Credit: Jack Hollingsworth
Many critics consider Mentor-born, Asheville-based musician David Wilcox, a guy who sounds a bit like James Taylor and sings with the cadence of Joni Mitchell, to be a “songwriter’s songwriter.” Over the course Wilcox’s nearly 30-year career, artists such as k.d. lang have covered his tunes.

Currently at work on his 19th album, Wilcox will perform at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at Music on Market in Wooster.

In addition to the Wooster show, Wilcox will perform a Studio C set for Summit FM listeners. The only way to catch the Studio C set, which will also take place on Nov. 15, is to be a Summit member. The Akron-based listener-supported independent public radio station is currently in the middle of a fund-raising drive.

“Music still stretches out before me like the head-lights of a car into the night,” says Wilcox in a press release announcing the shows. “It’s way beyond where I am, but it shows where I’m going. I used to think that my goal was to catch up, but now I’m grateful that the music is always going to be way out in front to inspire me.”

This article appears in Nov 1-7, 2017.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.