The Music & Performances

Originals

John wrote most of his own originals and has collaborated with many talented artists. Including extremely talented singers and his engineer Billy McGourley and musician Rick DeKarski

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Lil Thirsty

Local 4-piece electric party band playing covers and Top 40's from the 80's & 90's and more!

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Tidewater Duo

Local 2-piece acoustic band playing all your acoustic favorites and Top 40's from the 80's & 90's and more!

2025 Dates

May 9th

Lil Thirsty @ The Oasis, Naples, Fl

Show Starts: 6pm

Cost: Free

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Cover Songs

KRYPTONITE - 3 DOORS DOWN
HOLD ON LOOSELY - 38 SPECIAL
WHAT'S UP - 4 NON BLONDES
YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG - AC/DC
ROLLING IN THE DEEP - ADELLE
IRONIC - ALANIS MORRISETTE
RIGHT THROUGH YOU - ALANIS MORRISETTE
YOU OUTTA KNOW - ALANIS MORRISETTE
BLACK VELVET - ALANNAH MYLES
NO EXCUSES - ALICE IN CHAINS
SMOOTH CRIMINAL - ALIEN ANT FARM
CHAIN OF FOOLS - ARETHRA FRANKLIN
BOYS OF SUMMER - ATARIS VERSION OF DON HENLEY
LOVE SHACK - B-52'S
WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN - BANGLES/ANOTHER CHEETAH
ONE WEEK - BARE NAKED LADIES
FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO PARTY/PAUL REVERE - BEASTIE BOYS
I SAW HER STANDING THERE - BEATLES
TWIST N SHOUT - BEATLES
LAID/TWIST N SHOUT/LABAMBA/GOOD LOVIN' (TWIST N SHOUT "C") - BEATLES/???/RASCALS
STAND BY ME - BEN E KING
STEAL MY KISSES - BEN HARPER
SAVE A HORSE RIDE A COWBOY - BIG N RICH
AINT NO SUNSHINE - BILL WITHERS
DANCING WITH MYSELF - BILLY IDOL
MONY MONY - BILLY IDOL
REBEL YELL - BILLY IDOL
WHITE WEDDING - BILLY IDOL
ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG - BILLY JOEL
YOU MAY BE RIGHT - BILLY JOEL
HARD TO HANDLE - BLACK CROWS
GOLD ON THE CEILING - BLACK STRIPES
I GOT A FEELIN - BLACK EYED PEAS
SMALL THINGS - BLINK 182
CALL ME - BLONDIE
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER - BLONDIE
RUN AROUND - BLUES TRAVELER
SONG 2 - BLUR
THREE LITTLE BIRDS - BOB MARLEY
LIVING ON A PRAYER - BON JOVI
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE - BON JOVI
1985 - BOWLING FOR SOUP
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - BRUNO MARS
LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN - BRUNO MARS
UPTOWN FUNK - BRUNO MARS
SUMMER OF 69 - BRYAN ADAMS
I WILL SURVIVE - CAKE/GLORIA GAYNOR
LAST NAME - CARRIE UNDERWOOD
SMOKE BREAK - CARRIE UNDERWOOD
JUST WHAT I NEEDED - CARS
I WANT YOU TO WANT ME - CHEAP TRICK
WICKED GAME - CHRIS ISAAK/HIM
BUY ME A BOAT - CHRIS JANSON
TENNESSEE WHISKEY - CHRIS STAPLETON
LADY MARMALADE - CHRISTINA AGUILERA
JOHNNY B GOOD - CHUCK BERRY
TUB THUMPING - CHUMBAWUMBA
DECEMBER - COLLECTIVE SOUL
MR. JONES - COUNTING CROWS
SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE - CREAM
WHITE ROOM - CREAM
LOVE SONG - CURE/311
WAGON WHEEL - DARIUS RUCKER
LETS DANCE - DAVID BOWIE
ZIGGY STARDUST - DAVID BOWIE
POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME - DEF LEPPARD
WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - DIANA ROSS
JOLENE - DOLLY/MILEY
LISTEN TO THE MUSIC - DOOBIE BROTHERS
ROADHOUSE BLUES - DOORS
HOTEL CALIFORNIA - EAGLES
TAKE IT EASY - EAGLES
BAD HABITS - ED SHEERAN & BRING ME THE HORIZON
TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE - EDDIE MONEY
CROCODILE ROCK - ELTON JOHN
SATURDAY NIGHT - ELTON JOHN
SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THESE - EURYTHMICS
BRING ME TO LIFE - EVANESCENSE
INSIDE OUT - EVE 6
DREAMS - FLEETWOOD MAC
LOW - FLO RIDA
I RAN - FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
CRUISE - FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
LEARN TO FLY - FOO FIGHTERS
MY HERO - FOO FIGHTERS
STACY'S MOM - FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE
SHIMMER - FUEL
KILLING ME SOFTLY - FUGEES
I HOPE - GABBY BARRETT
FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES - GARTH BROOKS
ONE BOURBAN ONE SCOTCH ONE BEER - GEORGE THOROGOOD
KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF - GEORGIA SATELLITES
HEY JEALOUSY - GIN BLOSSOMS
KEEP AWAY - GOD SMACK
SLIDE - GOO GOO DOLLS
BASKETCASE - GREENDAY
SWEET CHILD O'MINE - GUNS N ROSES
AMEN - HALESTORM
HERE'S TO US - HALESTORM
I MISS THE MISERY - HALESTORM
MANEATER - HALL 'N OATS
FINALLY BEAUTIFUL STRANGER - HALSEY
FLAGPOLE SITTA - HARVEY DANGER
BARRACUDA - HEART
HARD PLACE - HER
I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU - HOOTIE
HOLD MY HAND - HOOTIE AND BLOWFISH
I GO BLIND - HOOTIE AND BLOWFISH
LET HER CRY - HOOTIE AND BLOWFISH
ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU - HOOTIE AND BLOWFISH
DRIVE - INCUBUS
SHE'S COUNTRY - JASON ALDEEN
