Joel Rafael

Listen to "Joel Rafael Releases Rose Avenue" on Spreaker. Folk and Americana singer-songwriter Joel Rafael, whose tenth album Rose Avenue is now available. The ten-song masterpiece includes nine originals that reflect the honest accounting of a man in his 70th year. In April the album’s first single – “Strong (feat. Jason Mraz)” – with Billboard (link), and the singles have been steadily climbing up the Americana radio charts: Top Albums Folk Radio #2 Rose Avenue Top Songs Folk Radio May 2019 #3 "Abraham, Martin and John" #7 "Strong" #19 "Under Our Skin" #25 "Glory Bound" Top Artists Folk Radio May 2019 #4 Joel Rafael Joel Rafael has been writing and performing since 1974 and over the past decades has released a stunning collection of nine Americana albums, including a 2CD Woody Guthrie collection with five Guthrie/Rafael co-writes. As a solo performer and with his band, he opened shows throughout the southwestern United States for artists including Crosby, Stills and Nash, Sheryl Crow, Laura Nyro, Joan Baez, Taj Mahal, Iris DeMent, Emmylou Harris, and John Lee Hooker.