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EIJAH WISE
28-year-old ELIJAH WISE grew up in Cosby, Tennessee. He began singing in local churches and small festivals at the age of five. As he grew musically, he developed a unique style in his twangy country and western singing voice. His major influences consist of Keith Whitley, Tracy Lawrence, and George Jones.
In 2015, at the age of 20, ELIJAH started learning to play acoustic guitar in order to complement his singing. He chose to take it a step further by attending East Tennessee State University for just 2 semesters to further his abilities as a singer and guitar player. There, he quickly started to make ground as a guitar player after taking lessons from bluegrass extraordinaire, Wyatt Rice (who is a brother to Tony Rice).
After leaving ETSU, ELIJAH moved to Nashville, TN to pursue a honky-tonk dream, in addition to strengthening his songwriting abilities. He has now played tons of honky-tonks, as well as the world famous Bluebird Cafe. ELIJAH has opened up for Opry artist, Jacob Bryant, Zach top, and hit song writers, Neil Thrasher and Kelley Lovelace. He continues to deve
You can hear ELIJAH'S latest single "More Afraid of Livin'" on all music platforms and he is getting ready to release a 6 song EP this year (2024). The EP has some of the most sought after musicians such as: Brent Mason, Gordon Mote, Aubrey Haynie, Scotty Sanders, and more. Combining their incredible talent with the production skills of Ben Fowler, it is bound to be a game changer for country music. He says it has been a long time coming and it will display the most accurate representation to date of who he is musically.