Roger Mapes:  

nd John Waters Roger is an eccentric,ecstatic southern rock,country,gospel,folk singer/songwriter and interfaith minister with a soulful voice, spiritual outlook, great costumes, and a wicked sense of humor. His shows and CDs emphasize love, beautiful melodies, interesting stories, and a bit of inspiration. Roger Anthony (Tony) Mapes; singer songwriter, painter, and performance artist was born and raised in Muscle Shoals, Alabama - “The Hit Recording Capital of the World” and the birthplaces of Helen Keller and W.C. Handy. The Muscle Shoals area was populated by an abundance of musicians and visual artists/painters. He began studying music, painting and drawing at a young age with local artists and was encouraged to develop his own unique vision. Roger is influenced by pop, rock, blues, country, and folk, but doesn’t self-consciously follow any one tradition…combining them all into some hybrid of his own.".