A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, keyboardist / guitarist George Francis has played professionally all over the East Coast. At age three, George began playing the piano, and from then on learned other instruments-drums, guitar, and Hammond organ. "I'm kind of known as Bruce Hornsby's illegitimate son," George says. "My style is a mixture of Bruce, Harry Connick, Jr., and Edwin McCain with a few other influences all rolled into one."
"I've been lucky enough in my travels to meet some of my heroes in music and get to play with some of them, like Clint Black, Bela Fleck's bassist Victor Wooten, and most recently, Edwin McCain. I’ve met and talked music with some top talents like Kenny Rogers, Billy Mason, of Tim McGraw, and Paul Shaffer and they’ve all encouraged me along the way. Music for me is an escape and a way for me to be creative. Communicating a musical idea, and exploring that idea in front of a live audience is the most honest and exhilarating form of communication. I can’t imagine doing anything else.”
While playing with another group on a college tour in 2003, George opened up for well known acts such as The Wallflowers, Uncle Kracker, and LIFEHOUSE just to name a few. He has appeared as a session musician on several albums, and when he’s not on the road, George makes his home in Greenville, South Carolina.
