Fleming and John
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| Fleming and John | |
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 John Mark Painter and Fleming McWilliams |
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| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Genres | Rock |
| Labels | R.E.X. Records Universal Records |
| Members | Fleming McWilliams John Mark Painter Sean McWilliams |
Fleming and John is a musical husband and wife team, Fleming McWilliams and John Mark Painter, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee.
The couple met while attending Belmont College in Nashville, and immediately began collaborating on songs. While pursuing a record contract, Painter began playing in studio sessions for artists like dc Talk, Sixpence None the Richer, Indigo Girls, Jars of Clay, Nanci Griffith, and Jewel.
In 1994, the band recorded "Harder to Believe than Not To" for I Predict A Clone, a tribute album to Steve Taylor. The following year, the couple released their first album, Delusions of Grandeur on Universal Records. Friend and fan Ben Folds, who called Fleming and John the "Carpenters of the 1990s with Led Zeppelin's rhythm section", invited them to open for his band. They continue to perform and record with Folds from time to time.
In 1998, Fleming and John released their second album, The Way We Are, which spawned a minor hit with the single "Ugly Girl".
The duo has what is essentially a secondary career as a cover band, providing recordings of other peoples songs for tribute albums, soundtracks and compilations. Songs covered by the band include "Winter Wonderland" (to the tune of Led Zeppelin's "Misty Mountain Hop"), "Eldorado" (Electric Light Orchestra), "California Dreamin'" (the Mamas and the Papas), "Somebody to Love" (Jefferson Airplane), "After the Lovin'" (Engelbert Humperdinck). A longtime concert favorite has been Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" to the tune of Zeppelin's "Black Dog".
The band has mainly laid dormant since the tour for The Way We Are completed in the late 1990s. However, their page on MySpace indicates that they are starting work on a new album in May, 2006.
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[edit] Discography
- Delusions of Grandeur, 1994 debut album - R.E.X. Music
- Delusions of Grandeur, 1995 debut album - remixed and released by Universal Records
- The Way We Are, 1998 album - Universal Records
- Ugly Girl / The Pearl, 1998 CD single - Universal Records
[edit] Compilations
- I Predict A Clone, Various Artists, 1994
- Vietnam: A Musical Retrospective, Various Artists, 1998 - Song: "California Dreamin'"
- Traveling Light - Songs from the 23rd Psalm, Various Artists, 2002 - Song: "Savior Like A Shepherd Lead Us"
- Lynne Me Your Ears, Various Artists, 2002 - Jeff Lynne tribute album - Song: "Eldorado"
[edit] Other Albums
- Volume 1, Fear of Pop (Ben Folds, William Shatner, etc.), 2000
- Music for Corporations Vol 1, Headmint, 2000
