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Born and raised in the Mississippi Delta country, Johnny C. Lately spent most of his adult life roaming the hills and plains of Texas where he currently makes his home. A regular player on the Northeast Texas music scene since the late 1970’s, he has performed in bars, restaurants, wineries, and music festivals, both solo and with accompaniment.

Johnny was a member of the folk-rock band “Diamonds in the Rough” during the mid 70’s and in 1980, began performing with “The 3 Bobs”, an experimental acoustic group, in the Dallas area.

Teamed up with “Diamond” Jack Holdsworth in 2008, he was the winner of the Paris, Texas "Blues Challenge" in the Duo Category.

Johnny C. Lately plays solo now and has been busy songwriting. He is currently working on his first professional CD with a release date anticipated in 2012.

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