Finley Watkins

Finley Watkins

MUSICIAN, TRIBUTE ARTIST, SONGWRITER, SINGER

Finley is 15 years old and from Bernie, MO. He is a tribute artist that loves Rockabilly and Blues music. A very talented musician that plays eight different instruments. Finley has appeared as a tribute artist on NBC's, Little Big Shots, with Melissa McCarthy. After watching Finley perform live in Millington, TN, Jerry Lee Lewis said, "He has it! He is gonna be a star!"

Finley started showing an interest in music at a very young age and at four years old he started taking guitar lessons. His first contact with Rockabilly music started during a family vacation when he saw a billboard of Elvis and wanted to know who he was. After researching Elvis it wasn't long before he was entertaining his family and entering the youth division of Elvis tribute competitions. He expanded his tributes to include: Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly, and many more. Finley was invited to perform on Beale Street, at the International Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Fremont Street Experience, and The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas to name a few. He has shared the stage with legends such as Narvel Felts, Ronnie McDowell, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee, and Johnny Spaz. In 2017 Finley appeared on The Ellen Show and was very proud to pay tribute to King of Rock n Roll on national television. He appeared on The Ellen show again in 2021. In 2018 he appeared on Nickelodeon's Lip Sync Battle Shorties where he got to share the stage with Nick Cannon and Jojo Siwa.

Finley has written 5 original songs and enjoys recording them. Finley is currently booking his "Finley Show" which includes the first half as Elvis and the second half has a variety of tributes and his original songs. Follow his journey on his Facebook fan page, on his Instagram (finleywatkins08), and his YouTube channel (Finley Watkins).

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