- Justin Rutledge
Infobox musical artist
Name = Justin Rutledge
Img_capt = Justin Rutledge performing at the 2007 NXNE festival
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Background = solo_singer
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Born =January 3 ,1979
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Origin =Toronto ,Ontario ,Canada
Instrument =guitar ,harmonica
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Genre =alternative country
Occupation =singer-songwriter
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Label = Six Shooter
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URL = [http://www.justinrutledge.com/ Justin Rutledge]
Notable_instruments =Justin Rutledge (born
January 3 ,1979 ) is aToronto -basedalt-country singer-songwriter signed toSix Shooter Records .His debut album, "No Never Alone", was highly praised by UK music critics, prior to him developing a more widespread reputation in his native Canada.cite web | last =McPherson | first =David | title =Justin Rutledge not used to all this Canadian attention | publisher =ChartAttack | date =
2005-02-16 | url =http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2005/02/1610.cfm | accessdate = 2007-06-12 ] His musical style is most often compared to that of American alt-country singerRyan Adams . [cite news | last =Liss | first =Sarah | title =The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park | publisher ="NOW" magazine | date =2006-10-05 | url =http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-10-05/music_discs9.php | accessdate =2007-06-16] [cite news | last =Hunter | first =Justin | title =A pact with the devil | publisher ="Ottawa XPress" | date =2006-11-09 | url =http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/music/music.aspx?iIDArticle=10774 | accessdate =2007-06-16]In 2006, he was named Toronto singer-songwriter of the year by "NOW" magazine. [cite news | last =Payne | first =Steve | title =Best of Toronto: music | publisher ="NOW" magazine | date =2006-10-26 | url =http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-10-26/music_feature5.php | accessdate =2007-06-12]
His critically acclaimed lyrics are sometimes linked by music writers to his time as a university English major; he was editor-in-chief of a
University of Toronto literary journal.Discography
* 2005: "
No Never Alone "
* 2006: "The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park "
* 2008: "Man Descending"References
External links
* [http://www.justinrutledge.com/ Justin Rutledge]
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