A man with long hair, a beard, wearing a cap backwards, is singing into a microphone while playing an acoustic guitar. There are framed pictures and decorations in the background.

The Story of Sonny Reece

If you listen closely, you can still hear where Sonny Reece comes from. Campfire harmonies drifting across a Missouri night. Guitars passed from hand to hand. Family stories that linger long after the fire burns out.

Sonny was born into a musical bloodline. On his mother’s side, nearly everyone could sing or play an instrument. Music was part of everyday life, as natural as the land they lived on. His earliest memories are filled with starlight and song, uncles strumming, voices rising together, and Sonny learning what it meant to feel a song rather than hear one.

But the same place that gave him music also taught him heartbreak. His grandfather, a gifted guitarist and steel player with a respected radio show in Missouri who toured throughout the Midwest and played the Opry circuit, lost everything in a devastating accident when a wooden bridge collapsed beneath his truck. The injuries ended his music career and changed the family forever. That shadow stayed on the farm, and Sonny grew up beneath it, learning early about pain, resilience, and the fragile beauty that comes from surviving both.

Those two forces, the joy of music and the ache of loss, sit at the center of Sonny Reece’s sound.

Today, Sonny turns those memories into songs that cut deep. His music blends traditional country soul with Southern rock grit, the kind that feels dusty, honest, and lived in. His voice carries the weight of Missouri dirt roads and late-night confessions, drawing comparisons to the spirit of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Williams, Jeff Buckley, and Patsy Cline.

“I try to make music that’ll make you cry,” Sonny says. “When someone feels something, really feels it, that’s when I know I’ve done my job.”

On stage, Sonny does not perform. He lets go. Every lyric feels like a release. Every chord carries a memory. His shows feel less like a set list and more like a shared moment. Raw. Human. Real.

Visually, his world follows the same path. Weathered denim, pearl snap shirts, neon signs buzzing in small town nights, and the long silhouette of a Cadillac parked at the edge of an old highway. It is Americana with grit under its nails, where heartbreak meets hope and where the past, no matter how heavy, still pushes the music forward.

With new music on the horizon and a growing community riding with him, Sonny Reece continues carving his own lane in modern Americana and alt-country. Authentic. Emotional. Unapologetically real.

He is here to make you feel something, and to remind you that every scar carries a story worth singing.

Career Highlights

  • 🎙️ Current Residency: The Lounge at The Historic ARTISAN Downtown Hotel, DeLand FL (2024 – Present)

  • 🎸 Collaborations & Sessions: Harvey Mandel, Michael Lee Firkins, and regional Americana artists across Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Nashville

  • 💿 Recent Release: Green County (2025) — available on Spotify and ReverbNation

  • 🎤 Past Performances: Chapel Tap DeLand, DeLand Eagles Lodge #3959, Elusive Grape, Historic Artisan Hotel events

  • 🪕 Musical Influences: John Mellencamp, Delbert McClinton, Tom Petty, and early Southern Rock legends

Style & Sound

Sonny Reece delivers a blend of blues-rock swagger and Americana intimacy — gritty vocals, honest lyrics, and guitar tones that feel like dust and diesel mixed with moonlight. His sets move effortlessly between barroom boogie and storyteller ballad, inviting audiences to slow down, lean in, and listen.

Digital Presence

PlatformHandle / Link
Facebook: @sonnyreecemusic
ReverbNation: reverbnation.com/sonnyreece1
BandMix: bandmix.com/sonny-reece
YouTube: Sonny Reece Music Channel
Spotify: Green County – Sonny Reece