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Crosstown Arts presents singer-songwriter Wyly Bigger in The Green Room.
Doors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm
Growing up just across the Mississippi River from Memphis, it didn’t take long for Wyly Bigger to find a love of music. At age four, he began teaching himself melodies on the piano by ear. He started taking lessons the same year and began developing his skills and sound. His first gig came at the age of nine when he started playing frequently at his local hometown diner in Arkansas. From there, he expanded his reach across the river to Memphis and down Highway 61 to Mississippi. At seventeen, he began writing his own music. Raised on the sounds of Memphis legends like Jerry Lee Lewis, B.B. King, and Elvis Presley, Wyly mixed those influences with the blues from nearby Mississippi and the country music in Arkansas to develop his own musical style. Since then, he has been writing more and more each year and recently was selected as a finalist for the Memphis Songwriters’ Association’s 2021 Songwriter of the Year.
Wyly released his debut self-titled EP in February of 2021 to a warm reception, getting radio airplay from as far away as California and landing Wyly a spot on Ditty TV’s “12 Artists You Need to Know.” Consisting of five original songs, Wyly Bigger’s EP can be found on all streaming platforms.
Now 24 years old, Wyly has taken his music to venues across the South from Memphis to New Orleans to Nashville. From dive bars and blues joints to festivals and halftime shows, he has brought his music to countless stages and has no intentions of stopping now.
Wyly will be joined by Jesse Black, Kyle McClanahan, Drake Freeman, and Terrell Gilmore for this performance.
For more information on Wyly’s music, live shows, or to purchase a CD, visit wylybigger.com.
