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Some folks call James Carothers “neo-traditional”, others “honky tonk” or even “outlaw” (that one makes him chuckle), but whatever descriptor you land on, one thing is clear…the Nashville crooner sings real country music!

In 2015, James left a technician job at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and returned to his native state of Tennessee to pursue a country music career at the unlikely ripe-old-age of 33. Since then, he has performed over a thousand shows at The George Jones & other venues throughout downtown Nashville. George Jones’ own widow, Nancy, personally hired Carothers for the gig, giving him the opportunity to make a living playing music & to hone his hobby-turned-profession in an accelerated fashion.

In addition to supporting his young family and connecting with others musicians and songwriters, performing downtown has helped Carothers build a large fan base of fiercely supportive followers — fans who are drawn through the doors by the booming voice echoing down Broadway or 2nd Avenue and his spot-on impressions of several of country music’s greatest icons. Playing so many shows in a relatively short time-frame in a city where there’s an excess of raw talent forced him to sharpen his stage show quickly and continue to refine the thing he’s always enjoyed most — entertaining and interacting with folks in a way that leaves most people feeling like they’ve made a new friend. Over the past couple of years, James has enjoyed playing several opening slots, festivals, fairs, and private events in locations all across the United States as opportunities have presented themselves and he’s even had the chance to travel to Canada, Japan, Scotland and Norway for shows.

As his music career continues to grow and evolve, James is spending more time writing and recording songs, but can still be found playing 3-4 shows per week at The George Jones, AJ’s Good Time Bar and Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row when he’s not on the road. James’ latest project, ‘Still Country, Still King: A Tribute to George Jones’ (released in September 2018) debuted at #16 on the iTunes Country Chart and builds on the success of previous releases, including his first full-length original album ‘Relapse’ (May 2017) and an EP ‘Honky Tonk Land’ (June 2014). New original music is slated for release in early 2019.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Listed as one of Rolling Stone Country’s “10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: October 2018”
• 2018 Ameripolitan “Outlaw Male” Award Nominee
• 2018 WSM Road Show Winner, resulting in the opportunity to make his Grand Ole Opry debut in conjunction with Alan Jackson
• Has opened for Trace Adkins, Dustin Lynch, Cody Johnson, The Charlie Daniels Band, A Thousand Horses, William Michael Morgan, Ben Haggard, Joe Diffie, & The Kentucky Headhunters.

02.17.19 We have a great night of fun setup for you at Spillway Sunday February 17th with a meal included. Mystery, Murder and Mayhem will be what we have in store for you and this will be a special event with a limited amount of tickets available. You can either purchase your tickets online or at Spillway. If you are a large group attending we will do our best to get you seated together but spots will be first come first serve but all will be guaranteed seat. We hope to see you there.

02.23.19 Jasmine Cain returns to Bowling Green’s top spot for the South’s premier music.

Simo returns to Spillway for a night of some Blues that will blow you away. We have to great local bands that is well known in the music scene FatBox and No Deceit. You get all this funkyness for only $5 cover charge so don’t miss out!!

John Corabi is one of the most talented singers and songwriters to ever come out of the hard rock genre. Whether it was with the Scream, Motley Crue, Union, or any of the other amazing recordings that he has been a part of, John’s distinctive voice and emotive song writing cannot be matched.

With a past as colorful as John’s, his future is what is most exciting! In early 2006 he began writing songs with writers in Nashville for some of the biggest names in country music, and has found time to write several TV show treatments, that are currently being pitched. John has just released a new album, simply titled “Unplugged” with Rat Pak Records that covers many of his greatest career hits.

Official John Corabi  Website: HERE