Name: Space Guitar Master - 1952-1960 Recordings
Brand: Johnny Guitar Watson

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Catalogue number

3031

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-03-08

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Supplier GB

Lasgo

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Standard:20

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8435723701156

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Artist

Johnny Guitar Watson

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Hoo Doo Records

Johnny Guitar Watson was a seminal electric blues and rhythm & blues guitarist from Houston, Texas. He rose to fame in the mid-1950s with hits like "Gangster Of Love" and collaborated with artists such as *Little Richard*. In the 1960s, he ventured into synthesizer productions. His work became a source for sampling by renowned artists like Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg. Notably, Watson's 1956 song, 'Three Hours Past Midnight', inspired [a92623] to become a guitarist.

Born on February 3rd, 1935, in Houston, Texas, Watson initially learned music on the piano as a child. However, his preacher grandfather prohibited him from playing the blues on guitar. Despite this restriction, Watson took up the guitar when his family moved to Los Angeles in the '50s. As a teenager there, he honed his skills by playing guitar, piano, and singing in local LA 'jump bands'.

Tragically, Johnny Guitar Watson passed away on May 17th, 1996 while performing onstage in Yokohama Japan due to cardiac infarction.

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Special CD edition - 28 tracks - 16-page booklet with memorabilia and updated liner notes. Despite a lack of any major hits, Johnny 'Guitar" Watson has long been recognised as one of the true geniuses of blues and R&amp;B. This set is a long overdue tribute to a visionary pioneer. A truly mufti-talented artist, he was a blazing boogie-woogie pianist, though he is best remembered as an innovative guitarist who influenced Bo Diddley and Ike Turner.&nbsp;Some sources claim he was the first guitarist to use reverb and feedback to make music and his guitar playing tapped the full range of the instrument's potential. Watson was also a prolific songwriter and a soulful singer.This CD puts together the best blues sides he made for labels such as Federal, Modern, Keen, RPM, Class, and Arvee Records between 1952 and 1960.

Space Guitar Master - 1952-1960 Recordings

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Discover Space Guitar Master - 1952-1960 Recordings by Johnny Guitar Watson. Special CD edition with 28 tracks and a 16-page booklet. A tribute to a visionary pioneer in blues and R&B.