The legendary Andy Stokes has been sharing his soulful voice and undeniable musical mastery with the world for more than 3 decades. The singer-songwriter, a two-time inductee to Oregon’s Music Hall of Fame and multiple award winner, is known for his powerful vocals, his multiple Billboard Hits, and his unforgettable live performances. Andy’s silky smooth R&B style and the gritty emotion that is unique to this legendary singer, provides an eclectic, powerful, nonstop musical experience that thrills audiences throughout the United States and across the Globe. Powerful ballads and funky heart-pumping grooves, together with pure classic vocals—Andy Stokes has earned the moniker ‘The Northwest King of Soul Music’. Andy’s ground-breaking hit single ‘Best Day Ever’ blazed up the 2018 music charts and was named one of the year’s top songs by both Billboard and the Independent Soul Charts. Quickly on it’s way to becoming a classic, ‘Best Day Ever’ consistently claims a spot in the top 10 wedding songs on streaming services, and is still in heavy rotation on radio across the world. Following the success of his first national release, Andy again brought his feel-good, up-beat, Northwest R&B sound into 2019 in a monumental way—this time teaming up Snoop Dogg and super-producer DJ Battlecat, ‘We On Da Flo’ is an impressive R&B track that hit the top 30 for five weeks and crossed genres onto the Hip Hop charts. With millions of streams and views of prior releases, Andy’s 2022 release ‘I Don’t Give A Damn’ once again put Andy Stokes at the top of the charts. The deeply emotional ballad highlights those legendary powerful vocals with a grown-up sexy feel. IDGAD is now the 3rd top 20 song in 4 years from Andy—an extraordinary feat for an Independent Artist, made even more remarkable when considering Andy’s journey to get to this point. Once homeless, now riding high on a catalog of honest, feel-good R&B music, Andy Stokes is showing the world what the Northwest has always known—Andy Stokes is the real deal. Andy got his start in Portland Oregon in the 80’s as lead vocals with the funk band Cool’r, signed with A&M, toured worldwide, and has performed with the likes of Peabo Bryson, Ro James, SOS Band, George Clinton and many others.
The legendary Andy Stokes has been sharing his soulful voice and undeniable musical mastery with the world for more than 3 decades. The singer-songwriter, a two-time inductee to Oregon’s Music Hall of Fame and multiple regional award winner, is known for his powerful vocals and unforgettable live performances. Andy’s silky smooth R&B style and the gritty emotion that is unique to this legendary singer provides an eclectic, powerful, nonstop musical experience that thrills audiences throughout the United States and across the Globe. Powerful ballads and funky heart-pumping grooves, together with pure classic vocals—Andy Stokes has earned the moniker ‘The Northwest King of Soul Music’.
Andy’s hit single ‘Best Day Ever’ blazed up the 2018 Billboard Adult R&B/ MediaBase UAC charts and remained there for a remarkable 25 weeks. The song debuted in the top 30, reaching the top 10, was included in Billboard’s top 50 for the year and the SIRUSXM Platinum top 20. The song also held the #1 spot on the Indie Soul Charts for 3 consecutive weeks, locked in the #1 spot for R&B/Soul on Music Choice, reached #2 on the Amazon contemporary R&B bestseller list, and was named Independent Song Of The Year. Best Day Ever is STILL in heavy rotation across the country and around the world. The charting success is a ground-breaking feat by a Northwest R&B artist and is the result of building a strong dedicated following throughout his storied career.
In March of 2022, Andy and New 5 Records released ‘I Don’t Give A Damn’ – a deeply emotional ballad that highlights the vocal power of this legendary singer. The song instantly resonated with fans across the world making it Andy’s 3rd top 20 hit in 4 years. 2023’s release of ‘Turn Back Now’, a remake of the R&B classic, once again put Andy Stokes on top.
Andy got his start in Portland Oregon in the 80’s as lead vocals with the funk band Cool’r, signed with A&M, toured worldwide, and has performed with the likes of Michael Bolton, Peabo Bryson, Ro James, SOS Band, George Clinton and many others. Currently under his own label, the 2019 EP ‘Now’ includes the hit single ‘Best Day Ever’ and is a spectrum of feel-good songs that are superbly crafted to immerse the listener in a soulful journey emphasizing love, life, and relationships. With millions of views and streams of Andy’s prior releases, including the 2016 EP ‘Full Circle’, Andy’s impressive up-beat, Northwest R&B sound is nothing short of Legendary.
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