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Native son to serenade crowds at Seafood Fest
Native son John Wheeler will be playing at noon on Sunday during the Pensacola Seafood Festival. A Gulf Breeze native and a middle school teacher in West Pensacola, Wheeler is well known throughout the area as a skilled guitarist and artist.
"I believe your voice should have emotion in it," Wheeler explains. "Music is like a painting, and should give people a feeling. Just as you stand in front of a painting and can discern an emotion the artist is conveying, music paints a full picture."
Wheeler has been working as a solo act in the area for over 10 years and venues have included restaurants and clubs, the Boardwalk, Pensacola Pelicans games and festivals.
"What I really enjoy the most is playing in
restaurants," Wheeler clarifies with a slow smile "and weddings and parties."
It's clear that he is a personable, warm person and enjoys weaving his music into the fabric of people's lives through celebration and song.
"I describe my range as acoustic ballads and blues and rock classics," he says. "I also play the slide guitar as well."
Music from talents including Beatles, Bob Seger, Jimmy Buffett and James Taylor filter through an evening of Wheeler's play.
An exciting turn in Wheeler's life is his approaching completion of his Doctorate in Educational Administration.
"I'd love to teach at the college level next," says the middle school math teacher. "That'd be great."
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