Josh Lief is singer-songwriter, guitar player based in Richmond, VA. Josh’s debut album Redemption was released in April, 2017. The album, recorded at Montrose Recording in Richmond, VA, contains 8 original songs, and is a mixture of Americana, Country-Rock and Blues and is available on CDBaby.com, Apple Music, Spotify, and other download services .  The first single from the album, Five Forks Woods, got airplay on over 100 radio stations across the U.S. and is still in rotation on several stations.  

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Josh recorded his second album in 2 years - Love In Disguise - that was released in November, 2018.  The single Love In Disguise was released with a live-action video.  Love In Disguise was also recorded at Montrose Recording in Richmond, VA, and like Redemption contains 8 original tracks covering a wide range of music.  Love In Disguise has a more blues/rock sound to it but still contains some elements of Americana/Folk.

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The Josh Lief Band gigs throughout Virginia and beyond. The band includes Josh on vocals and guitar, Tommy Dacat on bass/vocals and Andre LaBelle on drums. JLB combines Josh's original music with classic and southern rock hits along with a dose of blues and country for a wide-ranging musical experience.  In addition to band gigs, Josh plays solo acoustic and drum guitar duo shows on a regular basis.
 

Josh started playing guitar when he was 6 years old. His style is a mixture of the all the music he loved as a young musician. His influences started with his big three of Hendrix, Clapton, and Page. He also learned a lot of country style lead guitar from being a big Southern Rock fan as well as of the classic country of Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings. He also loves the music of Neil Young, the Allman Brothers and the Grateful Dead and they can be heard in his lead playing and writing. country to folk and in his solo acoustic shows does just that.