LANSING, Michigan Cashier by day, crooner by night.
An employee at a Michigan Dollar General regularly stuns customers with his soulful singing voice, and a video of one of his impromptu performances has hundreds of thousands of views on Facebook.
Lucas Holliday has a thing for soul, and while he spends much of his time standing behind the register, hed rather be standing in front of a microphone, according to ABC News. So he finds a way to mix work with pleasure. Hes known for serenading customers with his powerful chords.
Somebody will come in, and I might be humming or something like this, but all of a sudden I might burst out if they ask me, he told "Good Morning America." Sometimes I get a little blue, a little gloomy when Im working, busy or whatever, stressed And in any case, Ill just bust out, and its crazy to watch people spread that kind of positivity. Its beautiful.
So when a customer and friend Nakia Robinson asked to record Holliday singing Maxwells Ascension in while ringing up another customer, he happily obliged.
Check out my fav cashier at Dollar General THIS MAN CAN SING!, she wrote in a Facebook post featuring the video.
Apparently, more than 638,000 people agree. In just over a week, Robinsons post has been viewed many times, with more than 13,400 shares and 9,200 reactions.
At the end of the video, Robinson offers commentary that accurately sums up how most feel when they hear Holliday sing.
If I had a voice like that, I would never shut up, she said.
Hollidays vocal stylings even snagged the attention of singer-songwriter Maxwell. The entertainer reposted Robinsons video on his Facebook page with an invitation to Holliday to join him on stage.
And it didnt stop there. During an appearance on "Good Morning America" earlier this week, Holliday was surprised midinterview with a video message from Maxwell.
I wanted to personally invite you on stage at my Detroit show this Friday, and hopefully youll join us, he said. Congratulations. You have a seriously amazing voice.
A shocked and overwhelmed Holliday, who told the Lansing State Journal hes been singing since he was just 5 years old, immediately accepted the gig, with a Yes! Yes! Yes!
While he sings alone at the Dollar General, Holliday can be seen performing with his seven-member band, Tell Yo Mama, when hes off the clock. He calls his viral success straight-up insanity.
"I'm just going to roll with it and really just see where it takes me," he told the Lansing State Journal. "It's surprising to see it unfold like it has. I always thought maybe there would be a chance to be seen, to be in the spotlight with my singing, but the last few years I've just been trying to pay the rent and help my mom. When it finally happened, I thought, 'I suppose it's time now.'"
An employee at a Michigan Dollar General regularly stuns customers with his soulful singing voice, and a video of one of his impromptu performances has hundreds of thousands of views on Facebook.
Lucas Holliday has a thing for soul, and while he spends much of his time standing behind the register, hed rather be standing in front of a microphone, according to ABC News. So he finds a way to mix work with pleasure. Hes known for serenading customers with his powerful chords.
Somebody will come in, and I might be humming or something like this, but all of a sudden I might burst out if they ask me, he told "Good Morning America." Sometimes I get a little blue, a little gloomy when Im working, busy or whatever, stressed And in any case, Ill just bust out, and its crazy to watch people spread that kind of positivity. Its beautiful.
So when a customer and friend Nakia Robinson asked to record Holliday singing Maxwells Ascension in while ringing up another customer, he happily obliged.
Check out my fav cashier at Dollar General THIS MAN CAN SING!, she wrote in a Facebook post featuring the video.
Apparently, more than 638,000 people agree. In just over a week, Robinsons post has been viewed many times, with more than 13,400 shares and 9,200 reactions.
At the end of the video, Robinson offers commentary that accurately sums up how most feel when they hear Holliday sing.
If I had a voice like that, I would never shut up, she said.
Hollidays vocal stylings even snagged the attention of singer-songwriter Maxwell. The entertainer reposted Robinsons video on his Facebook page with an invitation to Holliday to join him on stage.
And it didnt stop there. During an appearance on "Good Morning America" earlier this week, Holliday was surprised midinterview with a video message from Maxwell.
I wanted to personally invite you on stage at my Detroit show this Friday, and hopefully youll join us, he said. Congratulations. You have a seriously amazing voice.
A shocked and overwhelmed Holliday, who told the Lansing State Journal hes been singing since he was just 5 years old, immediately accepted the gig, with a Yes! Yes! Yes!
While he sings alone at the Dollar General, Holliday can be seen performing with his seven-member band, Tell Yo Mama, when hes off the clock. He calls his viral success straight-up insanity.
"I'm just going to roll with it and really just see where it takes me," he told the Lansing State Journal. "It's surprising to see it unfold like it has. I always thought maybe there would be a chance to be seen, to be in the spotlight with my singing, but the last few years I've just been trying to pay the rent and help my mom. When it finally happened, I thought, 'I suppose it's time now.'"
