Justin Rutledge出生于1978年的加拿大多伦多市，现在正逢成熟年龄，音乐的思想多发时期。06年的冬天Justin Rutledge被评为“Best Singer/Wongwriter in Toronto”。这绝对是一个不小的荣誉，对于Justin Rutledge也是最心满意足的荣誉之一吧，得到自己家乡的认可，对于他来说，是一件重要的事情。其中歌词这方面是最被推崇的。对于写词这方面Justin Rutledge应该算是非常拿手了，因为在上大学时期，Justin Rutledge就是文学杂志的编辑。你很难将Justin Rutledge与其他唱作型艺人去做比较，虽有相同点，但你难说出Justin Rutledge为了什么会这么的出色，歌声优雅无比，旋律柔和动听。

《A Penny for the Band》歌词：

Another Shirley Temple, 
Another Caine and Able, 
There's nothing out the window, 
And nothing on the table. 
This life is like a sad list
Strong across the Nation, 
If I miss you at the soundcheck, 
I'll see you at the station. 
There's a beast inside of me, 
And he's not bad a company
But he speaks in tongues I can never understand, 
He says it's one more show and a penny for the band. 
Keep everybody dancing, 
Keep everybody spending, 
I know I am not a good man, 
But I can keep pretending. 
I made it in a doorway, 
Dress is like a dark vale, 
But I'm not going your way, 
I'm going back to heartache. 
With a bottle of Burgundy, 
Where she waits on the balcony, 
With a northern wish and a daisy in her hand, 
To send me all her love and a penny for the band. 
There's a beast inside of me, 
And I miss my family, 
All these pages and these stages made of sand, 
Still, it's one more show and a penny for the band, 
One more show and a penny for the band 。