Eryn Shewell (born June 26, 1984) is an American jazz and blues guitarist and vocalist from Jackson, New Jersey, United States.

Eryn Shewell
Shewell in 2007
Shewell in 2007
Background information
Born (1984-06-26) June 26, 1984 (age 40)
Washington, D.C., US[1]
OriginJackson, New Jersey, US
GenresR&B, jazz, soul, blues
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, guitarist and vocalist
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
LabelsRewbie Music LLC, Therewolf Records
Websitehttp://www.erynshewell.com/fr_home.cfm

Early life

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Eryn Shewell was born on June 26, 1984, in Washington, D.C., to a family of Dutch, German, and English ancestry. Her paternal grandfather was an artist for the US Navy and a police officer in Maryland. She was introduced to the guitar by her multi-instrumentalist maternal grandfather, learned how to sing from her grandfather, mother and her two aunts, and chose music as her career at an early age. In 1989 her parents divorced and she moved with her mother to New Jersey, where she went to high school and graduated in 2002.[citation needed]

Career

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Early career

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Shewell studied music theory and voice at Jackson Memorial High School in Jackson, New Jersey. After high school, Shewell joined the New Orleans funk band The Soul Project.

Recent years

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Shewell started The Eryn Shewell Band in 2006. In 2016, Shewell and her husband were inducted into the NY/NJ Blues Hall of Fame.[2]

Personal life

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Shewell is married to Matt O'Ree.[3][4][5][6]

Discography

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  • Window Pane (September 9, 2008). Rewbie Music LLC
  • 4th And Broadway (December 19, 2009). Rewbie Music LLC
  • Children at Play (June 24, 2012). Rewbie Music LLC
  • Eryn Shewell (June 2, 2013). Rewbie Music LLC
  • "You Angel You" single on DYLAN : Philadelphia pays tribute to a legend 2012
  • It's All Making Sense (February 2013) Alice Leon's 2013 release.
  • A Day Like This (June 2012) Lily Ann Riche's debut release
  • "Santa Baby" (November 2015) Belk commercial
  • Brotherhood (November 2016) Matt O'Ree Band, Therewolf Records
  • Pantyhose (January 2017) Kristin Rose Kelly's debut release.
  • Lady E. (June 2018) Eryn Shewell.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Meet the artists – Eryn Shewell". Robins Nest Rhythm and Blues. Archived from the original on September 12, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  2. ^ "Eryn Shewell and Matt O'Ree Inducted Into NY/NJ Blues Hall of Fame". NewJerseyStage.com. September 13, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Bon Jovi Selects Matt O'Ree As New Guitarist ~ VVN Music". Vintagevinylnews.com. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "ESTEC SpaceTweetup - Noordwijk NL, 9... - Remco Timmermans | Facebook". Wayback.archive-it.org. Archived from the original on August 16, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "A rocker's Christmas proposal on the Wonder Bar stage". App.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Spiewak, Chris (December 22, 2015). "Power Couple: Matt O'Ree and Eryn Shewell". Two River Times. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Jordan, Chris (June 22, 2018). "Retro-pop fits the bill of Eryn's EP, 'Lady E'". Courier News.