Biography

Victor Wells was born and raised in the Chicago area, where his musical earliest musical influences were Chicago blues, jazz, The Beatles and 60's rock & roll. At age fifteen, he began to perform around Chicago in various rock and blues bands. Since that time, his playing experience has ranged vastly from television and theatre productions in Toronto, Chicago, and British Columbia to Street singing in London and Paris, as well as club and outdoor festival engagements across Canada.

In recent years, Victor has divided his time between solo club work and original music projects. He has also become an increasingly in-demand studio vocalist and guitar sideman. In the mid-80's, he was performing and recording with Victoria's Bad English, an original rock/reggae/ska trio, that was popular up and down the West Coast. From '86 to '88, he performed as House Musician at Maggie's Revenge, an international known club in downtown Tokyo. Since then, through located primarily in Vancouver, performance and recording projects have taken Victor to London, again to Japan, and across Canada several times.

As a solo artist, Victor performs a wide variety of styles: blues, R&B, contemporary rock, reggae, country and ragtime. A strong vocal style as well as guitar playing versatility have given VICTOR WELLS a solid reputation as an energetic performer of North American music, past and present.

These are just a few of the over 200 songs Victor has in his growing repertoire. Also included are classics by great artists such as Bob Marley, Elvis Costello, Rolling Stones, CCR, Gladys Knight as well as various jazz standards, hilarious novelty tunes, and tasty original songs.