Fleming and John is a musical husband and wife team, Fleming McWilliams and

John Mark Painter John Mark Painter (born c. October 6 1967) is an American multi-instrumental musician, composer and arranger. He is best known for his role, with his wife, singer Fleming McWilliams, in the rock duo Fleming and John. Painter grew up in Miami ...

, currently living in

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...

, United States. The couple met while attending

Belmont University Belmont University is a Private university, private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Descended from Belmont Women's College, founded in 1890 by schoolteachers Ida Hood and Susan Heron, the institution was incorporate ...

in Nashville, and immediately began collaborating on songs. While pursuing a record contract, Painter began playing in studio sessions for artists like dc Talk,

Sixpence None the Richer Sixpence None the Richer is an American Christian alternative rock band that formed in New Braunfels, Texas, and eventually settled in Nashville, Tennessee. They are best known for their songs " Kiss Me" and " Breathe Your Name" and their cover ...

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Jars of Clay Jars of Clay is a Christian alternative rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. The members met at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois.Jars of Clay. (2005). Making the GradeiTunes Originals - Jars of Clay. AC Audio Essential Records. The ...

Nanci Griffith Nanci Caroline Griffith (July 6, 1953 – August 13, 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She often appeared on the PBS music program ''Austin City Limits'', starting in 1985 during season 10. In 1990, Griffith appeared on th ...

, and Jewel. In 1994, the band recorded "Harder to Believe than Not To" for '' I Predict A Clone'', a tribute album to

Steve Taylor Roland Stephen Taylor (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, music executive, film maker, assistant professor, and actor. A figure in what has come to be known as Christian alternative rock, Taylor enjoyed ...

. The following year, the couple released their first album, ''Delusions of Grandeur'' on

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Ben Folds Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After playing in several small independent bands throughout the late 80s and into the early 90s, Folds came to prominence as the f ...

, who called Fleming and John "

the Carpenters The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen Carpenter, Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (musician), Richard Carpenter (born 1946). They produced a distinctive soft musical style, combining ...

of the 1990s with

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1968. The band comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones (musician), John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham. With a he ...

's rhythm section", invited them to open for his band. They continued to perform and record with Folds for many years, with both being featured on Folds' experimental album, Fear of Pop: Volume 1. In 1999, Fleming and John released their second album, '' The Way We Are'', which spawned a minor hit with the single "Ugly Girl". The duo has recorded many cover songs, including "Winter Wonderland" (to the tune of

's "Misty Mountain Hop"), "Eldorado" (

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), "

California Dreamin' "California Dreamin" is a song written by John and Michelle Phillips in 1963 and first recorded by Barry McGuire. The best-known version is by the Mamas & the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in Dec ...

" (

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), "Somebody to Love" (

Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane was an American Rock music, rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1965. One of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the San Francisco Bay Area, ...

), "After the Lovin'" ( Engelbert Humperdinck). A longtime concert favorite has been

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's "

I Got You Babe "I Got You Babe" is a song performed by American pop and entertainment duo Sonny & Cher and written by Sonny Bono. It was the first single taken from their debut studio album, '' Look at Us'' (1965). In August 1965, the single spent three weeks ...

" to the tune of Zeppelin's "Black Dog". The band has been dormant since the tour for ''The Way We Are'' finished in the late 1990s. In 2015 they successfully funded a Kickstarter campaign to record a new album. Initially intended as a 2015 release, the album has still not been released as of 2025. John and Fleming continue to run IHOF (International House of Fleming) studios and the DWEEB recording label, blogging about their latest projects.

Discography

* ''Delusions of Grandeur'', 1995 debut album - R.E.X. Music * ''Delusions of Grandeur'', 1996 debut album - remixed and released by

* '' The Way We Are'', 1999 album - Universal Records * ''Ugly Girl / The Pearl'', 1998 CD single - Universal Records ; Compilations * ''There's A Rainbow Somewhere (The Songs Of

Randy Stonehill Randall Evan Stonehill (born March 12, 1952) is an American singer and songwriter from Stockton, California, best known as one of the pioneers of contemporary Christian music. His music is primarily folk rock in the style of James Taylor, but ...

)'', various artists, 2022 - Song: "Puppet Strings" * ''I Predict a Clone'', various artists, 1994 - Song: "Harder to Believe Than Not To" * ''Vietnam: A Musical Retrospective'', various artists, 1998 - Song: "California Dreamin'" * ''Traveling Light - Songs from the 23rd Psalm'', various artists, 2002 - Song: "Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us" * ''Lynne Me Your Ears'', various artists, 2002 -

Jeff Lynne Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the co-founder and, latterly, sole member of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) which was formed in 1970. He has written all of ...

tribute album - Song: "Eldorado" * ''

Volume 1 Volume One, Volume 1, Volume I or Vol. 1 may refer to: Albums * ''Volume One'' (The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band album), 1966 * ''Volume One'' (Sleep album) * ''Volume One'' (Fluff album) * ''Volume One'' (She & Him album), 2008 * ''Volum ...

'', Fear of Pop (

William Shatner William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, from his 1966 debut as the captain of the starship USS Enterpri ...

, etc.), 1998 * ''Music for Corporations Vol 1'', Headmint, 2000 * ''Position Music - Artist Compilation Vol. 17 - Female Artists'', Next to You ; Film soundtracks * ''

Hoodwinked! ''Hoodwinked!'' is a 2005 American animated musical mystery comedy film directed and written by Cory Edwards along with Todd Edwards, and Tony Leech, and produced by Katie Hooten, Maurice Kanbar, David K. Lovegren, Sue Bea Montgomery, a ...

'', 2005

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fleming And John Married couples Rock music groups from Tennessee Family musical groups Musical groups from Nashville, Tennessee

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