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Bill Johnson
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- About Me:
- Bill Johnson began playing the guitar when he was 9 years old. Records by Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, and Eric Clapton, were his early influences, but Bill remembers: “Chuck Berry was the one that did it for me. Chuck made me want to play guitar”. Bill became a working musician early and spent most of his teens making music.
During the 70’s and 80’s Bill played with various projects, achieving respectable successes while exploring different musical genres. Then he began to study the likes of B.B. King, Elmore James, and T-Bone Walker: “ These guys knocked me out. I was immediately hooked on their rhythm and phrasing”. The mid-1980’s saw him leaving the stage to pursue steady work and to focus on the music he loved, the Blues.
During the 90’s Bill Johnson returned to the stage playing in the Sidewalk Blues Band with Doug Cox, before forming his very own The Bill Johnson Blues Band in 1993. Early engagements those years included opening for Otis Rush, Delbert McClinton, and a CD and tour into Scandinavia with the Lebeau Petersen Band.
In 1996 Bill moved to Calgary. During this time he played with Grammy-award winning Donald Ray Johnson and was featured prominently on his recordings. Bill continued his education as a member of the house band at the notorious King Edward Hotel, and with stints as sideman to the likes of Hubert Sumlin, Son Seals, Cash McCall, and the one and only Dutch Mason.
In 1999 Bill moved back to Victoria to be close to his family, and to pursue his own recording career. In 2006 Bill was nominated for a Maple Blues Award by the Toronto Blues Society for his CD Live, confirming his stature as one of the countries top performers. In 2007 he released the Work Songs CD surprising everyone with his talents playing solo acoustic blues guitar.
Bill Johnson has spent a lifetime immersing himself in the Blues. He’s a master of the form and live is a blast of majestic Blues power.
- Favorite Blues Artists and Bands
- BB, Robert, Robert, Fred, Freddy, Eddy, Albert, Albert, Muddy, Jimmy, Jimi, Steve, Stevie, and sometimes Eric.
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- http://billjohnsonblues.com
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Comment Wall (16 comments)
- At 10:24am on September 11, 2009,
Tony Lee King said… - WISH YOU A GREAT WEEKEND...
GOD BLESS GOOD PEOPLE AND GREAT MUSIC.....
YOU CAN PROMOTE YOUR ART ON REVERBNATION TOO !!!
- At 3:23pm on November 15, 2008,
Layla Zoe said… - Hey, this is a cool site:-)
- At 9:27am on October 7, 2008,
Steve Kozak said… - Thanks Bill,
I learned of this site from your MySpace page. Great to have another place to network and waste vast amounts of time..lol
- At 9:52pm on September 10, 2008,
Poe said… - Bill:
Good stuff on Hubert Sumlin. He was just honored with a Blues Trail Marker in The Mississippi Delta and I had a chance to get a super interview with him. He's quite the gentleman. Please send me your product so we can play it on the Mississippi Delta and the world's only Classic Rock and blues station. Send to Poe at P.O. Box 408 Greenwood, MS 38930. Thanks.
Poe
- At 8:32pm on September 10, 2008,
Pat Wilder said… - You popping, picking maniac. Can't nobody make it sound like that but you.
Many blessings,
- At 1:22pm on August 30, 2008,
Michael Dotson said… - Hey Bill thanks for the request, great blues I love the different sounds you've got it all.
MD
- At 3:49pm on August 20, 2008,
Bill Johnson said… - Hubert tosses me a solo.
- At 12:09pm on August 13, 2008,
Summer and the Sinners said… - The Greatest Blues Rockin' Daddy on the Left Coast!!!!
- At 11:15pm on July 12, 2008,
Robert Stanley said… - Thanks for the kind words, Bill. Thank for the friendship.
I got the happy part down! ;-)
Love your picking. I have a real love for clean, tasteful guitar playing. The jump blues is cool!
Peace, Love, Rockabluesic.
Robert Stanley
www.roadmanshammer.com
- At 10:28pm on June 25, 2008,
Chad Nordhoff said… - Po' Boyyyyyyyy!!!!!
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