Eddie Wakes

Eddie’s life as a singer is the stuff movies are made of: from performing at the  Super Bowl as a youngster, to being discovered years later singing on the street  in Los Angeles by Hollywood A-listers, to performing for and with legends. 

That’s because when Eddie sings, he turns heads. As Academy Award winning  director Damien Chazelle says, “You don’t hear many voices like his today. Rich,  delicate and effortlessly beautiful.”  

Eddie’s Wakes vocal style is reminiscent of another time. Eddie has a velvety,  wide range baritone that doesn’t sound like other contemporary singers today.  He gets rave reviews. He’s a “tremendous singer” says Elvis Costello. 

Eddie hails from Topeka, Kansas. Within his own family, a lineage of musical  prowess served as his guiding light. He sang with his eight brothers, his father  was a pastor and a phenomenal singer – Lionel Hampton asks him to sing with  his big band – and Eddie, in turn, honed his skills in the vibrant crucible of church  and school talent showcases. Eddie says, “I associated my love for music with  my love for family. It was the covalent bond that defined, really, how I saw myself,  my family, my community.” 

Eddie continues, “Who were my great influences growing up singing? Well, my  older brothers, and of course, the countless icons who influenced them: Sam  Cooke, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Billy Eckstine, Johnny Hartman, Aretha  Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, even James Brown. 

Now with management, an agent and a record label in place, Eddie’s about to  embark on his most ambitious project to date in support of his debut album,  “Street Singer”. Backed by a world-class quartet, Eddie will tour extensively,  domestically and abroad. Follow eddiewakes.com for more.