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A Roomful Of Wow!
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: 2018/06 - June
His mentor, Aretha Franklin, once told singer-songwriter Geoff McBride, “Honey, it’s okay to sing. In this lifetime you have to sing, and make people feel what you’re saying.”
Her advice took root. Today when Geoff McBride sings to an audience, there’s a roomful of Wow!
You may have seen Geoff on Ed Mc- Mahon’s “Star Search.” That got him noticed nationally, and he signed on with Arista Records.
Alas, when under contract with a big record company, allegiance requires following their path, not your own. After eight years with Arista, Geoff embarked on his own dream. In 2011 he was featured on “The Voice,” where Christina Aguilera enthusiastically endorsed him. She said he blew her away with his first note. Since then he routinely rubs elbows with Nashville’s best, but he is still looking for that one big break.
His wife, Lisa, says this about Geoff, “When I met him in 2000 in Atlanta, he wasn’t singing full-time, but when we moved down to the Florida Panhandle, aka 30-A, the entertainment highway that runs along the Gulf, he threw himself into his career.”
He managed to be on the road and raise five talented sons and daughters. His kids and an additional three grandkids keep him energized. He takes great pride in having taught them respect, which he believes is the cornerstone of just about everything.
Currently he’s loving the mountains and enjoying performing for his Highlands/Cashiers fan base that radiates to Atlanta, Asheville, Nashville, and the entire Southeast. He knows it takes a lot of money and effort for a singer-songwriter to make it, but a strong fan base is a huge bonus in the journey to success.
His admirers say Geoff can deliver on a variety of music genres from soul to rock to standards to pop to any song that tells a good story. As a songwriter, his musical
choices are all about quality storytelling. Catch him June 1 at Groovin’ on the Green and June 23 at High Hampton Inn. See his complete schedule at geoffmcbride.com.
