Johnny Guitar Watson

I was looking at some live clips of Johnny Guitar Watson performing onstage in the early 90's and the 70's.Johnny is a pure,dynamic,underrated performer.I really like his 70's stuff.The televised concert in Germany from 1977 I believe is just BAD!the highlight I think is Gangster Of Love.The way he makes his guitar sound like a police siren is priceless.I'm looking for more of Johnny's 70's clips.Are there anymore out there?I saw the Soul Train clip when they were doing The Best Of Soul Train a couple of years back.Please get back with me on this one here.Peace!

Johnny had been doing his thing since the mid-1950s. It was he who did that great rock instrumental, "Space Guitar", around '54. He was known in blues circles for his "Gangster of Love" album and single and his work with Larry Williams in the '60s before becoming a funk artist in the 1970s. Be careful when you search for Johnny on YouTube, there was one guy (who obviously was a bad impersonation of Johnny) doing "Love is a Real Mutha". As far as I know, Johnny didn't perform without his guitar so beware when you see the imposter singing without one.

"Love Jones"

There are 3 dvds available of his performances:
http://www.cduniverse.com...&rmf=movie


Johnny 'Guitar' Watson was one of the hottest and most influential rocking blues guitarists of the Fifties, playing a pivotal role in the development of rock 'n' roll from its R&B roots and pioneering the use of feedback and reverberation in the process. Watson's groundbreaking recordings from the Fifties were technically years ahead of their time. This DVD, filmed at the 1993 North Sea Jazz Festival, captures Watson in blistering form, playing a selection of his most popular numbers, including the hits 'Gangster Of Love', 'I Need It' and 'A Real Mother For Ya'. It also includes seven bonus tracks filmed at one of his last ever appearances, at the 1996 Bluesfest in Levekusen, Germany. Inspired by innovative guitarists Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown and T-Bone Walker, Watson's own virtuoso and flashy guitar style and stage pyrotechnics in turn were to influence countless R&B and rock guitarists who followed in his wake, ranging from Bo Diddley to Jimi Hendrix, from Ike Turner to Frank Zappa. His greatest commercial success surfaced in the Seventies when he re-invented himself as a pimp-styled funkster and was in the midst of another career revival when he died in 1996.


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Audio:
Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Interview - Radio Interview from 1987
Featurette:

1. In Memoriam - A Tribute Documentary from 1996
2. Vintage Footage - Watson Captured in 1980
3. Young Watson - Fascinating Archive Footage
Text/Photo Galleries:
Discographies
Biographies
Tracks:

1. Booty Ooty
2. Jam
3. I Need It
4. Superman Lover
5. Gangster Of Love
6. Ain't That A Bitch
7. Nothing Else To Be Desired
8. Three Hours Past Midnight
9. A Real Mother For Ya
10. Outro
Bonus Tracks:

1. Ain't That A Bitch
2. Doing Wrong Woman
3. Bow Wow



This live television performance from 1993 at the "HR-Hessische Rundfunk" in Germany features an 8-song performance by Johnny "Guitar" Watson, the innovative and trend-setting guitarist who experimented with feedback and other techniques long before the guitar heroes of progressive rock did. In this performance, we are treated to Watson in his pimp-styled funkster era, which features his down-and-dirty smash hits "Real Mother for Ya" and "Superman Lover". He had a profound influence on many avant-garde guitarists, among them the "Freak Daddy" Frank Zappa, who later invited Watson to work on his brilliant hit album "One Size Fits All" in 1975.

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Audio:
Dolby Digital 6.1 Surround
PCM Stereo
Tracks:

1. Strike On Computers
2. Girl I Need It
3. Superman Lover
4. Ta-Ta You Baby
5. Ain't That A Bitch
6. Nothing Left To Be Desire
7. Gangster Of Love
8. Real Mother For Ya


Johnny "Guitar" Watson was an innovative and trend-setting guitarist. He experimented with feedback and other techniques long before the guitar heroes of progressive rock began playing with electrically amplified sounds in a similar manner. ... Full Description He released his early masterpiece showcasing these sounds in 1954 with the scintillating instrumental "Space Guitar". He had a profound influence on many avant-garde guitarists, among them the "Freak Daddy" Frank Zappa, who later invited Watson to work on his brilliant hit album "One Size Fits All" in 1975. This episode of Ohne Filter was filmed on July 02, 1990.

Always ahead of his time, groundbreaking guitarist Johnny "Guitar" Watson pushed his instrument to the limit by incorporating feedback into his sound in a way no one had done before. Watson's futuristic guitar style would not be emulated until nearly 15 years down the road by acts of the progressive rock genre. Watson's revolutionary approach to the instrument even influenced later musicians such as Frank Zappa (who would include Watson on his popular 1975 album ONE SIZE FITS ALL). Filmed on July 2nd, 1990, this episode of OHNE FILTER features Watson performing many of his most experimental songs, including: "Strike On Computers," "Superman Lover," "I Wanna Ta Ta You Baby," and several others. In addition, JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON IN CONCERT also contains a special, extended version of "Gangster Of Love."

Johnny Guitar Watson In Concert: Ohne Filter Reviews:

3 stars out 4 -- "Watson combines a blaxploitation styled Superfly machismo with a seedy glamour and down-home grittiness..." -- Lois Wilson, Mojo Hide Description

IAintTheOne said:

Didn't he make, "Anit That A Bitch?" my dad plays his music.

cheesecakequeen said:

Timmy84 said:

cheesecakequeen said:

Didn't he make, "Anit That A Bitch?" my dad plays his music.

IAintTheOne said:

And if you look you will discover, yeah..