NOW REPRESENTING • DR JOE

Raised on a farm outside Salina, Kansas, band leader Joe Sparacino spent his early childhood learning piano from a southern Gospel choir matron and listening to his family’s old vinyl collection of Ray Charles, Leon Russell, and James Booker.

Joe says, “I was brought up on those big gospel chord movements and the energy of 60’s rock and roll. I call it FUZZ GOSPEL – because the songs have those wide handed gospel chords and vocal harmonies – but instead of sounding clean and sweet – we cooked them so they sound crunchy, distorted and overdriven."

Their debut single “Tell Your Mother” was produced by six-time Grammy Award winning record producer Vance Powell (Jack White, Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, Chris Stapleton, etc.), and recorded at his famed Sputnik Studio in East Nashville. Follow-up single “Good Days” was produced by Grammy Winners Niles City Sound (Leon Bridges), with additional work by Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas).

Dr JOE’s debut EP Glad You Called was released in 2020. Stay tuned for new music!

hometown: Salina, KS
current town: Austin, TX
music icon: Leon Russell, Randy Newman, Elton John
fun fact/secret: He plays a Ship's Piano - It has only 68 Notes rather than the normal 88.

Welcome to the Secret Road Family!