Larry Johnson

Biography

One of the postwar generation of blues artists, Larry Johnson — from Riceville, GA — is among the most specialized in the pure Delta and Texas varieties of the ’20s. He was created on, may 5, 1938, in Fulton Region, GA. His dad was a preacher and his boy would frequently travel with him from city to town. With this environment, Johnson was subjected to early blues information and he specifically liked those of Blind Son Fuller. It had been Fuller’s information that produced Johnson grab a guitar. Following a stint within the Navy from 1955 to 1959, Johnson shifted to NY and befriended Brownie and Sticks McGhee and started playing on information by Big Joe Williams, Harry Atkins, and Alec Seward (aka Acoustic guitar Slim). It had been Seward who released Johnson to his potential coach, Rev. Gary Davis. He released his 1st solitary, “Catfish Blues”/”So Lovely,” in 1962 and made an appearance on several live times with Davis. By 1970, Johnson started liberating albums on little brands, including a day with John Hammond known as Fast & Funky reissued on Compact disc as Midnight Hour Blues. After many years of living from gig to gig, Johnson retreated through the grind of the street. He still performed ocassionally, but just by himself terms. He do, however, have the ability to launch two albums, Johnson! Where Do You Obtain That Audio? in 1983 and Basin Totally free with Nat Riddles in 1984. From the ’90s, Johnson started receiving better gives for live shows, especially in European countries. While overseas, he documented Railroad Guy released in 1990 on JSP and Blues for Harlem in 1999 around the Armadillo label. 2 yrs later on, Johnson collaborated with Country wide slide acoustic guitar extrodonaire Brian Kramer and his music group the Sofa Lizards, leading to the relaxed, however primarily up-tempo, Two Weapon Green on Armadillo. Johnson’s superb fingerpicking and acoustic blues possess brought him to creating an approachment that continues to be timeless.

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