Johnny Guitar Watson Musical artist

Johnny "Guitar" Watson (February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996) was an American blues and funk guitarist and singer. A flamboyant showman and guitar picker in the style of T-Bone Walker, Watson recorded throughout the 1950s and 1960s with some success. His raunchy reinvention in the 1970s with disco and funk overtones, saw Watson have hits with "Ain't That a Bitch", "I Need It" and "Superman Lover". His successful recording career spanned forty years, with his biggest hit being the 1977 "A Real Mother For Ya".

Personal facts

Johnny Guitar Watson
Alias (AKA)Young John Watson
Birth dateFebruary 03, 1935
Birth place
Houston , Texas , United States
Date of deathMay 17, 1996
Place of death
Japan , Yokohama

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Musical artist

Career started1952
Career ended1996
associated musical artist
Frank Zappa
Larry Williams
Chuck Higgins
The Mighty Hannibal
Etta James
Floyd Dixon
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Blues
Disco
Funk
Blues rock
Soul music
record label
Fantasy Records
Okeh Records
A&M Records
Dick James
Federal Records
King Records (United States)

Johnny Guitar Watson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=11207
  2. http://www.createspace.com/4638720
  3. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4380
  4. http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/jgwatson.htm
  5. https://archive.org/details/TheFantasticJohnnyGuitarWatson27-x-1993