Luther Johnson (born April 11, 1939, Itta Bena, Mississippi, United
States) is an American Chicago blues singer and guitarist, who performs
under the name Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson.
Johnson moved to Chicago with his family in 1955. During the 1960s, he
performed with Magic Sam. He also performed in Muddy Waters's band from
1972 to 1980.
In 1980, four of his songs were included on an anthology by Alligator
Records.
Johnson moved to the East Coast and began fronting his own band, the
Magic Rockers. His "Walkin' The Dog," was recorded live at the Montreux Festival's
Blues Night. Johnson won a Grammy Award in 1985 for Best Traditional
Blues Album for his part in Blues Explosion.
Johnson appeared on three albums by The Nighthawks. He lives in Florida
since 2017.
Hello ! Just to clarify a frequent misunderstanding : Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson is not the same musician as Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson. They both worked with Muddy Waters but at different times. Younger Luther "Guitar Jr" belongs to "Chicago West side" style while "Snake Boy" was still "Mississippi" rooted.
You're right : with Luther 'Georgia Boy' Johnson, Luther 'Guitar Jr.' Johnson, Luther 'Houserocker' Johnson, Luther "Snake Boy' Johnson or Big Joe Turner (Vc), Big Joe Turner (Bs) or Sonny Boy Williamson I & II (Hp) or Guitar Slim (Eddie 'Guitar Slim' Jones), Guitar Slim (J.Stephenson), Guitar Slim Green, Guitar Slim Junior, ... There are dozens of duplicates in the music business ! Hard to not make a mistake this way and I've done a lot (sorry!) following the wrong name even on Discogs, Amazon or AllMusic sites ! Thanks for these details.
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He lives in Florida since 2017
Si tu ajoutes ses 3 blues reference, the Muddy Waters Blues Band-Mud In Your Ear, son véritable premier album comme le voulait Muddy Waters, j'ai joint 3 pochettes de Mud In Your Ear au nom de Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson (seul Georgia Boy a un inédit Looking For My Baby, tu le trouveras chez Xyros) et sa collaboration au Blues Reference de Johnny Shines, tu auras un panorama assez complet...
Luther 'Snake Boy' Johnson https://we.tl/t-NbhmWs0zip
Hello ! Just to clarify a frequent misunderstanding : Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson is not the same musician as Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson. They both worked with Muddy Waters but at different times. Younger Luther "Guitar Jr" belongs to "Chicago West side" style while "Snake Boy" was still "Mississippi" rooted.
On confond souvent Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson avec Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson. Probablement parce qu'ils ont tous les deux accompagnés Muddy Waters, mais c'était à des époques différentes. Luther "Guitar Jr" est plus jeune et a baigné dans l'influence de Magic Sam (Chicago West side) alors que "Snake Boy" était encore marqué par le Blues du Mississippi.
Bluesy yours / Greeny
Hi Greeny,
You're right : with Luther 'Georgia Boy' Johnson, Luther 'Guitar Jr.' Johnson, Luther 'Houserocker' Johnson, Luther "Snake Boy' Johnson
or Big Joe Turner (Vc), Big Joe Turner (Bs)
or Sonny Boy Williamson I & II (Hp)
or Guitar Slim (Eddie 'Guitar Slim' Jones), Guitar Slim (J.Stephenson), Guitar Slim Green, Guitar Slim Junior, ... There are dozens of duplicates in the music business !
Hard to not make a mistake this way and I've done a lot (sorry!) following the wrong name even on Discogs, Amazon or AllMusic sites !
Thanks for these details.
All the Best
Chris-France
He died December 25, 2022
Excellent, I get some thing that don´t had
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