VALERIE JUNE

ABOUT VALERIE JUNE


Valerie June Hockett is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter,
and multi- instrumentalist from Tennessee. She’s been published
in the New York Times, which has also hailed her as one of
America’s “most intriguing, fully formed new talents.” She has
recorded four critically acclaimed, best-selling solo albums and
has also written songs for legendary artists such as Mavis
Staples and The Blind Boys of Alabama. June has performed on The
Tonight Show, The Late Show, Austin City Limits, Rachael Ray, and
CBS Saturday Morning, and graced some of the world's most
prestigious stages, from Carnegie Hall to the Kennedy Center.
She’s part of the Turnaround Arts program originally started by
First Lady Michelle Obama. Also a poet, her first collection Maps
for the Modern World was published in April 2021 by Andrews
McMeel Publishing. When she’s not touring, June splits her time
between Tennessee and New York.