John Elijah
John Elijah on stage, Port Aransas

Blues & Soul, Live

John Elijah

Official Lone Star Beer artist

Originals rooted in blues and soul, out of Port Aransas, Texas. Full band to solo acoustic, anywhere in Texas.

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Take and Give, album cover

The record · 2025

Take and Give

Nine originals, tracked live in a room the old way, no stacking, no fixing it later. Recorded at Sound Machine Studio outside Beeville with the full band, funded by thirty-five people on the island who wanted to hear it as much as we wanted to make it.

  1. 01Heart Goes Boom
  2. 02The Giver
  3. 03Ghost Of My Past
  4. 04I'm Old
  5. 05Roof Over My Head
  6. 06Pharma. and Fast Food
  7. 07Know That About You
  8. 08Honey
  9. 09Middle Class Blues
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Bars and clubs, private parties, weddings, festivals, corporate nights. Pick the size of the room and the size of the sound follows.

Solo

John Elijah, acoustic blues & roots, guitar and voice

Duo

Guitar + one, bass or keys

Trio

Guitar, bass, drums

Four-piece

Guitar, organ, bass, drums

Full band

Two guitars, organ, bass, drums, the record lineup

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