You Haven’t Heard Good Bluegrass Until You’ve Heard ‘Sleepy Man’

"Johnny Mizzone is the youngest member of the great American band of the Mizzone brothers, who gained followers after appearing in the David Letterman TV series in 2011. The boys were a little younger then. Johnny was only nine years old and already had a winning presence on stage. His skill and security have only grown over the years. Mizzones are a healthy family activity. They play traditional country songs, but they can also play pop music to the delight of their millions of YouTube fans. Just looking at Johnny can be exhausting and challenging. He plays at a fast and optimistic pace, but his fingers just seem to move from his seat on the banjo's neck. Never gets upset or sweats too much. In the videos, Johnny usually smiles. The brothers have a natural chemistry and exchange lead breaks from one side to the other with apparently effortless. Surprisingly, these performers of instrumental melodies mostly bluegrass grew up in Lebanon Township, New Jersey. Kentucky and Virginia are usually associated with bluegrass. Kentucky is also called The Bluegrass State. But the Mizzone brothers found a love for rural music and practiced it until they were ready for the early evening. Nothing remains the same. The boys and their band, Sleepy Man, have changed their approach over the years. The videos on his website include more modern indie rock style numbers. But the Mizzones can still interrupt a song like Foggy Mountain Breakdown or Clinch Mountain Backstep with ease. The band's website reflects the relaxed attitudes and sense of humor of the members. The main page includes a survey that asks which member has the best hair. There seems to be no rock star attitude with Sleepy Man. They become accessible to their small fan community, and these fans continue to download songs and attend concerts. In addition to the Letterman show, Sleepy Man appeared on Fox and Friends and is covered by music review sites like Uproxx. Despite all this exposure, the boys still shoot videos in their room. They have a lo-fi approach to music, with decent production values. More recently, they have made more MTV-style videos with professional videography. These are available for viewing on the band's website. The Mizzones also publish all their albums, without a record label. This was the case from their debut album, America's Music, released in 2011. The Farthest Horizon in 2012 and By My Side followed in 2019. The three albums were the top 20 in the Billboard bluegrass category, with The Orizzonte further away than reaches the number three. Today the Mizzone brothers of Sleepy Man are no longer children and have become young men. They have not lost the passion and love for music they won in childhood. These qualities have prompted the brothers to be the center of attention, and it will be interesting to see how their careers are outlined in the coming years. They have an important fan base that will always be interested in everything the Mizzones will publish ".