Solo-acoustic songwriter and recording artist El Joe of the River presents a sound that is the end result of an amalgam of influences ranging from Spanish guitar to Hip-Hop. A focused approach to lyrical rhythm and delivery show ostensibly in his vocal attack and timbre, while delicate and deliberate chord constructs make his guitar work immediately recognizable. Classical roots with jazz influence, rigorous poetry without pretense or forced formality, El Joe of the River's style and originality exists in the balance between inverse disciplines—the observation, absorption and emulation of the classic so as to create the contemporary and inimitable. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.