Once called "The Grateful Dead of the Midwest" by the Chicago press, Heartsfield toured throughout the decade of the '70s, spreading its infectious brand of foot stompin' good-time country rock to Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, California, Colorado, Georgia, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania in a "tour-de-force" of 200-300 dates per year. They played every club, festival, party and college campus in the Midwest and near- South and were overwhelming favorites on FM radio stations like WLAV (Grand Rapids), WXRT (Chicago) and KSHE (St. Louis). Along the way, they recorded four albums for major record labels (several of which hit the Billboard charts), acquired fans who admitted to seeing them play dozens of times and attained the respect of the entire music industry, by being paired with (and holding their own against) such acts as The Doobie Brothers, Charlie Daniels, Eric Clapton, Loggins & Messina, Fleetwood Mac, .38 Special, The Guess Who, Slade, kiss, BTO, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Ted Nugent.

Originally formed in 1972 by J.C. Hartsfield and Perry Jordan, both from the South but living in the Midwest, the band had a distinctive Southern flavor with exceptional vocal arrangements, accompanied by four guitars, bass, and drums, that blended the elements of country, rock, folk and jazz into what was called "charismatic magic" on stage. Jordan quickly became the focal point of the group as lead singer and major songwriter, penning such FM hits as "House Of Living", "Racin' The Sun," "As I Look Into The Fire," "Another Man Down," "I'm Comin' Home," "Music Eyes" and "The Only Time I'm Sober Is When You're Gone."

Heartsfield's music is now available on CD (Bedrock Records) and is not only reaching the ever-faithful old audience, but is spreading to a new younger fan base that is discovering the great music that drove the "good feelings" of the '70s. With the increasing frequency of the music's return to the major FM Midwest radio stations, the demand for the group grew, spurring Jordan to put the band back together. Joined by such seasoned veterans as Timothy Southwick Johnson on vocals, guitar, mandolin and harmonica (singer/songwriter with 27 years professional experience); Steve Eddington on vocals and bass (played and recorded with New Colony Six during the '70s); John Brightwell on vocals, banjo, guitar and mandolin; David Nelson on vocals, dobro, guitar and banjo (studio sessions and live performance experience); and Scott Bonshire on drums and percussion (session work with such artists as John Curulewski of Styx and many others), Heartsfield rises from its legacy in excellent form and ready to "kick a little rock and roll butt!" Positive music is still alive and well!

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