This California native self-taught rhythm guitarist began writing songs at the age of  ten.  Her first all original ten track CD, "I'm Taken" was released in January of 1999 in her home town of Lewiston, Idaho. For 100 dollars a song, enthusiasm grew in a soon to be recording artist. The day after production, "Take Me To Paradise", an unexpected hard rockin' familiar 80's sound, was aired on "Z Rocks" local radio station in the Lewis/Clark valley helping to promote independent artists. The locals favored "Make You Mine", a raging up-beat highly danceable tune.  Leaving her Idaho family behind moving to Portland, Oregon with her brother, she dove into songwriting full time. Elvis Presley, the Eagles, Beatles and pop legend Karen Carpenter were her stronger  influences in addition to rock-n-roll greats such as Led Zeppelin, Peter Frampton, ZZTop and the list goes on. It was Etheridge's pounding rhythm guitar that prompted Joey to take her music on the road. With one suitcase and a six-string Ovation, leaving Oregon one year later, she hitched a ride from a family friend trying Texas on for size and taking her original music to the downtown streets of Austin.  Rather than making Texas a palette for music alone, Joey D made Texas her  home.

 After two years of storming the Texas Hill Country's clubs, local dives, biker runs, endless  festivals and town fairs with her rock band "Loaded Guns," Joey was signed to Indie label Sesame Records releasing a Nashville production titled "I Like My Life" in 2002 and was released from the contract in 2004. The all original 10 track CD recorded at Omni Sound Studios reveals the crossover potential in her writing and vocal ability. "If I Were An Angel" a cool "Eagles" sound quickly becomes a favorite to first time listeners as well as the stronger heart prodding "Never Alone". With Nashville studio session musicians like Greg Morrow slamming out the tracks on drums,  Alison Prestwood on bass and Dennis Wage on a screaming B3, who can dispute it's quality?  "The Better Woman", a feel good up-beat slogan for competitive women who refuse to come in second at any cost, unveils her determination and talent in combining lyric and musical hooks for a driving, very danceable and radio ready country tune with massive hit potential.

She moved to Houston in search of a new band and became a member of the (HAAM) Houston Area of Acoustic Musicians, MyTexasMusic and the Houston Fort Bend Songwriters Association. She continued to develop her stage act with local musicians like singer/songwriter lead guitarist Willie B. Their collaboration and production of  "Hummer for you", an exclusive soundtrack to convince the ex New York Yankee pitcher Roger Clemens to come out of retirement and sign with the Houston Astros clearly brought out her rock influences over the years. This soundtrack is part of a video interview produced by local Houston Computer Network Engineer,  Orris Brown's  LiveFromTexas Video Productions where radio personalities Dean and Rog of KKRW 93.7 "The Arrow" attempted to give Clemens an H2 Hummer to sign with the Houston Astros.  The track was aired on 93.7 "The Arrow" during the 2004 baseball playoffs. The video can be viewed at www.livefromtexas.com
 

        Her 2004 demo released in Houston, Texas titled, "Keep On Keepin On", a 14 track compilation of full production and acoustic rock originals includes two cover songs, "Tea & Honey" a uniquely arranged rock ballad challenging the lower register of Joey's vocal range and "Please My Worried Mind", favoring Bonnie Raitt's style written by Local Houston singer/songwriter and acoustic duo partner Willie B, receiving a nomination for song of the year by the Houston Fort Bends Songwriters Association.   

       The title cut, "Keep on Keepin on", a rockabilly, upbeat southern Texas drive in her "live" performance of the song, welcomes  local singer/songwriter Michael Pope putting in his two cents with the groovy laid-back Texas style bass line on the demo.

The music video of   the title cut "Keep on Keepin On" included lead guitarist Willie B and  produced by Gayland Gilchrist. Gayland is actively promoting Local Houston bands by providing opportunity for affordable music video's and a 15 minute interview available "live" on the internet at G3Live.com. Gayland asked Joey to be the first guest for the program interview at Houston's Hard Rock Cafe. The video was played on the plasma screens all around the venue during the interview. Her solo performance of the song on her Dean acoustic made a big impression on the venues patrons and manager.  Recovering the production quality of "I'm Taken", "Make You Mine" and "Take Me To Paradise" from her first demo CD released in 1999, the "Keep On Keepin On" record holds a unique blend of texture and versatility while staying true to her rock-n-roll roots.

       Joey's current project for the year 2005 will be an all original "live" CD scheduled for a late release in October. "Runnin Thru Your Hair", a rockin' Etheridge grind hovering throughout the vocal track leaving no question about the sexual implications in the message recently recorded at SUGARHILL STUDIOS, was released as the bands first Single in July of 2005.  

     Joey's Texas music influences over the last several years have helped develop her sound and style into a living Classic Texas Rocker. Working with her Classic Rock cover band LoadedGunz playing the Houston and Clear Lake areas as lead vocalist breaking out her original songs on a pounding rhythm guitar on occasion keeps her stage performance polished for the new CD and solo show. Joey D known as The Rebel Spirit of Texas is certain to become one the greatest artists of our time.