with NPG musicians Sonny T & Michael Bland to Honor Prince and Jimi Hendrix

The repertoire included songs associated with Johnson, the Time and Jimi Hendrix — as well as maybe a Prince tune or two that Johnson was doing before the Purple One died.

“It’s always felt strange. I always felt out of place there. Like I was in Prince’s living room,”

“I’ll always be this blue-collar Midwestern kid who bought his first Stratocaster for $626.87 after pumping gas at Rock Island, Ill., before they had self-serve,”

he said from his Los Angeles home.

“You can call [Prince] a competitive person but I never looked at it like competition. I used to say to him, ‘Why you worry about me? You’re Prince. I’m nobody in the world that you’re in.’ ”

IT'S ABOUT TO GET LOUUDDDD (& Fonkay) IN MINNEAPOLIS! (My true spiritual home) Dearest Friends, I hope you and I will get to spend a joyful night together.(December 2, 2016 Friday) Lets, sing, dance, heal, and shout together once again. I will be performing my own songs, Jimi's songs, The Time (songs I've wrote with P), my favorite Prince compositions, and beyond.......? Yes I'm a bit terrified by it all, but I've walked through fire many a time in my life and I'm sure this upcoming journey will be a continuation of exploration of this thing named "Love Music". My love for music is so deep and so high, I feel that the relationship between you and I is sacred. So for those attending our upcoming shows, (Sonny, Mike, & I) we want to send you home with your sonic palate satisfied and better yet, "With your mind blown". I'm looking forward to us dancing together. LovePeace, Jesse

Friday Dec 2, 2016 at First Avenue's Main Room is the 24th Annual Jimi Hendrix Remembered event. Celebrating Jimi's 74th Birthday. Gypsy, Sun, and Rainbow tribute to Jimi, Band of Gypsys & Beyond. Featuring

Jesse Johnson, Sonny Thompson & Michael Bland. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Doors @ 8pm Music @ 9pm

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In 2016, Jesse was dubbed Guitar Hero as he returned to Minneapolis First Avenue to showcase

his guitar prowess. Leading a ferocious line up that included bass extraordinaire Sonny Thompson and drummer phenom Michael Bland -the trio left the house in awe, as they chanted more. Fame writer John Bream for the Star Tribune, wrote two high profile articles on Jesse before and after the show. The latter says it all "Jesse Johnson soars as guitar hero in power trio marathon at First Avenue ."

Manic Depression

Brand New Day

Be Your Man

Controversy

Party

My Life

Red House

Power of Soul

Message of Love

Purple Rain

Hear My Train A Coming

Bare My Naked Soul

Who Knows