’t songwriting or touring with the John Evans Band, Emily Bell or El Trio Grande, Evans is an award-winning producer who creates albums with an untouchable southern elegance, ranging from bluesy rock-n-roll to rootsy country music. He has produced albums for Jason James, folk pop singer Ashley Monical, Jesse Dayton and Emily Bell in the past year alone. His production with Corb Lund (Cabin Fever) went to #1 in Canada knocking Justin Bieber out of that position. Evans also has several album writes and co-writes with Hayes Carll including mainstays, Take Me Away and KMAG YOYO. John has written over 400 original songs that can touch the soul of music fans from all genres, across all spectrums. Evans’ music career has earned many accolades and awards including EIGHT STRAIGHT YEARS OF HOUSTON PRESS AWARDS starting with six-time BEST MALE VOCALIST, four-time BEST SONGWRITER, two-time MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR and BEST ROOTS ROCK BAND. They span over seven albums, not including his new release on the way. His songs have been featured in films and TV including “Country Strong” and “Friday Night Lights.”His newest album is featured in “Butterfly Girl,” a recent SXSW documentary film about his young daughter, Abigail Evans, who tragically passed away from a rare skin disease in 2013.