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John Orr Franklin’s music is a mix of progressive and album oriented rock with a broad range of styles and influences. The CD Transformation, offers an impressive roster of hand-selected talent, each adding their individual flair to the overall sound of the music. Transformation features John Orr Franklin on vocals, guitars & keyboards, Rob Palladino on drums, background vocals & percussion, Brandon Aly on drums & percussion, Josh Batschelet on upright & electric bass guitars, and Kris Mathesen on electric bass guitar & percussion. Benoît Ancenay of Metal Integral Webzine says, Transformation has the softness and reflections of silk, the luster of gold, and the charm of music that goes straight to the heart. Nothing less!
Born in Lexington, Tennessee and raised in the small city of Martin; Tennessee had a strong influence on John. At the age of five he realized, thanks to the band Kiss, that he wanted to play guitar and by fourteen he bought his first electric guitar. Within a year of taking private lessons; he was playing rhythm guitar in his instructors’ band. Later on he lived in Memphis and Nashville, which was extremely influential in shaping him as a songwriter because of the variety of music he was exposed to. In Nashville, he participated in many songwriter events which were interesting since he was the only writer in the room not writing a country song. In Memphis, it was all about the blues which is where John had his first taste of regular work as a musician. “Playing in an all blues band on Beale Street had a profound effect on me musically; the blues is at the heart of everything I do as a lead guitarist to this day.
Born in Lexington, Tennessee and raised in the small city of Martin; Tennessee had a strong influence on John. At the age of five he realized, thanks to the band Kiss, that he wanted to play guitar and by fourteen he bought his first electric guitar. Within a year of taking private lessons; he was playing rhythm guitar in his instructors’ band. Later on he lived in Memphis and Nashville, which was extremely influential in shaping him as a songwriter because of the variety of music he was exposed to. In Nashville, he participated in many songwriter events which were interesting since he was the only writer in the room not writing a country song. In Memphis, it was all about the blues which is where John had his first taste of regular work as a musician. “Playing in an all blues band on Beale Street had a profound effect on me musically; the blues is at the heart of everything I do as a lead guitarist to this day.
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