Front porch soul from North
Florida's coolest dudes.
MOFRO was conceived in February of '98. MOFRO's Blackwater album
is a good ole time, in keeping with Fog City Records' growing catalog of
debut releases from uniquely regional acts. MOFRO is led by singer / songwriter
JOHN "JJ" GREY who grew up outside Jacksonville, developing a taste for
raw grooves and living a life to inspire his soulful lyrics. I could go
on and tell ya'll about how John's lyrics spoke to me and touched my heart,
and his voice brought back memories of the Gospel singers in the Black churches
back home, or that the greasy-ass soulful tunes they write make me think
of the days when I was a kid hanging out on Beale and listening to the street
musicians who played with more honesty and conviction than any of the 'wanna-be's
that ruled the night clubs of Memphis. They couldn't have got to this point
without going through the things they been through - both big and small.
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