NEED A FAVOR - JELLY ROLL
SAVE ME - JELLY ROLL
ARE YOU GONNA BE MY GIRL - JET
WHO WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL - JEWEL
YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME - JEWEL
BAD BAD LEROY BROWN - JIM CROCE
FOXY LADY - JIMI HENDRIX
VOODOO CHILD - JIMI HENDRIX
MARGARITAVILLE - JIMMY BUFFETT
THE MIDDLE - JIMMY EAT WORLD
I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU - JOAN JETT
I LOVE ROCK N ROLL - JOAN JETT
FEELIN ALRIGHT - JOE COCKER
HURTS SO GOOD - JOHN COUGAR
PINK HOUSES - JOHN COUGAR
SMALL TOWN - JOHN COUGAR
COUNTRY ROAD - JOHN DENVER
FOLSOM PRISON BLUES - JOHNNY CASH
ANY WAY YOU WANT IT - JOURNEY
DON'T STOP BELIEVING - JOURNEY
YOU GOT ANOTHER THING COMING - JUDAS PRIEST
WALKING ON SUNSHINE - KATRINA & THE WAVES
BAWITDAWBAW - KID ROCK
ROCK N ROLL ALL NIGHT - KISS
BAD ROMANCE - LADY GAGA
HEY HEY WHAT CAN I DO - LED ZEP
KASHMIR - LED ZEP
RAMBLE ON - LED ZEP
WHOLE LOTTA LOVE - LED ZEP
FLY AWAY - LENNY KRAVITZ
STAY (YOU SAY) - LISA LOEB
MY OWN WORST ENEMY - LIT
BOUND FOR THE FLOOR - LOCAL H
LA BAMBA - LOS LOBOS
COUNTRY GIRL - LUKE BRYAN
SCOTTY DOESN'T KNOW - LUSTRA
SWEET HOME ALABAMA/ALL SUMMER LONG - LYNYRD S/KID R
MATERIAL GIRL - MADONNA
HARDER TO BREATHE - MAROON 5
CAN'T YOU SEE - MARSHAL TUCKER BAND
3AM - MATCHBOX 20
COME TO MY WINDOW - MELISSA ETHEREDGE
BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON
BEDS ARE BURNING - MIDNIGHT OIL
FLOWERS - MILEY
BAGGAGE CLAIM - MIRANDA LAMBERT
I MELT WITH YOU - MODERN ENGLISH
I'M A BELIEVER - MONKEYS/SMASHMOUTH
THIS IS HOW WE DO IT - MONTELL JORDAN
GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS - MOTLEY CRUE
SWEET CAROLINE - NEIL DIAMOND
ROCKING IN THE FREE WORLD - NEIL YOUNG
HOT IN HERE - NELLY
EVERYBODY TALKS - NEON TREES
STORY OF A GIRL - NINE DAYS
SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT - NIRVANA
HELLA GOOD - NO DOUBT
WONDERWALL - OASIS
HEY YA - OUTKAST
CRAZY TRAIN - OZZY
THE ONLY EXCEPTION - PARAMORE
HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT - PAT BENATAR
BETTER MAN - PEARL JAM
LAST KISS - PEARL JAM
FUCKING PERFECT - PINK
JUST LIKE FIRE - PINK
RAISE YOUR GLASS - PINK
NOTHING BUT A GOOD TIME - POISON
TALK DIRTY TO ME - POISON
UNSKINNY BOP - POISON
YOUR MOMMA DON'T DANCE - POISON
DEATH BY ROCK'N ROLL - PRETTY RECKLESS
TAKE ME DOWN - PRETTY RECKLESS
KISS - PRINCE
CREEP - RADIOHEAD
GOOD LOVIN' - RASCALS/GREATFUL DEAD
ROUND N ROUND (I WANT A WOMAN) - RATT
LOSING MY RELIGION - REM
I WISH I KNEW YOU WHEN I WAS YOUNG - REVIVALISTS
JESSE'S GIRL - RICK SPRINGFIELD
SMOOTH - ROB THOMAS/SANTANA
BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU - ROBERT PALMER
GIMME SHELTER - ROLLING STONES
HONKEY TONK WOMAN - ROLLING STONES
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU/ROCK IN USA MEDLEY - ROMANTICS/MELLANCAMP
FIGURE IT OUT - ROYAL BLOOD
GOOD BY TO YOU - SCANDAL
ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE - SCORPIANS
SIMPLE MAN - SHINEDOWN'S/LYNYRD SKYNYRD
TAINTED LOVE/WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - SOFT CELL/DIANA
THE JOKER/ANGEL BY SHAGGY - STEVE MILLER
PRIDE AND JOY - STEVE RAY VAUGHN
INTERSTATE LOVE SONG - STP
SANTERIA - SUBLIME
WHAT I GOT/TUBTHUMPING/CHUMBAWUMBA - SUBLIME
LOSE CONTROL - TEDDY SWIMS
AMERICAN BAND - Grand Funk RR
HARD TO HANDLE - THE BLACK CROWS
ZOMBIE - THE CRANBERRIES
FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE - THE CURE
JUST LIKE HEAVEN - THE CURE
OUR LIPS ARE SEALED - THE GO GOS
MR. BRIGHTSIDE - THE KILLERS
SOMEBODY TOLD ME - THE KILLERS
ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT - THE KINKS
YOUR LOVE - THE OUTFIELD
500 MILES - THE PROCLAIMERS
BODY TALKS - THE STRUTS
I CAN'T FEEL MY FACE - THE WEEKND
SEMI-CHARMED - THIRD EYED BLIND
JUMPER - THIRD EYED BLIND
PROUD MARY - TINA TURNER
YOU WRECK ME - TOM PETTY
AMERICAN GIRL - TOM PETTY
FREE FALLIN - TOM PETTY
MARY JANES LAST DANCE - TOM PETTY
JENNY JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE
IF YOU CAN ONLY SEE - TONIC
FAST CAR - TRACY CHAPMAN
GIVE ME ONE REASON - TRACY CHAPMAN
HEATHENS - TWENTY ONE PILOTS
WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT - TWISTED SISTER
AINT TALKIN' BOUT LOVE - VAN HALEN
ICE CREAM MAN - VAN HALEN
PANAMA - VAN HALEN
UNCHAINED - VAN HALEN
YOU REALLY GOT ME NOW - VAN HALEN
BROWN EYED GIRL - VAN MORRISON
KNOCKING ON HEAVENS DOOR - VARIOUS ARTISTS
BLISTER IN THE SUN - VIOLENT FEMMES
HASHPIPE - WEEZER
ISLAND IN THE SUN - WEEZER
SAY IT AINT SO - WEEZER
CARELESS WHISPER - WHAM/SUPERVILLAINS
SEVEN NATIONS ARMY - WHITE STRIPES
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC - WILD CHERRY
CHICKEN FRIED - ZAC BROWN BAND
TOES - ZAC BROWN BAND
LA GRANGE - ZZ TOP
SHARP DRESSED MAN - ZZ TOP
TUSH - ZZ TOP
STAR SPANGLED BANNER -

