Fleming and John is a musical husband and wife team, Fleming McWilliams and

John Mark Painter John Mark Painter (born c. 1967) is an American multi-instrumental musician, composer and arranger. He is best known for his role, with his wife, singer Fleming McWilliams, in the rock duo, Fleming and John. Painter grew up in Miami, and beg ...

, currently living in

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...

, United States. The couple met while attending

Belmont University Belmont University is a private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee. Descended from Belmont Women's College, founded in 1890 by schoolteachers Ida Hood and Susan Heron, the institution was incorporated in 1951 as Belmont College. It be ...

in Nashville, and immediately began collaborating on songs. While pursuing a record contract, Painter began playing in studio sessions for artists like dc Talk,

Sixpence None the Richer Sixpence None the Richer (also known as Sixpence) is an American Christian alternative rock band that formed in New Braunfels, Texas, and eventually settled in Nashville, Tennessee. They are best known for their songs " Kiss Me" and "Breathe Yo ...

, Indigo Girls, Jars of Clay,

Nanci Griffith Nanci Caroline Griffith (July 6, 1953 – August 13, 2021) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She appeared many times on the PBS music program ''Austin City Limits'' starting in 1985 (season 10). In 1994 she won a Grammy Award f ...

, and Jewel. In 1994, the band recorded "Harder to Believe than Not To" for '' I Predict A Clone'', a tribute album to Steve Taylor. The following year, the couple released their first album, ''Delusions of Grandeur'' on

Universal Records Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch–American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...

. Ben Folds, who called Fleming and John "

the Carpenters The Carpenters (officially known as Carpenters) were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (born 1946). They produced a distinct, soft, musical style, combining Karen's contr ...

of the 1990s with

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ...

's rhythm section", invited them to open for his band. They continued to perform and record with Folds for many years, with both being featured on Folds' experimental album, Fear of Pop: Volume 1. In 1999, Fleming and John released their second album, '' The Way We Are'', which spawned a minor hit with the single "Ugly Girl". The duo has recorded many cover songs, including "Winter Wonderland" (to the tune of

's "Misty Mountain Hop"), "Eldorado" ( Electric Light Orchestra), "California Dreamin'" (

the Mamas & the Papas The Mamas & the Papas were a folk rock vocal group formed in Los Angeles, California, which recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968. The group was a defining force in the music scene of the counterculture of the 1960s. The group consisted of Am ...

), "Somebody to Love" ( Jefferson Airplane), "After the Lovin'" ( Engelbert Humperdinck). A longtime concert favorite has been

Sonny & Cher Sonny & Cher were an American pop and entertainment duo in the 1960s and 1970s, made up of husband and wife Sonny Bono and Cher. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector. The pair f ...

's "I Got You Babe" to the tune of Zeppelin's "Black Dog". The band has been dormant since the tour for ''The Way We Are'' finished in the late 1990s. However, they made songs available for purchase on their page on their MySpace pace, and they successfully funded a 2015 Kickstarter campaign to record a new album. Initially promised by Christmas that year, the album has still not been finished. John and Fleming continue to run IHOF (International House of Fleming) studios and the DWEEB recording label, blogging about their latest projects.

Discography

* ''

Delusions of Grandeur Grandiose delusions (GD), also known as delusions of grandeur or expansive delusions, are a subtype of delusion that occur in patients with a wide range of psychiatric diseases, including two-thirds of patients in manic state of bipolar disorde ...

'', 1995 debut album - R.E.X. Music * ''Delusions of Grandeur'', 1996 debut album - remixed and released by

* '' The Way We Are'', 1999 album - Universal Records * ''Ugly Girl / The Pearl'', 1998 CD single - Universal Records ; Compilations * ''I Predict a Clone'', various artists, 1994 - Song: "Harder to Believe Than Not To" * ''Vietnam: A Musical Retrospective'', various artists, 1998 - Song: "California Dreamin'" * ''Traveling Light - Songs from the 23rd Psalm'', various artists, 2002 - Song: "Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us" * ''Lynne Me Your Ears'', various artists, 2002 -

Jeff Lynne Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which was formed in 1970. As a songwriter, he has cont ...

tribute album - Song: "Eldorado" * '' Volume 1'', Fear of Pop ( Ben Folds,

William Shatner William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, from his 1965 debut as the captain of the starship ''Enterpris ...

, etc.), 1998 * ''Music for Corporations Vol 1'', Headmint, 2000 * ''Position Music - Artist Compilation Vol. 17 - Female Artists'', Next to You ; Film soundtracks * ''

Hoodwinked! ''Hoodwinked!'' is a 2005 computer-animated musical comedy mystery film. It retells the folktale ''Little Red Riding Hood'' as a police procedural, using backstories to show multiple characters' points of view. It was produced independently by ...

'', 2005

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