Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Johnny "Guitar" Watson

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A Real Mother For Ya
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I Want To Ta-Ta You Baby
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Superman Lover
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Gangster of Love
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Those Lonely, Lonely Nights

Albums

  • Johnny 'Guitar' Watson  - First Recordings, Vol. 1

    Oct 2024 • 25 songs

  • Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - First Recordings, Vol. 2
  • The Very Best of Blues

    Oct 2024 • 25 songs

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Johnny "Guitar" Watson

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"Reinvention" could just as easily have been Johnny "Guitar" Watson's middle name. The multi-talented performer parlayed his stunning guitar skills into a vaunted reputation as one of the hottest blues axemen on the West Coast during the 1950s. Following his innovative 1954 instrumental "Space Guitar," he scored Top Ten R&B hits like "Those Lonely, Lonely Nights," 1962's "Cuttin' In," and 1967's "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy." However, by the '70s Watson had totally changed his image to that of a charismatic funkster, enjoying more popularity than ever with his down-and-dirty R&B smash...
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