This California native self-taught rhythm guitarist began writing songs at the age of ten. Elvis Presley, the Eagles, Beatles and pop legend Karen Carpenter were her stronger influences in addition to rock-n-roll greats such as Led Zepplin, Peter Frampton, ZZ Top 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, 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 a few years of storming the Texas Hill Country's clubs, local dives, biker runs, festivals and town fairs with her rock band "Loaded Gunz," she moved to Houston and became a member of the (HAAM) Houston Area of Acoustic Musicians, MyTexasMusic and the Houston Fort Bend Songwriters Association. She has developed her s...