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Grace Bowers | |
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| Born | July 30, 2006 Bay Area, California, US |
| Genres | Blues, Rock |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Guitar |
| Labels | Grace Bowers Music |
| Website | gracebowers |
Introduction
[edit]Grace Bowers (born July 30, 2006) is an 18 year old, award-winning guitarist, songwriter and bandleader currently residing in Nashville, TN. She is a co-founder of the band Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge for which she is the lead guitarist, contributing songwriter, and band leader.
Early Influences and Social Media
[edit]Early Influences
[edit]- Bowers started playing guitar at age nine after watching a YouTube video of Slash from Guns N' Roses. She also discovered B. B. King on satellite radio. Grace has been influenced by rock and blues legends like Buddy Miles as well as funk artists like Sly and the Family Stone.[1]
Social Media
[edit]- During the COVID pandemic, Grace would perform live sessions on social media often from her bedroom or while sitting on the roof of her house. These performances created a following of fans that helped to propel her rise to stardom.[2]
Career
[edit]Album Release(s)
[edit]Bowers' band, Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge, released their debut album Wine On Venus in 2023[3] produced by John Osborne of The Brothers Osborne.
Performances
[edit]- Featured on a CBS Morning News segment[4]
- Featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered,”[5]
Festival Lineups
[edit]- Performed at festivals including BottleRock Napa Valley[6] and Newport Folk Festival[7]
Accolades and National Media Mentions
[edit]Gibson Guitars Endorsement
- Grace signed with Gibson Guitars as a brand ambassador at the age of 14 and typically plays a Gibson SG guitar.[8]
Grammys Performance (2025)
- Grace played during the Grammy Awards In Memoriam performance[9]. Backed by a string quartet, Chris Martin soundtracked the tribute to those the music world lost in the past year with an emotional rendition of Coldplay's “All My Love”, one of the singles from the band's 2024 release, Moon Music.
The Americana Honor & Awards (2024)
Variety magazine's Next Gen Award (2024)
- In December 2024, Variety magazine honored Grace Bowers with the Next Gen Award [11]at its annual Hitmakers event.
The Tennesean stated "blues guitar prodigy Grace Bowers' heart is as big as her talent is vast."[12]
Rolling Stone called Grace "Nashville's new guitar hero"[13]
USA Today called Grace "teenage guitar phenom".[14]
Paper Magazine 2025 feature: Grace Bowers, Guitar Genius[15]
Guitar Center featured Grace backstage as part Eric Clapton's Crossroads 2023 Guitar Festival
Philanthropy and Social Impact
[edit]Grace sponsors an Annual Benefit concert to raise money for MusiCares & Voices For A Safer Tennessee. [16]
The U.S. Department of State announced on 11/26/24 that Grace continued her public service as a U.S. Global Music Ambassador during a recent visit to Tokyo, Japan, by engaging audiences to highlight the inaugural U.S.-Japan Tourism Year, a collaborative initiative aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, boosting economic partnerships, and enhancing cultural exchange between the two nations.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Johnstonpublished, Emma (2025-01-09). ""Slash is the reason I picked up a guitar, when I was nine": Meet Grace Bowers, the teenage guitar sensation who's getting the attention of the A-list". louder. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ Hiltner, Justin (2024-06-06). ""Guitar Prodigy" Doesn't Quite Resonate with Grace Bowers". The Bluegrass Situation. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ Griffin, Justin (2025-02-04). "Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge: Wine On Venus ( Review)". Now Spinning Magazine. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ Moderelli, Rob (2024-03-06). "Watch: Grace Bowers Featured on CBS Mornings". Relix Media. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Grace Bowers draws on blues, funk, and soul in her debut album, 'Wine on Venus'". NPR. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Review: BottleRock Napa Valley kicks off 2024 festival with array of highlights". The Mercury News. 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (2023-07-31). "Lana Del Rey Shines, James Taylor Comes to the Rescue: The Best Things We Saw at Newport Folk Festival 2023". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Gibson Generation Group (Gibson G3)". g3.gibson.com. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Watch Coldplay's Chris Martin With Grace Bowers Perform "All My Love" In A Moving In Memoriam Tribute | 2025 GRAMMYs Performance | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Americana Music Association – Winners & Honorees". Americana Music Association. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ Amorosi, A. D. (2024-12-07). "Grace Bowers: Have Guitar, Will Travel". Variety. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ Dowling, Marcus K. "Teen guitar prodigy Grace Bowers to appear at Nashville's Labor Day 'AB Block Party' event". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ Hudak, Joseph (2024-08-13). "Grace Bowers Gets the Coveted Jeff Goldblum Introduction During 'Kimmel' Debut". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ Hurt, Melonee. "Grace Bowers is the teenage guitar phenom who plays dive bars at night". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Grace Bowers Talks "Wine On Venus" - PAPER Magazine". www.papermag.com. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ Hollabaugh, Lorie (2024-06-20). "Grace Bowers' Second Annual Benefit Raises $30K For MusiCares & Voices For A Safer Tennessee". MusicRow.com. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "U.S. Global Music Ambassador Grace Bowers Engages Audiences in Japan". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
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