| annie johnson bio & booking info |
| To book Annie solo or with the band, please send us an email. |
| CDs
BLACK AND BLUE (2007) HERE WE ARE (2002) SYBIL (2000) LETTERS FROM L.A. (1998) |
| HOME-MADE DEMOS HOMEGROWN (2006) - Recorded by Annie on her digital 8-track. RITES & WRONGS (1996) - Recorded by Annie on her Tascam 4-track. NO RETREAT (1994) - Recorded by Annie on her Tascam 4-track. |
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| Newspaper Feature Virginian Pilot - 4/27/06 INTERNET FEATURES ACID PLANET.COM - Annie was featured on their "48 Hours With..." section on August 3 & 4, 2005. NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO - Annie's song "Self-Medication" was featured on NPR's Open Mic web site in February of 2004. ESTROGEN MUSIC FEATURED INTERVIEW - January 2002 MP3.COM FEATURED ARTIST - The Women of MP3.Com - NOVEMBER 29, 2000 |
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| AIRPLAY WHRV Public Radio 89.5 FM (Norfolk, VA) Off The Shelf with Barry Graham, WHRV 89.5 FM Out of the Box with Paul Shugrue, WRRW 100.9 FM Williamsburg, VA, WFOS 88.7 FM, Chesapeake, Virginia. WKOC 93.7 the Coast FM, 93.7 BOB FM, and WROX 96X FM (Norfolk, Virginia), WKCLA.com (Hollywood, California), WRUW 91.1 FM (Cleveland, Ohio), WKHI-FM 107.5 (Eastern Shore), The DJ Paulie Show WSAM FM (Hartford, Connecticut), WVTF Public Radio (Roanoke, VA), and Laney Goodman's Women in Music |
| OPENED FOR MARIA MULDAUR at the 24th Street Stage in Virginia Beach, June 13, 2001 SHANNON CURFMAN at Mill Point Park in Hampton, VA - May, 2000 AGENTS OF GOOD ROOTS at J.M. Randalls in Williamsburg, VA - 2000 SALLY TAYLOR (James Taylor & Carly Simon's daughter) at J.M. Randalls in Williamsburg, VA - 1999 |
| LIVE RADIO PERFORMANCES
Hunter on Sunrise, WHRV 89.5 FM HD 3 Sunday April 5th - Performed 3 songs. Out of the Box with Paul Shugrue WHRV 89.5 FM - Performed 2 songs. WRRW Revolutionary Radio 100.9 Williamsburg, VA. 5/16/08 Annie & Thom performed 4 songs and played selections from the CDs. Out of the Box with Paul Shugrue - WHRV 89.5FM. 4/15/08 Annie & Thom performed Summer and What I Want. Sunrise with Hunter Hughes - 93.7 BOB FM, Norfolk, VA. 7-29-07 Annie & Thom performed Summer, Let It Go, and What I Want. Sunrise with Hunter Hughes - 93.7 BOB FM, Norfolk, VA. 4-23-06 The Annie Johnson Band performed three songs: Stay, Let It Go & Drive. Out of the Box with Paul Shagrue, WHRV 89.5 FM 3/16/05 Annie played solo acoustic versions of Casualty and Lightning. Sunrise on 93.7 BOB FM with Hunter Hughes, July 1l, 2004. The Annie Johnson Band played Hurricane Rain and Cheap & Plentiful. Sunrise on the Coast with Hunter Hughes, 93.7 FM, June 22, 2003. The band performed Self-Medication and Rock Star. Sunrise on the Coast with Brother Dave 93.7 FM, October 13, 2002 The band performed acoustic versions of Raining Again and Over The Edge. Sunrise on the Coast with Brother Dave 93.7 FM, May 7, 2000 The band performed acoustic versions of Timothy Dreams & Thirsty. Sunrise on the Coast with Brother Dave 93.7 FM, 1999 Annie's first appearance on the show. She played solo versions of Nothing To Lose & Letters. |
| SPECIAL EVENTS Acoustic Music Festival TAO Stage - Norfolk 2008 River Rhythms Festival - Portsmouth, VA Water Stage, 2008 & 2006 Sea Level Songwriters Festival 2008 Granby Theater, Norfolk Fair Trade Festival 2007 - Norfolk, VA Oktoberfest, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 2008 & 2007 Sunrise to Sunset Acoustic Music Festival, 2007 Harvest Faire 2006 - Mariners Park, Newport News, VA Sunrise to Sunset Acoustic Music Festival, Town Point Park, Norfolk, VA, 7/30/06 Harvest Faire - Mariners Park, Newport News, VA 10/21/05 Earth Dance 2005 - Kolomoki State Park, Georgia - 9/3/05 FPG Beltane - St. Petersburg, Florida - 5/6/05 Peninsula Fine Arts Center Arts Cafe Newport News, VA 2005 - 2007 Songs for Suppers Benefit for the Southeast VA Foodbank The New Belmont, Norfolk, Virginia 12/2/04. Harvest Faire 2004 - Mariners Park - Newport News, VA. Hampton Bay Days 2002 at Mill Point Park in Hampton, VA. VA Beach's Contemporary Art Center Wine Design 2002. Junior League Fundraiser at the Norva in Norfolk, VA 2002. Ninevolt Music Awards 2000 at the Abyss in VA Beach, VA. Hampton Bay Days 1998 in Hampton, VA. Bayoupalooza at the Bayou in Norfolk, VA 1997. Route 1 Music Conference 1997 in Richmond, VA |
