Johnny Guitar Watson
USA
Born: 03 February 1935
Died: 17 May 1996
Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90
Styles: Soul, R&B/Soul, Electric Blues, Texas Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Pop-Soul, Funk, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Early R&B
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"Reinvention" could just as easily have been Johnny "Guitar" Watson's middle name. The multi-talented performer parlayed his stunning guitar skills into a vaunted reputation as one of the hottest blues axemen on the West Coast during the 1950s. But that admirable trait wasn't paying the bills as the 1970s rolled in. So he totally changed his image to that of a pimp-styled funkster, enjoying more popularity than ever before for his down-and-dirty R&B smashes "A Real Mother for Ya" and "Superman Lover." Watson's roots resided within the fertile b...
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