Josh Copp’s father had classical guitar music in mind when he first started taking Josh, his seven year old son, for guitar lessons.
It soon became clear that Classical guitar wasn’t the kind of music which would fit Josh. So his father told the instructor to take Josh wherever he wanted to go creatively …
… By age 10, Josh was playing his guitar & singing in front of large crowds at church and in school.
Country, Bluegrass, and Gospel music gave him joy, and through which he began bringing joy to increasing audiences of people.
Eventually, after graduating from High School in 1996, Josh married the love of his life (Anna) in 2001. Josh & Anna had a son, Jeffrey in 2007, and bought an Amish Farm house together fashioning a recording studio in the summer kitchen.
In that old Amish kitchen their bands, Huckleberry Blue and the Blue Bird Revival band, practiced and recorded songs for performance in churches, schools and bars.
They gladly took the message of their music to any venue that welcomed them on the road and in their local community, attracting many loyal fans.
Not content to just play music already written by other artists, Josh relished writing music of his own, such as: “God likes chicken pickin’,” “Lift Him Up,” “6th of October,” and “Country through and through.” All a part of his first solo album “God Likes Chicken Pickin’,”. For the last song he was a 13th Annual Independent Awards Vox Pop winner in 2014 (Country Category).
Tragically Josh never got to know he had won that award. Josh died of a sudden heart attack on April 14, 2014 in his own home at age 35.
A terrible blow to family and friends! Obviously his charismatic presence as a person and a performer will always be missed, not only by his family and friends, but also by the world of music.
There will be no newly written musical creations coming from Josh. The music he wrote, performed and recorded, before his death, will continue to be enjoyed, thanks to that Amish Summer Kitchen, where it all came together.
Please enjoy one of his last compilations of songs in this album:
“Jesus, Churches and Bars”!
