Meet artist at Florence's Road to Country Thunder

Road to Country Thunder is less than a week away and organizers are starting to introduce some of the artists that will be performing at the concert.

Road to Country Thunder takes place from 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday, April 6 on Historic Main.

One of the artists attendees will see is Anthony Taylor Jr., an up-and-coming  singer/songwriter from Tucson who plays, writes and is inspired by classic country music sounds, according to a post on Florence’s Facebook page.

Taylor's love for music began at a very young age. He would perform songs by Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, as well as Mexican songs at family functions, talent shows and other events.

His first instrument was a guitar that he strummed from the age of 4. The first instrument he learned to play, according to the Facebook post, was the saxophone in his middle-school jazz band.

He started writing music at the age of 15 and performing at the age of 16. He’d play in between sets for other local country musicians. At the age of 17, he recruited some top musicians to play in a band beside him, performing at honkytonks, bars, festivals, rodeos and restaurants all over Arizona.

He will be releasing his first EP this year and hopes to break into markets all over the country. Along with the Road to Country Thunder, Taylor will also be performing at Country Thunder.