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John Watson Jr. (February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996), [3] often known professionally as Johnny "Guitar" Watson, was an American musician. A flamboyant showman and electric guitarist in the style of T-Bone Walker, his recording career spanned 40 years, and encompassed rhythm and blues, funk and soul music . Watson recorded throughout the 1950s ...
Johnny „Guitar“ Watson starb im Mai 1996 im Alter von 61 Jahren auf offener Bühne während einer Tournee durch Japan im Blues Café, Yokohama, an Herzversagen. Watson wurde in Glendale in Kalifornien bestattet. 2008 wurde er posthum in die Blues Hall of Fame aufgenommen. „They called Elvis ‘The King’, but the sure-enough king was ...
10. Mai 2021 · Der Musiker hinterlässt Ehefrau Susan, Mutter Wilma sowie Sohn DeJohn und Tochter Virginia. Johnny „Guitar“ Watson 1996 auf den Jazztagen Leverkusen. Credit: Thomas Halfmann. Gedenken. Aber nicht nur das: Johnny „Guitar“ Watsons musikalisches Vermächtnis besteht fort. So gedenken ihm Pearl Jam 2009 im Song Johnny Guitar auf dem Album Backspacer.
Watson was born into a long line of family musicians on February 3,1935 in Houston TX. His father, a pianist, taught young Johnny to play piano while his grandfather, a local preacher, played guitar. "My grandfather used to sing while he'd play guitar in church, man," Watson recalled. At the age of eleven, Watson’s grandfather, promised to ...
Mr. Watson is survived by his wife, Susan; his mother, Wilma; a son, DeJohn, and a daughter, Virginia.
2. Feb. 2017 · 7. Johnny “Guitar” Watson, as we’ve pointed out, played guitar and piano. However, a talented composer, producer, and master musician, he also contributed drums, keyboards, bass, and saxophone to several of his own records. Most of these were on his gold-record releases while with DJM.
18. Mai 2018 · “ Johnny was always aware of what was going on around him, ” recalled Susan Maier Watson (later to become the musician ’ s wife) in an interview printed in the liner notes to the Collectables album The Very Best of Johnny “ Guitar ” Watson.
