Original sentence: 1967) is a huge Otis Redding fan, and he frequently sings a tribute to him during their shows.In September of 2008, JJ Grey & Mofro released Orange Blossoms, also under the Alligator label, and also produced again by Prothero.JJ Grey (b.They describe their music as "front porch soul;" it varies from raw bluesy/funk to raucous rhythm and blues--a mix that defies any single genre classification
Edited sentence: Grey first coined the blend of rhythm and blues, soul and funky rock & roll as “Mofro Magic” in 1997, based on the continuous southern slang being thrown around at a lumberyard in Jacksonville where he worked.Grey has often noted his affinity for Otis Redding, and he frequently sings a tribute to him during their shows.He describes their music as "front porch soul;" it varies from raw bluesy/funk to raucous rhythm and blues--a mix that defies any single genre classification.He received his first guitar as a Christmas present when he was 11 years old but the guitar was destroyed the very morning he got it when a neighbor accidentally backed over it with their car.He was raised on the Westside of Jacksonville in a tiny community called Whitehouse.In 2008, they continued to tour in support of Country Ghetto, including a jaunt to Australia.In September 2008, JJ Grey & Mofro released Orange Blossoms, also under the Alligator label, and also produced again by Prothero.JJ GREY.John "JJ" Grey was born in Jacksonville, Florida in October 1967.That and when my parents weren’t looking I’d catch local bands play in a juke joint behind my grandfather’s house in Baldwin.That’s where my R&B influences first came from,” he added.The family had an old Lowery organ and he spent some time on it before abandoning it as well.Two years later he bought a red Western Auto True Tone guitar (he recently retired this guitar from tour duty) and an amplifier for ten dollars.“I realized as a young-un that it didn’t take a whole lot of effort for me to sing,” Grey said recently.“My aunt and uncle had a gospel group (they sing background vocals on “The Sun Is Shining Down” on the Country Ghetto album) they influenced me a lot.“The guitar had only three strings on it and I eventually, through sheer laziness, gave up on learning how to play”, stated Grey