Jonathan Byrd at Listen Speakeasy

"...a folk singer with the heart of a rock 'n' roll band." — K. Oliver, Free Times
" . . . one of the top 50 songwriters of the past 50 years." - Chicago Tribune
"Jonathan Byrd doesn't sing songs; he sings truth." — Mare Wakefield, Performing Songwriter

"Jonathan Byrd and The Pickup Cowboy are musical gunslingers, vaudevillian hucksters, and old-fashioned tent revivalists. Between heartbreaking ballads and hell-raising sing-alongs, the Cowboys entertain and get audiences involved in the show."

Multi-instrumentalist Johnny Waken cut his teeth on electric guitar in Pittsburgh with rock legend Norm Nardini, opening for The Blues Brothers Band on their Red, Hot & Blue tour in 1992. On stage and after hours, he jammed with members of Bon Jovi and the legendary Steve Cropper.