I'm not generally a fan of jazz and blues music; it's a uniquely American music genre, and my exposure to it growing up and as a young man was minuscule. Nevertheless, I've learned to enjoy some performers and their music. The subject of this morning's post, Justin Johnson, was highlighted by fellow blogger Zendo Deb a couple of months ago. I hadn't heard of him before, but it seems he's very well-known, with a guitar instruction Web page, his own YouTube channel, and many other points of contact.
I selected three of his pieces for this morning's post. You'll find many more online. Let's start with "Swamp Groove".
Next, a more rock music sound in "Six Of One".
And finally, some excellent slide guitar work in "Low Country Slide".
He also makes (and sells) a 3-string shovel guitar, and has videos showing him playing a cigar box guitar, one made from an ammo can, and more. He's obviously a tremendously versatile and very skilled musician. I'm sorry I hadn't heard of him before Zendo Deb's Blog post, but I'll be making up for lost time!
Peter
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