Evan George Bartels is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and writer from

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Biography

Bartels grew up in

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as the second youngest of four kids. At the age of 5 years old he developed an interest in music and began learning piano during his early elementary school years. Around the age of 12 years old, Bartels received his first acoustic guitar and began teaching himself how to play. Through his teenage years he gained experience songwriting by playing in bands. In 2017, Bartels spent a considerable amount of time on the road, performing 110 dates on his ''Great Americana Tour''. Amidst his 2017 touring, while in

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, Bartels performed on

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’s Night Owl music series via Facebook live. Evan Bartels released his debut album, ''‘The Devil, God & Me’'', o
Sower Records
on September 23, 2017. The album spent one week at No. 5 on the

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– West North Central chart.

Discography

Awards & Recognition

References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bartels, Evan Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Americana musicians American male singer-songwriters American country guitarists American country songwriters American male guitarists