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.

JOHN BARTUS: PICK UP THE KARAOKE MIC AND JOIN THE EMPTY ORCHESTRA BLUES

For those of you who don’t know me past broadcasting, publishing or politics, my first love and passion has always been music. I still...

JOHN BARTUS: WE GOT LUCKY DODGING THIS STORM

Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 4 monster storm — the most powerful hurricane on record to hit this area....

JOHN BARTUS: THOSE BLOODTHIRSTY MOSQUITOES

Blood. The online reference site Wikipedia defines blood as “a specialized bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body’s cells (in animals) –...

JOHN BARTUS: BEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME – WHAT’S ON YOUR LIST?

If a person is looking for a list of best albums, a quick Google search will reveal a huge number of lists of the...

JOHN BARTUS: IS FRIDAY THE 13TH ACTUALLY UNLUCKY?

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