Louisiana singer/guitar player, Josh Garrett, now tours the country and climbs the “Roots Music Report” charts with his 3rd album “String of Problems”, released in August 2011. At the time of this post, ”String of Problems” was #43 on the “Top 50 Roots Rock” CD‘s - sharing the charts with such critically acclaimed artists as Lucinda Williams, Robbie Robertson, Ryan Adams, Drive-By Truckers, North Mississippi Allstars, Lou Reed and the Grateful Dead. Born in New Roads and raised in Houma, Josh was exposed to Louisiana cajun, zydeco and the blues at a very young age. At age 12, he picked up his dad’s guitar, started playing and writing…and has hardly looked back.

By the age of 20, Josh Garrett performed several times a week in downtown Houma until he was deployed to serve his country in Iraq at age 24. He returned from overseas at age 26 with a handful of songs that would eventually become his first album, “Changed Man”.  Garrett and his band “Bottomline” traveled regionally to promote “Changed Man” and in late 2008, he relocated to Nashville to perform three nights a week at a club on historic Printer’s Alley. There, he recorded and released his second disc in November 2009, a double album titled ”Live on Printer’s Alley”.

In 2010, Garrett returned to his Louisiana roots to record ”String of Problems” at New Orleans’ Fudge Studios.

His soulful vocals, emotional guitar work, and that “flavor” that only comes from those with “Louisiana in their blood” is what makes Josh Garrett unique.

Josh Garrett became the first Louisiana musician to lend his support to the “e-commerce solution for community recovery”. Josh’s page on the Gulf Coast Marketplace features a couple of live video performances.

“I appreciate that the Gulf Coast Marketplace is providing a platform for Louisiana artists to introduce their stories and products to a larger audience,” said Josh Garrett in a recent interview. “I am grateful for the opportunity to be a part of such a wonderful project”.