| CNU WRITERS' CONFERENCE April 2, 2005 and March 26, 2004 - Annie presented a songwriters' workshop as part of Christopher Newport University's Writers' Conference. Participants worked in groups, writing their own lyrics and music. At the end of the evening, each group performed the song they had written. Annie & Thom provided musical accompaniment. SONGWRITING WORKSHOP February 2004 - Annie presented a songwriting workshop at Mary Peake Early Childhood Center in Hampton, Virginia. Participants were teachers of gifted children. Working in groups, they wrote lyrics and music and performed their songs accompanied by Annie, Jerald & Thom. |
| COOL EXPERIENCES Appeared on a WAVY TV 10 News segment promoting Bay Days, which featured interviews with each member of the Annie Johnson Band and two songs. It was filmed at Mill Point Park in Hampton, Virginia on September 6, 2002. Played the Crooked Bar, Canters Kibitz Room, and the Cat & Fiddle in Hollywood, California during the winter of 1997-98. |
| BANDS
THE ANNIE JOHNSON BAND - 1998 to Now - Originals & Covers from Classic to Modern Rock. LICIOUS - 2001 to 2002 - Modern dance rock from the 80's to current hits MY SISTER - 1997 - Cover & Original Band - A lot of L7, Joan Jett, & Veruca Salt UNDERTOW - 1995 - All original heavy grunge band EDUCATION - Bachelor of Arts in English with an emphasis on secondary education. |
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| AWARDS Nominated for Best Pop/Rock and Album of the Year by Portfolio Weekly Magazine 2008. Voted Best Acoustic/Folk Artist of the Year (2002) for Hampton Roads by the readers of Ninevolt magazine. Winner of the Goodfellas Blues-A-Palooza Battle of the Bands contest, August 29, 2002. Nominated by Ninevolt Magazine for Best Female Songwriter & Best Female Acoustic Performer, 2001 & 2000. Daily Press' Best Local CD 1998 for Letters From L.A., Finalist in Original Music Contest sponsored by Baker Street, 1998. Winner Best Acoustic Act & Best Original Song in the Best of the Best Contest sponsored by Mitty's & Pro Music in 1995. |
| COMPILATION CD's
Get Your Groove On - The Sexiest Songs On Mp3.com (2001) Breakout - The Tidewater Entertainers Association (1999) Lost in the Garden - Gordon Price & Friends (1999) The Sun Country Harvest Album Featuring musicians living in southeastern New Mexico. (1989) Sang and/or Played Guitar on: COSTY L - Black Sun (2006) COSTY L - Pagan Tales (2004) JOHN BALDWIN - Wide Alive & Dreaming (2004) COSTY L The Iron Mask (2002) TOAST - Live with the Virginia Youth Symphony Orchestra (2002) TOAST - Gordon Price & Friends (2002) Everville - Everville (2000) Garden II Lost Again - Gordon Price & Friends (2000) The Rockinghams - Going Through The Motions (2000) Undertow - Alone In The Crowd - (1995) |
| "Compared to such talents as Melissa Ethridge, Kate Bush, Suzanne Vega and Tori Amos, singer/songwriter/musician Annie Johnson�s strong voice, powerful melodies and unique lyrics has earned her many accolades, including Ninevolt Magazine�s �Best Acoustic/Folk Artist Award in 2002." quote from the Peninsula Fine Arts Center web site |
| Annie Johnson has been performing in Hampton Roads since 1994, first as a guitarist & back-up singer for several bands and then fronting her own band, the AJB. She has played rock, folk, punk, pop, blues, and jazz, covers & originals, depending on the audience and the venue. The AJB is Annie's hard rocking band. They play a high energy mix of popular cover songs that they've made their own and originals. Solo, Annie plays acoustic guitar and assembles a set list to suit the audience & venue, everything from pop, folk, jazz and blues to hard classic & alternative rock and originals. |
| Annie's Bio |
| Annie is now working with Tidewater Arts Outreach to bring "music and arts to adult day programs, convalescent homes, hospitals, centers for individuals with disabilities, rehabilitation centers, family homeless shelters, and other homes, facilities and institutions. These performances, programs and activities promote human interaction, happiness and healing for people who have limited access to the arts, due to health, economic or social circumstances." |