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In Johnny Dock's tales, the characters don't always win and endings aren't always perfect?but one thing does exist that is common to all his musical discourse: each one contains insight. Johnny's characters are either undergoing a defining moment or have already had one. Either way, the process is one of self-discovery, and it's all about the journey through life and the frustrations and joys we?re exposed to on the trek. In a word, it's about experience?theirs and ours?and we relate to them because we've been there, with our bag of dreams and our more ordinary outcomes. For Johnny Dock is a storyteller, and the stories he tells are ours. Johnny writes tales for people who are at that time in their lives when the legends once sold through early rock and roll beckon again. But not through the same old songs endlessly replayed. Young rock had the guts and the dreams yet lacked the experience. Johnny Dock has both, and he puts them together to fill the void that's opened up for a whole generation of music lovers. Today, a generation raised on rock ideals seeks more?they want songs with the power of their youth and the wisdom of perspective. Classic rock has already been written. In that sense, it is gone, even for those who reveled in its original spirit. At a time when the airwaves are full of untethered lyrics and melodies, Johnny Dock's music bridges the wide divide between the deferred dreams of classic rock and the realities of existence, and anchors them in our consciousness. Johnny Dock is an American songwriter crafting all-American music with strains of rock, blues, country and an occasional hint of good-time rockabilly. Contemplation or recreation, it's ideal for either one. Musically speaking, Johnny Dock may just be the True American Hero.