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“Turn it on, turn it up and let the music soothe your soul.” - Kerriann Curtis
About
Cole Powell
Arts and media Commentator and Award-winning singer/songwriter from Jayess, Mississippi, USA.
Since his first album debuted in 2011, Cole Powell has enjoyed much success as a performing and recording artist.
Select highlights:
- 8 Josie Music Award Nominations, 1 Win
- 1.3m YouTube Views
- Opener, Atwood Music Festival 2014 for Chris Janson and 2015 for Chase Bryant
- 4x iTunes Top 100 Singer/Songwriter Album Chart Appearances: 14, 37, 41, 92
- Recording Academy voting membership since 2015
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Press
Jayess artists hit Top 20 on iTunes, earn Nashville award nominations - The Daily Leader, 10/23/25
Backward Glance, Tuesday, October 14 - The Enterprise-Journal, 10/14/25
2025 Josie Music Awards Nominees
2022 Josie Music Awards Nominees
2021 Josie Music Awards Nominees
Music Awards Recognizes Local Artist - Wesson News, 11/20/20
Cole Powell Previews New Song from The Band Forgettable Film [Video] - Good Things with Rebecca Turner, 10/16/20
Cole Powell Talks Josie Music Awards [Video] - Good Things with Rebecca Turner, 10/16/20
Cole Powell Discusses Career [Video] - Good Things with Rebecca Turner, 10/16/20
Jayess singer brings home music award (Interview) - The Enterprise-Journal, 10/14/20
Jayess songwriter wins top indie EP album (Interview) - The Daily Leader, 09/29/20
Cole Powell wins EP of the Year at Josie Music Awards - Lawrence County Press, 09/28/20
2020 Josie Music Awards Winners
Cole Powell 2020 Josie Music Award Acceptance Speech [Video] - 09/05/20
Three-day event kicks off at Recess 101 - The Daily Leader, 07/17/15
Brookstock XV brings weekend of music - The Daily Leader, 07/15/15
Cole Powell Interview [Audio] - Majic 104.3, 07/01/15
Cole Powell & Sam Mooney Talk Atwood Music Festival [Video] - Midday Mississippi - WBLT Channel 3, Jackson, 05/22/15
Episode 3: Cole Powell [Video] - Music from the Shady Side, 04/27/15
Ole Brook Festival entertainment line up - The Daily Leader, 10/03/14
Music Listings, June 18, 2014 - Mississippi Free Press, 06/18/14
Reviews:
“[I]f he continues to grow his songwriting skills further, Powell just may be filtered out of the crowd and end up in the spotlight.”
- Jamie Robash, The Equal Ground, Unfiltered Review, 11/12/14
“Lushly melodic vocals mingle alongside upbeat keys and prickly acoustics….”
- Mike Mineo, Obscure Sound, “Company” Review, 11/04/14
“From tender ballads, to flirty duets and lots of terrific instrumentals (guitar, piano, harmonica and even a little from the horn section) this collection of songs is for fans of music period.”
- Kerri Curtis, WORDKRAPHT, Unfiltered Review, 10/22/14
“Simultaneously catchy, moody and immediately and thoroughly well written, Unfiltered is a record that deserves a place in any pop-blues fusion fan's collection.”
- Kevin Sellers, Music Emissions, Unfiltered Review, 09/14/14
"[Powell's] emotionally charged track has us all wanting to run back to him…."
- Victor Alfieri, IMR Magazine, “Stay (Begging You)” Indie Overdose, April 2012 Selection, 04/16/12
“Will leave you wanting to hear more.”
- Jonny Stoker, Indie Music Magazine, Thanks For The Broken Heart Review, 05/03/12
“A great album that is fueled by heartache and all that comes with it."
“Turn it on, turn it up and let the music soothe your soul."
“Whether it’s the Mississippi southern hospitality coming through the acoustic guitar strums, the reassuring vocals from Powell or some other intangible quality that does it, the listener will feel it coming through."
“4/5 STARS!”
- Kerri Curtis, IMR Magazine, Thanks For The Broken Heart Review, 02/21/12
“[R]ock, pop, blues, and country, with a twist of jazz."
“Full of talent and full of flavor.”
