 Jr.
Johnny - Dancing With the Devil
Named after the late great John Lee Hooker, Jr. Johnny
got his blues start playing in garage bands in New
York. He managed to relocate to the San Francisco
area after he served as an MP in Vietnam. He made
a name for himself performing with greats such as
Mike Bloomfield and Jimmy Witherspoon. Jr. Johnny
used to tour on the road exclusively, but with family
and educational responsibilities he has had to do
a variety of odd jobs including carpentry and wine
master. Jr. has released around six CDs; his latest
entitled "The Drifter" is available on his
website.
TRACKS:
1. Hot, Sweet and Dirty-rockin tune with nice guitar
work
2. A New Start-mellow rumba type of sound
*3. My Addiction-great harp and piano; reminds me
of Sonny Boy sound
4. Dancin' with the Devil-slow tune w/ organ in background
5. So Hot-slow bluesy tune
*6. Hot Sauce-instrumental-jumpin harp just like I
like!
7. Can She Be-slow heartbroken blues
8. Knocked Me Down-jumpin tune/good guitar riff
9. Take a Chance-like the drums and harp on this up
tempo track
10. Let's Go Home-slow dancing song
11. Bohemians After Dark-slower type instrumental
12. Harpin' On Me-blues is a naggin' woman!
*= my favs on the disc
Visit and email Johnny at www.jrjohnny.com
I give this cd a 3.75 of 5 on the STLBluesometer.
~ Shannon
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