Joe Worrel

Who is Joe Worrel? That is a question that can be answered but it might take a few minutes of your time. Joe was born into a musical family in Missouri, where his Mom and Dad made the rounds pickin’at backyard picnics, hog roasts and barn dances. Joe learned to play the bass guitar and sing harmony by age 7 and was hooked. At 15, Joe started touring over 200 dates a year with a group of talented kids and played from coast to coast cutting their teeth on country music and the road. After this...

Who is Joe Worrel? That is a question that can be answered but it might take a few minutes of your time. Joe was born into a musical family in Missouri, where his Mom and Dad made the rounds pickin’at backyard picnics, hog roasts and barn dances. Joe learned to play the bass guitar and sing harmony by age 7 and was hooked. At 15, Joe started touring over 200 dates a year with a group of talented kids and played from coast to coast cutting their teeth on country music and the road. After this great experience, Joe spread his wings literally and joined the Air Force for his tour of duty. A decorated Veteran, Joe served Uncle Sam in support of our freedom. Still always active in the music scene Joe started a band, which toured regional markets for several years. Joe has been a back up singer and bass player for many great artists as well as an accomplished session player. Joe soon decided fronting a band and songwriting was his calling and after a few years touring nationally as a solo acoustic artist, he moved to Atlanta Georgia to try his hand on bluegrass music, touring many of the finest festivals in the region. Joe packed up his flat top and left the mountains of Georgia for high rise city life of Chicago. Once there, Joe rediscovered his love for bass playing, touring with some nationally renowned blues artists. Joe began work on his CD, “Take me with you”. It was release on I-tunes in 2007 and Joe formed The Last Free Exit Band, a group of hard playing proffesional stage killers. He then bought his first tour bus and hit the road with a vengeance, touring over 250 dates a year and he hasn’t looked back. Joe’s live show, which is full of energy and variety, has been compared to the likes of great performers like Garth Brooks and Chris Ledoux. His singing style has hints of vocal heroes like, Ronnie Milsap, Delbert McClinton, Ronnie Dunn with a touch of the Hagg in there that gives him a great style but yet a distinct voice of his own. Joe's second CD "Drive a truck" is due out in 2010! List of Accomplishments: Joe has opened shows or performed with these great artists: Martina McBride, Merle Haggard, Ronnie Milsap, Blake Shelton, Phil Vassar, Tracy Byrd, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Chubby Carrier, Yonder Mountain String Band, Johnny Paycheck, Marty Stuart, Hal Ketchum, Pam Tillis, Willie Nelson, Tom T. Hall, Patty Loveless, David Allen Coe, John Conlee, Reba McEntire, John Rich of Big and Rich, Charlie Daniels Band, Lonestar, Mark Chestnutt, Neal McCoy, John Cowen, IIIrd Tyme Out, Marty Raybon, Govt. Mule, Hot Rize, Bela Fleck, Emmy Lou Harris and more. Miller Beer National tour sponsor 5 years. (Heartland Band program)Jim Beam acoustic solo sponsorship 3 years. (Pucker Rocks, Ambush Concert Series, College tour) LaSalle Bank More Music Acoustic solo tour with distribution of over 25,000 CD’s Slim Jim Rebelliache National tour. (Senior Tour Manager) 2004 Band of the year award with Crossplaines Band (North American Country Music Awards Intl.) 2007 top 20 US Military song. (United States Armed Forces Exchange Service Radio Network) Top 10 most booked band. (Sonicbids Electronic press Kit, www.sonicbids.com) Current and past equipment and product endorsements: Hotmixology TV show on Fox, 3 episodes as well as Joe wrote the theme song for it! Larrivee Guitars, Current Sponsor (Joe plays an OM-60SBT) LR. Baggs, Current Sponsor In tune Guitar Picks, Current sponsor Mic-stands.com, Current sponsor Lakland Bass, Current sponsor Miller Brewing CO, past sponsor Jim Beam, past sponsor Dekyper, past sponsor MuchoTe Tequila, past sponsor Washburn Guitars, past endorsement Byerdynamic Mics, past endorsement SIT (stay in tune strings), past endorsement