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.

Getting scalped alive is completely legal in the state of Florida – Practice puts concerts, sporting events out of the reach of middle class...

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Then I Saw His Face (mugshot)… I’m not a Belieber…

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Bartus considers his personal version of Hell – The rest of us can only marvel at the boundaries of his imagination

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A Great Year for College Football – With apologies in advance to ‘Canes and Gator fans…

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