John Eddie

Who is John Eddie?

John Eddie is an American rock singer. Eddie moved to New Jersey in the 1970s and became a popular club circuit musician there, occasionally performing with Bruce Springsteen.

Eddie signed with Columbia Records and released two albums including his 1986 self-titled debut, John Eddie. The first single, "Jungle Boy", from John Eddie peaked on Billboard at #17 Rock and #52 Hot 100. At the label's behest, his long-time band, the Front Street Runners, was replaced for the album by members of Springsteen's E Street Band. He opened for Bob Seger and The Kinks in the late 1980s but was dropped by the label early in the 1990s. He then signed with Elektra Records where he was chosen to represent Elektra on their 40th Anniversary record called Rubaiyat with his version of The Cure's "In Between Days" and recorded a third album, which, after a lengthy legal dispute, was never released. Since then Eddie has recorded independently and toured extensively; his career saw a resurgence when he signed with Lost Highway Records for 2003's Who the Hell is John Eddie? Kid Rock has covered "Lowlife", "Forty" and "Happy New Year" all written by John Eddie.

His latest CD, entitled, "Same Old Brand New Me", was released in February 2012, featuring 18 songs. In 2013, the song John co-wrote with Brantley Gilbert, "More Than Miles" became a top Country hit for Gilbert, peaking at #6 on the national country charts. Eddie also had a song featured in the Zac Efron film At Any Price entitled "The Man I Am" that was released as a single April 19, 2013.