True if a bit apocryphal story: Savvy bandleader (a middling club success with a coupla pieces in area distro) needing a guitar for a New Year's gig calls this skinny, inexperienced kid. Not 6 months later, it's the kid's band featuring the pianist. Skinny kid: Chuck Berry. Bandleader: Johnnie Johnson. Renowned for Boogie-woogie but he could play it all, well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Dcc9DCJ0I << he wrote it and he owns it. Australian tour '03--you lucky ducks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrs860BrjWA << a little lesson...
A going-nowhere-fast group had the bright idea to enlist Mr. Johnson's playing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4qsvzmRm1Y << Tight band, soulful lead singer, good original material
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB9ftKMlFQM << Why they didn't make it = vagaries of fate << actually they did make it, kinda--3 CMA awards but they're not near the top of anybody's list...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ag7Uiz0jAg << practice session--smokes most bands polished product
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMcOX2uAzwI << from that ba-a-ad-ass album they show the cover of
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gNVj-U38i0 << what a hoot!
BONUS #1: I just teased you up there--here's the whole club gig http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-erUKep2wI
BONUS #2: 2 early masters together--Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIVJw8yX6...B226C5DB83 << what she said
BTW #1: If you like boogie-woogie piano, this modern compilation masterpiece is for you: http://www.allmusic.com/album/rockin-eig...0000269324
BTW #2: The Kentucky Headhunters are still together and working the road hard http://kentuckyheadhunters.net/ << MH--this is why I got respect for Kentucky and don't believe all y'all are a bunch of peckerwoods. They also have a disc from 2 years ago that's chuck-full of good country and bluesy stuff (the benefit of having 2 different-sounding lead singers)--top-rated: http://www.allmusic.com/album/dixie-lull...0002210547
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Dcc9DCJ0I << he wrote it and he owns it. Australian tour '03--you lucky ducks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrs860BrjWA << a little lesson...
A going-nowhere-fast group had the bright idea to enlist Mr. Johnson's playing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4qsvzmRm1Y << Tight band, soulful lead singer, good original material
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB9ftKMlFQM << Why they didn't make it = vagaries of fate << actually they did make it, kinda--3 CMA awards but they're not near the top of anybody's list...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ag7Uiz0jAg << practice session--smokes most bands polished product
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMcOX2uAzwI << from that ba-a-ad-ass album they show the cover of
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gNVj-U38i0 << what a hoot!
BONUS #1: I just teased you up there--here's the whole club gig http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-erUKep2wI
BONUS #2: 2 early masters together--Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIVJw8yX6...B226C5DB83 << what she said
BTW #1: If you like boogie-woogie piano, this modern compilation masterpiece is for you: http://www.allmusic.com/album/rockin-eig...0000269324
BTW #2: The Kentucky Headhunters are still together and working the road hard http://kentuckyheadhunters.net/ << MH--this is why I got respect for Kentucky and don't believe all y'all are a bunch of peckerwoods. They also have a disc from 2 years ago that's chuck-full of good country and bluesy stuff (the benefit of having 2 different-sounding lead singers)--top-rated: http://www.allmusic.com/album/dixie-lull...0002210547
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR