Jontavious Willis

🌟 **Greetings from Seattle, Washington!** 🌟

I’m having a blast doing a few opening shows with The Record Company . it’s been a true pleasure! 🎶 I’ve got a few more dates coming up with them the next few days. Today, we're in **Vancouver, BC**, and tomorrow, I’m heading to **Bellingham, Washington**. I absolutely love it out west! 🌲✨

For my folks down south, I've got some exciting shows lined up! Come out and support me! I’m doing a co-bill with the wonderful group **GA-20**. Here are those dates:

📅 **Show Dates:**
- **4/12** Gainesville, FL – *Signal* 🎤
- **4/14** Atlanta, GA – *The Garden Club at Wild Heaven End* 🌼
- **4/15** Greenville, SC – *The Mockingbird* 🎵
- **4/16** Charlotte, NC – *Visulite Theatre* 🎭
- **4/17** Durham, NC – *Stanczyks* 🎸
- **4/19** Asheville, NC – *Asheville Music Hall* 🎶
- **4/20** Nashville, TN – *The Basement* 🎤
- **4/21** Memphis, TN – *Hernando’s Hideaway* 🎷
- **4/22** Biloxi, MS – *Ground Zero Blues Club and Restaurant* 🍽️

Grab some tickets and let me know if y’all are coming out! I want to see my southern family! ✊🏾

This tune is a fresh take on an old classic, “Mama Don’t Allow.” I had legends like Sleepy John Estes, Henry Townsend, Arthur Crudup, Honey Boy Edwards, and Bukka White on my mind with this one. It’s in open F # Minor (that’s open E minor with a capo on the second fret). 🎸

Peace, and have a great day, y’all! Hit me up in the comments! 💬

Always for more info on dates and more check out https://jontaviouswillis.com

Welcome to all the new followers! Let me introduce myself. My name is Jontavious Willis, and I’m 29 years old and I’m from Greenville, Georgia, which I still live near. I grew up singing in church with my granddaddy when I was three, Grandaddy is one of my biggest influences and he will be 89 this week whoot whoot!

piano was my first instrument 👎🏾, then I moved on to trombone 👎🏾. Around 12, I stopped listening to a lot of pop music and hip hop (I still listen to both) and I really fell in love with blues. By 14, I started playing guitar ✊🏾, 17 I stated harmonica ✊🏾, 18 I started banjo ✊🏾. Since then, I’ve been blessed to meet plenty of OGs, known and unknown, and many have helped me and I’ve been able to help others because, to me, the blues is a way of life and a community.

I released my first album in 2016, followed by another in 2019, and my latest in 2024. I play a lot of other folks' music, mostly from the dead guys and gals who are my main influences those who recorded from the '20s to the '60s.

I play the greats tunes but I’ve only recorded my songs even though some have been inspired by the giants of Blues, like this one: “Take Me To The Country” from my 2019 album, which is strongly based on “Chickasaw Train” by Memphis Minnie, with some nods to Blind Lemon as well.

The song is in the key of C standard tuning.