The Studios

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Billy McGourley Music Studio

Recording Engineer & Studio Musician, Etc..

Billy has been John's secret weapon with Recording, Mixing, & Mastering. If you like the recording quality, hit Billy up!

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Rick DeKarski Piano Studio

Recording, Studio Musician, & Piano Teacher

Rick is a master musician and Princeton School of Music graduate. Need piano lessons? Need a studio musician who knows how to record piano, synthesiser, and midi instruments? Rick is your guy!

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Live Performances

Experience an electrifying live show filled with powerful vocals, captivating guitar riffs, and unforgettable energy.

Music Production

Professional music production services that bring your sound to life with expert mixing and mastering.

Songwriting Collaboration

Work with John to co-create original songs that capture your unique voice and message.

B I O

John Petronis, a country club PGA Head Golf Professional/manager by day and songwriting rocker by night. He loves to entertain through live music and seeing everyone happy, singing along, and dancing to the best music of yesterday and today.


John has two cover-bands here in SWFL. One, an electric party band called Lil Thirsty. The second, Tidewater Duo, playing covers and originals in a more intimate acoustic setting. Performing rock hits, crowd pleasers, and listening to his own musical interests have helped John to shape his influences into some catchy songwriting using various movements, tempos, energy, and emotions.


John never copies any specific artist or style and feels his original music comes from the heart & soul. He has adopted the Enso with birds as his symbol because the Enso represents the moment when the mind, body, and spirit are all free to create. Birds represent living life, determination, togetherness, and grace. 6 birds for his intermediate family. Himself, his 2 kids (Heather & Johnny), 2 parents (John & Susan), and 1 sister (Denise).


John mainly writes his own music. However, his songwriting collaboration so far has only been with other artist friends whose story he can relate to and they share similar tastes in music. His first debut album is titled “Moment’s in Time.”

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