Justin Rutledge

Justin Rutledge
Born (1979-01-03) January 3, 1979 (age 45)
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresAlternative country
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • harmonica
Labels
Member ofEarly Winters
Websitejustinrutledge.com

Justin John Rutledge[1] (born January 3, 1979) is a Toronto-based Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter signed to Outside Music.

Rutledge's musical style is often compared to that of American alt-country singer Ryan Adams.[2][3][4]

In 2006, Justin Rutledge was named Toronto singer-songwriter of the year by NOW magazine.[5]

Rutledge has toured Canada, the UK, the United States, and Europe, and has played shows with Kathleen Edwards, Jim Cuddy, Blue Rodeo, Hawksley Workman, Luke Doucet, and Dolly Parton.[6]

His critically acclaimed lyrics are sometimes linked by music writers to his time as a university English major; he was editor-in-chief of a University of Toronto literary journal.[7]

  1. ^ "Backseat Honeymoon Blue Is What I Do". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ChartAttack was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Liss, Sarah (October 5, 2006). "The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park". NOW magazine. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  4. ^ Hunter, Justin (November 9, 2006). "A pact with the devil". Ottawa XPress. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  5. ^ Payne, Steve (October 2, 2006). "Best of Toronto: music". NOW magazine. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2007.
  6. ^ "Justin Rutledge singing softly"[usurped]. Toronto Sun, October 5, 2006.
  7. ^ "Justin Rutledge". PRI's The World. July 1, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2008.