John Bartus
Very few towns or cities could ever claim that their Mayor was a smokin' hot guitar player. The island city of Marathon in the Florida Keys is one of those towns. While politics is a temporary call to service, music is a life sentence. John Bartus, a more-than-four-decade full-time professional musician, singer, and songwriter, continues to raise the bar with his groundbreaking solo acoustic show. It’s easy to catch John on one of his more than 200 shows a year throughout the Keys on his Perpetual Island Tour. His CD releases include After The Storm, Keys Disease 10th Anniversary Remaster, and Live From the Florida Keys Vol. 2. John’s music is available wherever you download or stream your music.
BARTUS: SONGWRITERS STRUGGLE IN THIS NEW MUSIC BUSINESS
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JOHN BARTUS: FORD MUSTANGS, COCOA BEACH AND OTHER DREAMS
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JOHN BARTUS: DRIVING TO THE AIRPORT IN 1980, WITH A SENATOR IN THE BACK SEAT
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JOHN BARTUS: AMERICA, WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS
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I was playing my gig at Boardwalk on Big Pine Key last Saturday when I started...
JOHN BARTUS: SOL BRADMAN SURVIVED A PLANE CRASH, AND MADE IT TO HIS BAND GIG ON TIME
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