06 May 2009

Steve Johnson - Blues In The Morning (1997)

1 Happy Song 
2 Leaving New York 
3 Hide & Seek 
4 Blues In The Morning 
5 Walk With Me 
6 Gone For Good 
7 Bbq 
8 Shame And A Sin 
9 Seven Night To Rock 
10 I Got The Blues 
11 Rattlesnake Shake 
12 Sex Machine 

 Steven Bryan Johnson, born January 12, 1956, started playing guitar in 1963 after his Uncle Mickey Johnson played his electric guitar for him. Played in rock blues bands in California untill moving to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1982. There he met Albert Collins, Willie Dixon, Luther Allison, Duke Robillard, Johnny Winter, and lots of Chicago and Detroit area blues players. 

Moved to New York City in 1983 and formed The Tanks, a Blues Power Trio and recorded 3 albums all independently released in the U.S. Played with Paul Butterfield, Johnny Copeland, Paul Schaeffer, Albert Collins, Little Jimmy King, Jaco Pastorious, Little Mike, Popa Chubby, Big Ed Sullivan, Jon Paris and most New York Blues players.
 

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