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George Thomas Ashworth was born in Anderson, South Carolina on October 2, 1975. While George was the second child at that time, now having two more to join them, it didn't make life easy on him as a young child in poverty. By age 2, he had started having an interest in singing, dancing, and bobbing his head to the tunes on the radio as his mom played the music. By age 7, he would perform live for his family as they enjoyed the talented voice that he had developed.

He is a very flexible singer with a wide tenor voice range, which allows him to sing very high notes as well as low notes. He can sing soft ballads, powerful dance jams, hard rock, tunes, pop styles, as well as rapping. His musical influences are from various styles of music including Keith Sweat, Babyface, Dr. Dre, L.L. Cool J, Teddy Riley, Elvis Presley, Prince, Eminem, Bon Jovi, Boys II Men, etc. Those are some of his main influences. All through his life he has sang with various entertainments such as the school chorus, church chorus, several rock bands at parties and other local gigs as lead singer, as well as his high school band (playing the drums).

In 2003, he managed to put together his own studio that he calls "The G-Spot". Since then, he has been writing his own songs (music and lyrics), also, producing them. Since then, he has created a local fan base, getting recognition as an artist and producer. He's currently shopping his demo around to various record labels, hoping to get a record deal to make his dream come true (becoming a successful artist and producer).



"SHY" Credits:

WRIX FM103.1
Local Radio Station
Anderson, S.C. 29684
(864) 224-6733
At age 27, he had two songs played on the local radio station WRIX FM103.1 around November 2002 in Anderson, S.C. The songs were country cover songs produced by a local singer/songwriter Jimmy Gilstrap.

The International Library of Poetry
1 Poetry Plaza
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 356-2000
www.poetry.com
At age 24, he had one of his poems titled Happy First Anniversary published in a book titled Between Darkness and Light. The book of approximately 300 pages was published in the summer of 2000. It included not only his poem, but also his artist profile. His poem and the rest of the poems in the book were picked out of approximately 1.4 million poems on their web site.

WFBC C-40
100 Verdae Boulevard
Greenville, S.C. 29607
(864) 297-1313
At age 21, he performed "Whip Appeal" by Babyface for WFBC C-40 television show around August 1997 at the McAlister Square Mall in Greenville, S.C. They were seeking new faces for an upcoming television appearance. He was the first person to perform on stage. Unfortunately, nothing came out of this performance except live exposure and good publicity.

MMT Music Group
Bruce Goodwin
P.O. Box 10526
Panama City, FL 32404-1526
(904) 914-0072
At age 21, following the John Harlin "PROMOTERS" Competition, MMT Music Group contacted him offering him a recording deal at the cost of $950. But unfortunately, he declined due to disagreements in negotiations in the contract.

John Harlin "PROMOTERS"
P.O. Box 290826
Nashville, TN 37229-0826
(615) 366-3418
At age 21, he performed "I'll Give All My Love To You" by Keith Sweat for John Harlin "PROMOTERS"/Star Finder Promotions in The 7th Annual Variety Talent Star Search on October 27, 1996 at Holiday Inn Select in Greenville, S.C. There were a total of 18 contestants. And although he only placed 14th in running, he had tremendous feedback from the audience and received a free recording session valued at $1200 at Big Mama Recording Studio in Knoxville, IN. The talent search featured star judges such as Bruce Goodwin of MMT Music Group of Panama, FL and Wayne Brayfield, CEO of CIA Management and Booking Agency of Nashville, TN.

Anderson Independent Mail
1000 Williamston Road
Anderson, S.C. 29621
(864) 224-4321
At age 19, he was listed in the local newspaper, Anderson Independent Mail, on August 25, 1995. The newspaper published his entry for The Nashville Starbound Talent Competition sponsored by Don Reed Productions,Inc./Starbound Productions.

Don Reed Productions, Inc
(Creator of Bandstand USA in Philadelphia, PA)
107 Music City Circle, Suite 322
Nashville, TN 37214
(615) 889-7550
FAX (615) 889-8324
At age 19, he performed "Shower Me With Your Love" by Surface for Don Reed Productions. Inc./Starbound Productions in The Nashville Starbound Talent Competition on September 10, 1995 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. There were a total of 110 contestants picked nationwide out of thousands of entries. He placed 51 with compliments of a good, nice voice from many listeners including Don Reed himself. Top score was 300; he finished with a total score of 209. Following the competition, he was offered a two song recording session with USA and Promotion at a cost of $2500. The competition featured guest stars such as Jack Greene, Helen Dunaway, Jessica Phillips, etc.

The International Library of Poetry
1 Poetry Plaza
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 356-2000
www.poetry.com
May, 2006, he won "Editor's Choice Award" for a verse from one of his songs called "Poverty" for outstanding achievement in poetry

Myspace
www.myspace.com/shysc
July, 2006, he started his own website profile on myspace to promote his music on the internet.

Power 90.5 FM
Sept. 2007, he appeared on a radio show called "For Locals Only" on Power 90.5 fm from Western Carolina University, NC. It was an
hour show that featured interviews and 7 original "Shy" tracks.

The International Library of Poetry
1 Poetry Plaza
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 356-2000
www.poetry.com
Oct. 2007, he won "Editor's Choice Award" for a verse from one of his songs called "Like I'm In Heaven" for outstanding achievement in poetry