Yard Sale

Young Salt Lake City-based musician J-Rad Cooley is a singer/songwriter, piano player and harmonica player, a unique storyteller with a distinct sense of blues, melody and groove. His soulful songs show his diverse influences from Lightnin' Hopkins to Ray Charles to The Band, some with a New Orleans twist or a distinct ragtime flavour.

For his impressive debut album, Yard Sale, J-Rad got together with Memphis based musician/producer Tony Holiday in Wild Feather Recordings, the Hendersonville, Tennessee studio of Zach Kasik (bassist for Too Slim & the Taildraggers). Yard Sale comprises all original compositions plus one classic cover, with four tracks featuring Grammy nominated piano player Victor Wainwright. Supporting album musicians include bassists Kasik and Josh Karrick, guitarist Aubrey McCrady, and drummer Shake E. Fowlkes, with guests including Tim 'Too Slim' Langford on guitar and Hannah Jason on background vocals.