Johnny Rockett is an American singer song-writer from Charlotte, NC. He fills the room creating a full band atmosphere with warm original songs, dynamic guitar playing and a vibrant tenor voice. He released his debut album “Devil On Both Shoulders” in the spring of 2019 to a receptive audience and 40,000 streams on Spotify. The following fall release called “Small Hands” was featured on Oceanside: The Take over playlist on Spotify.
Raised in Monroe, Louisiana to a music family of eight; Rockett grew up on singer song-writers like Amos Lee, Ray LaMontagne and Jason Mraz. He has toured nationally with artist: Chris Jones And The Southern Outlaws as a lead guitarist and on the open seas with Carnival Cruise Line as a guitar vocalist. He passed 800 shows as a solo guitar vocalist in 8 markets worldwide.
Since moving to Charlotte, NC in 2020 Rockett shifted his live performance efforts toward featured original content on college campuses like University Of South Carolina and a monthly residency at Kodiak Cocktail Bar & Music Lounge. Rockett currently performs at Listening Rooms, House concerts and Songwriter Round with the Charlotte, NC based “Keep It Original” songwriter collective.