- Music Emissions, Thanks For The Broken Heart Review, 02/07/12
tour
*Past Dates:
2016-2020
10/16/20 - Good Things with Rebecca Turner, Jackson, MS
05/27/17 - Atwood Music Festival, Monticello, MS (Kyle Graves [Tilton Band] show)
05/28/16 - Atwood Music Festival, Monticello, MS (Mississippi Good Night) (feat. Sam Mooney and Kyle Graves)
04/30/16 - Benefit, United Methodist Church, Brookhaven, MS (Mississippi Good Night)
04/21/16 - Magnolia Blues, Brookhaven, MS (J. F. Oakes show)
01/29/16 - Magnolia Blues, Brookhaven, MS (Mississippi Good Night)
2015
(All shows billed as Mississippi Good Night except as indicated)
12/05/15 - LC Civic Center, Monticello, MS
11/06/15 - Magnolia Blues, Brookhaven, MS
10/03/15 - Private, Magee, MS
10/02/15 - Ole Brook Festival, Brookhaven, MS
09/04/15 - Magnolia Blues, Brookhaven, MS
07/16/15 - Brookstock Singer/Songwriters Night, Recess 101, Brookhaven, MS (Cole Powell Solo)
07/03/15 - Red, White, & Blue Bash, Brookhaven, MS
06/12/15 - Brickhaus, Meridian, MS (feat. Dominic King)
05/22/15 - Atwood Music Festival, Monticello, MS (feat. Sam Mooney)
05/15/15 - Magnolia Blues, Brookhaven, MS
05/09/15 - BARKFEST, Brookhaven, MS
03/21/15 - Magnolia Blues, Brookhaven, MS
02/28/15 - Magnolia Blues, Brookhaven, MS
02/06/15 - Magnolia Blues, Brookhaven, MS
2014
11/28/14 - Buddy’s, McComb, MS (w/ Tony Norton)
11/15/14 - Ole Tavern, Jackson, MS
11/07/14 - Magnolia Blues, Brookhaven, MS (feat. Chad Perry)
10/25/14 - LC Civic Center, Monticello, MS (feat. Sam Mooney)
10/04/14 - Ole Brook Festival, Brookhaven, MS (Billed incorrectly as Cole Powell & The Revivals)
09/18/14 - MS State BYX Christian Fraternity, Starkville, MS (Sam Mooney show)
08/23/14 - Magnolia Blues, Brookhaven, MS (feat. J. F. Oakes)
07/12/14 - Magnolia Blues, Brookhaven, MS (feat. Sam Mooney)
06/18/14 - Hal and Mal’s, Jackson, MS
05/30/14 - Magnolia Blues, Brookhaven, MS
05/23/14 - Atwood Music Festival, Monticello, MS (feat. Sam Mooney)
05/09/14 - Private, Magee, MS (J. F. Oakes show)
05/02/14 - Relay For Life, Monticello, MS
04/25/14 - Magnolia Blues, Brookhaven, MS (feat. Sam Mooney)
04/11/14 - Magnolia Blues, Brookhaven, MS
03/14/14 - Magnolia Blues, Brookhaven, MS
2011-2013
11/02/13 - Monticello Marketplace, Monticello, MS
10/18/13 - Fall Art Walk, Monticello, MS
05/25/13 - Atwood Music Festival, Monticello, MS (Cole Powell & The Revivals)
05/18/13 - Adolescent Center Picnic, Wesson, MS (Cole Powell & The Revivals)
10/20/12 - Fire on the Water Festival, Monticello, MS (Cole Powell & The Revivals)
10/18/12 - The Castorena Show, Pearl, MS (Cole Powell & The Revivals)
08/10/12 - Private, Monticello, MS (Cole Powell & The Revivals)
07/26/12 - Recess 101, Brookhaven, MS (Cole Powell & The Revivals)
11/03/11 - Recess 101, Brookhaven, MS
11/01/11 - Recess 101, Brookhaven, MS
10/29/11 - PJ’s Coffee, McComb, MS
*Powell retired from performing in 2016 in order to focus on his health and other endeavors, appearing as guest guitarist for one show with Kyle Graves's group, Tilton Band, at the 2017 Atwood Music Festival and performing an original song on Good Things with Rebecca Turner, a live-streamed terrestrial radio show on SuperTalk Mississippi, in 2020.