“One of a kind”: 19-year-old follows in Marcin’s footsteps and brings percussive fingerstyle acoustic to America’s Got Talent with knockout performance
Phil Weller
created: Aug. 1, 2025, 11 a.m. | updated: Aug. 7, 2025, 10:36 a.m.
19-Year-Old Guitarist Silas Luke Jones Receives A Standing Ovation For "Misirlou" | AGT 2025 - YouTube Watch OnElectric guitar wizards are no strangers to TV talent show stages, but 19-year-old Silas Luke Jones has demonstrated that acoustic guitar players can also make an impact.
Channeling the spirit of Jon Gomm and fellow talent show graduate Marcin, the Alaskan native brought the house down on America's Got Talent.
(Image credit: America's Got Talent YouTube)The rise of Marcin, meanwhile, who stormed the show’s 14th season, shows how high Jones’ ceiling could be following this incendiary introduction.
The percussive acoustic star is on a mission “to show the world that percussive acoustic guitar should be the next big thing”.
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