Jonathan Edwards (born July 28, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and musician best known for his 1971 hit single "Sunshine". Early years Jonathan Edwards was born John Evan Edwards on July 28, 1946 in Aitkin, Minnesota. At the age of six, he moved with his family to Virginia where he grew up. At the age of eight, he began singing in church and learning to play piano by ear. While attending military school, he began playing guitar and composing his own songs. As a teenager he began performing in front of audiences. While studying art at Ohio University, he became a fixture at local clubs, playing with a variety of rock, folk, and blues bands. Music career In 1967, he and his band moved to Boston and played clubs throughout New England. With Joe Dolce on lead guitar, they played cover tunes as well as their own country blues originals under various names, including the Headstone Circus, St. James Doorknob, and the Finite Minds, and they made an album for Metromedia Records as Sugar Creek. In the early 1970s, Edwards left the
Jonathan Edwards (nacido el 28 de julio de 1946) es un cantante y compositor estadounidense y músico más conocido por su sencillo de 1971 "Sunshine". A principios de los años, Jonathan Edwards nació como John Evan Edwards el 28 de julio de 1946 en Aitkin, Minnesota. A la edad de seis años, se mudó con su familia a Virginia donde creció. A la edad de ocho años, comenzó a cantar en la iglesia y a aprender a tocar el piano por oído. Mientras asistió a la escuela militar, comenzó a tocar guitarra y a componer sus propias canciones. Como adolescente comenzó a actuar delante de audiencias. Mientras estudiaba arte en la Universidad de Ohio, se convirtió en un fixture en clubes locales, jugando con una variedad de bandas de rock, folk, blues y blues. En 1967, su carrera musical se trasladó a Boston y su banda jugó en clubes de Nueva Inglaterra. Con Joe Dolce en guitarra, tocaron canciones de cobertura así como sus propios country blues originales bajo varios nombres, incluyendo el Headstone