John the Conqueror

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While the band John the Conqueror began only a few years ago, the Legend of John the Conqueror is much older. It is a tale that has been around since the first slaves were brought from Africa, so it is a part of the story of the birth of America. John the Conqueror was a prince who was taken from his home and sold into slavery. He was beaten but he was never broken. He was placed in chains but his mind remained free. He was clever man who could deceive and delude his master at will. In some traditions, he is even said to have magical powers and to have tricked the devil after winning the heart of the his daughter. Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, cousins Pierre Moore and Mike Gardner have traveled a long road with nothing more than unbreakable spirits and a little magic of their own. Their first stop was the University of Mississippi where school quickly took a back seat to their first band, “IZM”. But after a failed meeting with a small record label in Oxford Mississippi, the singer of the band left a note on their refrigerator saying, ‘Sorry, I took your lil bottle of whiskey’ and they never saw him again. Beaten but unbroken, Pierre grabbed his guitar, Mike grabbed his bass and with a couple of suitcases in tow, they headed for Atlanta. Over the next three years, their new band, “The Slack Republic”, toured the east coast, but they again found themselves without a band when their singer abruptly moved to Brooklyn. Beaten but unbroken, Pierre grabbed his guitar,

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John The Conqueror

The Good Life

Alive at the Deep Blues Fest

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Banshee

I Ain't Cheap, I'm Just Broke! EP

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Rock & Roll Is A Beautiful Thing: Alive Naturalsound 20th Anniversary

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100% Instrumentals Blues Guitar

Whiskey and Women EP

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I Ain't Cheap, I'm Just Broke

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Single

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The Key Studio Sessions Volume 6

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Brain Cycles

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