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Johnny Jones, Nashville's Blues bedrock - jazzboCR - 17-06-2015
Unfortunately dead these last 6 years. He was so committed to session work, his first CD came out when he was 55. A Wiki of him and his band: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Jones_and_the_King_Casuals His AMG bio--nice piece on him: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/johnny-jones-mn0001949772/biography Skin in the game: I just ordered his "Session Years" CD: http://www.allmusic.com/album/1956-1966-the-session-years-mw0001967650 Here's Ron Weinstock's blog entry: http://inabluemood.blogspot.com/2013/01/lets-give-amen-to-johnny-jones.html
Some tunes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLX-04w9T6I << Funny song about these modern times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WoxYhDyFQY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZzMJle29UA << all 3 from a bada$$ CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukY4fUAmUXc << For all devotees of dots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiFPa3_kQrA << A cover, yes, but Lordy!
I admit I don't always listen all the way through some of the music I present. Mr. Jones is so compelling, you don't listen away...
Johnny Jones, Nashville's Blues bedrock - CRAZY-HORSE - 17-06-2015
jazzboCR Wrote:I admit I don't always listen all the way through some of the music I present.
Me too....
Especially new ones....
Halfway though and I have a fair idea whether I like or dislike something and over the last couple of years that's the way I roll