John Fullbright, says the Chicago Sun-Times, “synthesizes the best songcraft from his home state–[Jimmy] Webb, Leon Russell, and, by default, Merle Haggard. ”¦ He’s got a tune called ”˜Forgotten Flowers,’ a thoughtful country lament, that Tom Waits and Randy Newman could fight over." In the intervening years, John has opened for a host of folk and Americana names–including Jimmy Webb, Joe Ely, Kevin Welch, Michael Fracasso, and Steve Poltz–from Oklahoma to Europe and back.With the 2012 release of "From The Ground Up," John Fullbright, still in his early 20s, has become a topic of conversations about the best new artists in music today. Firmly rooted in a variety of musical styles, he draws on what has come before, but without imitation. Forget labels when you listen to John Fullbright. He is not folk, not Americana and not pop, but possibly the best fusion of them all.