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
I too, am not a great lover of Jazz (per se), but I found a group that I can listen to while writing or doing my income taxes or just laying back watching the bright red geese come off the beach (glass of Kaintuck bourbon in hand) early on a Sunday evening
ReplyDeleteGood stuff, Pete. Thanks for posting that. Pretty amazing what a good player can do with a shovel.
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