MP3 John Tracy - Slow Down
A unique hybrid of country and folk music with a soulful undercurrent.
12 MP3 Songs
COUNTRY: Country Folk, FOLK: Folk Pop
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To say that John Tracy has a passion for music would be an understatement.
Some might say he gave up everything to pursue what was in his heart. But John Tracy — most people know him as Tracy — will tell you it’s what he gained that really matters.
The desire to make music is a passion that has burned brightly for this Texas native since he started playing guitar and writing songs as a teenager. While his friends were listening to the era’s popular music that John Tracy calls “manufactured,” he much preferred James Taylor, Jim Croce, and other artists with a simpler style of storytelling and an authentic sound.
He attended college, married, raised two daughters, and worked for 20 years in the family business. And while the work enriched him financially, it did not satisfy his soul. So with the support of his family, John Tracy walked away from the life he knew and into the life he wanted. The result is a new CD entitled “Slow Down,” recorded at Rough Wood Studios. Singing songs he wrote, John Tracy plays acoustic guitar while backed by an array of talented musicians who accompany him and round out the sound.
Inspired by an abiding faith in God, John Tracy’s lyrics are reflective and thought provoking. Messages of love unfold from song to song, anchored by a voice that is richly colored, deep, and always kind. It’s a gentle, not-quite country and not-quite folk sound that John Tracy hopes will move and perhaps inspire others to slow down, follow their dreams, and find the love that really matters in life.
It’s also a style of music that is much like John Tracy himself — authentic.