12 Facts About Joey DeGraw

Joey DeGraw's father was a prison guard and his mother was a detox specialist, as mentioned in his brother's song "I Don't Want to Be".

Joey DeGraw's father is of Irish descent and his mother's family was of Russian-Jewish ancestry.

Joey DeGraw started playing the guitar at the age of five and piano at the age of eight.

Joey DeGraw moved to Manhattan in 1998 with his brother, Gavin, and shared a small apartment, sleeping in the same room.

Joey DeGraw is a purist and the only young blood in music today that gives me hope.

Joey DeGraw went on to tour with his brother, providing guitar and backing vocals for Gavin's band, as well as performing and promoting his own music.

In 2005, Joey DeGraw released his debut album; a self-produced effort entitled Midnight Audio, which has sold over 40,000 copies without the support of a label.

Joey DeGraw has written with some of the industry's top selling artists including Joss Stone, who flew him down to Barbados to write songs for her, one of which was the track 'Another Mistake.

The first of such artists was Joey DeGraw himself, releasing his second album, Say Something Strong through the label on August 18,2009.

Joey DeGraw has toured Europe and the USA to promote his music.

Summer 2010 saw Joey DeGraw embark on a new tour of the UK and Europe, with performances at venues including The Musician in Leicester, England on July 19 and at the Blue Balls Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland on July 24.

Joey DeGraw played in Aarhus, Denmark and in Kuurne, Belgium.