Johnny Guitar Watson – Listen (1973/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 35:54 minutes | 1,30 GB | Genre: R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Craft Recordings
Craft Recordings releases this stunning album from American blues, soul, and funk musician and singer-songwriter Johnny Guitar Watson! A flamboyant showman and electric guitarist in the style of T-Bone Walker, Watson recorded throughout the 1950s and 1960s with some success. His creative reinvention in the 1970s with funk overtones, saw Watson have hits with “Ain’t That a Bitch” and “Superman Lover”. His successful recording career spanned forty years, with his highest chart appearance being the 1977 song “A Real Mother for Ya”. His 1973 album Listen was originally recorded for Fantasy Records!
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Johnny Guitar Watson – At Onkel Pö’s Carnegie Hall 1976 (Remastered) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 56:22 minutes | 710 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Jazzline
Funk, Soul, R&B, Blues. Dafür steht der aus Texas stammende Sänger und Gitarrist Johnny Guitar Watson, einer der ganz großen seines Fachs. Im Dezember 1976 gastierte der 1996 verstorbene amerikanische Soul Star mit seiner Band im legendären Hamburger Onkel Pö.
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Johnny Guitar Watson – A Real Mother For Ya (1977/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 42:17 minutes | 505 MB | Genre: Funk, Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © High Fashion Music
Obviously, the storming funk workout that gives this 1977 gold album its title is the album’s principal draw (it’s been covered countless times, but never duplicated). As was his wont by this time, the multitalented Watson plays everything except drums and horns.
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