Mike Norman is a talented and versatile singer, songwriter, and guitarist who has been entertaining audiences throughout the country for several years. Mike plays folk and rock classics from the 70’s through today, as well as a selection of recently recorded original music from 2 CD’s. Mike’s style is acoustic guitar and vocals, with a technique reminiscent of the softness of James Taylor and John Denver, as well as the energy of Bob Dylan and The Eagles. Mike is a native of Jacksonville, Florida, has played professionally in Virginia, California and Maryland, and currently lives in Williamsburg, Virginia. Mike has entertained guests on the Penninsula at establishments such as Cheeseburger in Paradise, Great Wolf Lodge, Kingsmill Resort, Second Street in Newport News, J. M. Randall’s in Williamsburg, Paul’s in Williamsburg, Starz in Virginia Beach, Poe’s Pub in Richmond, and the Hampton Yacht Club. His second CD, “Too”, was released in December 2005.

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Mike was recently selected as one of the 48 national artists in the Independent Artist Registry. So, he's got that going for him, which is nice...

Bio1

I was born in a small town, the poor son of itinerate gypsies and farm laborers….

No wait, wrong biography. Actually, my father was a Navy Fighter Pilot, my mother was a Registered Nurse. My first love has always been music, ever since I first sat down at a piano at 4, and especially after my first girlfriend’s mother introduced me to guitar when I was 15. As my father would have none of me and a music career (I briefly debated on rebelling), I had a not so brief, not so insignificant, sojourn into the world of engineering, aerodynamics, supersonic fighter flying, and experimental test piloting. Along the way, I got a Ph.D., which is nice, but cost me very, very dearly. But all of that’s another story…

My musical influences from very early on were James Taylor, Steven Stills, Linda Ronstadt (really Karla Bonoff, as I have discovered), John Lennon (okay, Paul McCartney too), Jimmy Buffet, Bob Dylan, Elton John. There were at least 30 others, but you get the picture.

I’ve never been a fan of really twangy country music, though I respect anyone who suceeds in their dream. But, there are at least three items of irony here. Firstly, there have been women in my life who motivated me to pretend really convincingly that I was a die-hard country fan. The nature of the motivation is another story. Secondly, mostly all of my musical friends say that essentially every song I write is a country song. Go figure. Thirdly, the fourth (or so) love of my life, my current music project “Too”, has been largely recorded in the same studio Roy Clark recorded in. I can feel him slapping me around occasionally. Go figure again.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the samples. I can be convinced to provide full quality songs, with the right motivation. Either live, or recorded. The nature of the motivation is another story…

Bio2

Okay, here's the "official" bio:

Mike Norman is (in his humble opinion) a talented and versatile singer, songwriter, and guitarist who has been entertaining audiences throughout the country for several years. Mike plays folk and rock classics from the 70’s through today, as well as a selection of recently recorded original music from 2 CD’s. Mike’s style is acoustic guitar and vocals, with a technique reminiscent of the softness of James Taylor and John Denver, as well as the energy of Bob Dylan and The Eagles. Mike is a native of Jacksonville, Florida, has played professionally in Virginia, California and Maryland, and currently lives in Williamsburg, Virginia. Mike has entertained guests on the Penninsula at establishments such as Cheeseburger in Paradise, Great Wolf Lodge, Kingsmill Resort, Second Street in Newport News, J. M. Randall’s in Williamsburg, Paul’s in Williamsburg, Starz in Virginia Beach, Poe’s Pub in Richmond, and the Hampton Yacht Club. His second CD, “Too”, was released in December, 2005. Mike likes to speak in the third person...

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