John Baldwin performs as a one-man band, but he sounds like a full acoustic band. He sings while playing guitar and looping additional guitars, percussion, ukulele, and sometimes steel drum. He plays up and down the East Coast; playing weddings, parties, corporate events, festivals, and clubs.
John Baldwin also performs with a full electric band: John Baldwin & the Original Sinners. John plays a wide variety of music which includes: modern rock, pop, Americana, blues, country, beach music and classic rock.
John has been entertaining professionally for over 20 years. He performed nightly for 10 summers at the VA Beach festival Beach Street USA, playing for crowds of thousands. In 2010 he performed for 7,000 people on the main stage at the VA Beach Amphitheater. He has performed the past 3 years at Busch Gardens. He has opened up for Steely Dan, Michael McDonald, Gary US Bonds, Rusted Root, Smokin\’ Joe Kubek, John Hammond, Delbert McClinton & Sinbad the comedian. John has performed his music live on FOX TV mulitple times. His music has appeared on the TV shows \”American Idol\”(FOX), \”Dateline\”(NBC), \”Crossing Jordan\”(NBC), \”CMT Cribs\”(CMT), \”Engaged and underage\”(MTV), \”Parental control\”(MTV) and in the films \”Knocked down\” and \”Play on.\” John has released 3 music videos and 2 full-length albums. He has recorded with Will Lee, Tommy Newsom, Bob Bain, Saundra Williams, Kellie Rucker, Dan CiPriano, Ivan Bodley, James Dower, Dennis Wage, & B.J. Leiderman. John has won the ASCAPlus award from ASCAP the past 4 years. He also won the Best Blues Artist award from PortFolio Weekly Magazine. John was a finalist in the 2013 Guitar Center Blues Masters contest.
