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Artists:A. J. Swearingen
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A.J. Swearingen is an up and coming talent whose original sound reflects the vitality of performers like Van Morrison, Paul Simon, and James Taylor. With his rich baritone voice and driving acoustic guitar work, A.J.’s poetic artistry is quickly finding radio airplay and gaining label attention. A.J.’s music has an international audience as well; A.J. has sold CD’s via the Internet to fans in Germany, Belgium, Japan, and Spain. A.J. Swearing is from Bethlehem, Pa. Inspired at the age of thirteen by Simon & Garfunkel’s “A Concert in Central Park”, A.J. decided he wanted to be a songwriter, singer, and master acoustic guitarist. A.J. devoted his time to lessons and endless rehearsals to develop his talent. In his late teens this passion became his profession. A.J. started out as a solo artist in local clubs in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey area. After years of perfecting his ability to cover the songs by the artists that inspired him, A.J.’s songwriting began to reflect the essence of the greats that preceded him.
His first album, “I Could Be the One,” recorded in 1994, marked the beginning of his career as a talented recording artist. With an extensive fan base, A.J. now performs his compositions for audiences in his hometown and throughout the Northeast. A.J. has shared the stage with recording artist such as Steve Forbert, John Gorka, Ellis Paul, Tom Rush, Susan Werner, and the Strawbs.
His first three albums, “I Could Be the One,” “Within Without,” and “Paper Walls,” are requested and played on WXPN in Philadelphia and WDIY in Bethlehem, PA. His song, “Paper Walls” took second place in the 2004 JPFolks Music Awards New Folk Song category with 140,000 song entries from 85 countries. He also took third place in the best New Folk Album.
A.J. played all the instruments, recorded, mixed, and produced the entire self-titled CD released in February 2005.
“The process,” A.J. says, “was an amazing experience. I had complete artistic control over every detail. I think this is the best representation of me as an artist so far."
The album includes his most requested songs including “You’re Not Here With Me” and “I’m Free.”.
Stats
- Spotlighted: Thursday, April 14th 2005
- Songs on WWR: 9
- Total plays: 132
- Total requests: 62
- Total listens: 3423
- CDBaby referrals: 0
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| Song | Album | Length | Played | Overall | You | Tags | Single Request |
| Merry-Go-Round | A. J. Swearingen | 3:33 | 7 |  6 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Guy with guitar / Band / Acoustic | From Now On | A. J. Swearingen | 4:29 | 15 | 7 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Acoustic guitar / Introspective / Mellow / Pretty / Solo vocalist / Acoustic | Down For The Last Time | A. J. Swearingen | 2:17 | 16 | 8 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Solo vocalist / Acoustic guitar |
| Total Time | 10:19 |
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