Cool tune.

Another artist that many were unaware of prior to the 70s but has been recording since the 50s...



...Space Guitar (1954) & Nobody (1963)




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Tribal Records

More 60s era...



...Polka Dots and Moonbeams & I'll Remember April




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Tribal Records

I have I'll Remember April on a bossa nova compilation. It's from the same album that's pictured above The Blues Soul Of Johnny Guitar Watson.

MickyDolenz said:

Nice!! I didn't know "Guitar" did it like that! I know this song from the Frank Sinatra's "Duets" cd....Frank and Anita Baker recorded it. I know "Guitar" from songs like "A Real Mother For Ya" and "Ain't That A Bitch" .

This is cool.

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Here's two different versions of Motor Head Baby. He was around 16 or 17 when they were recorded, and on the 78 single he's billed as "Young John Watson".

MickyDolenz said:

Here's two different versions of Motor Head Baby. He was around 16 or 17 when they were recorded, and on the 78 single he's billed as "Young John Watson".

Were both songs recorded when he was around 16 or 17? He sounds so much more mature on the second version. I prefer the second because it's slower and bluesy.

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Shaolin325 said:

Were both songs recorded when he was around 16 or 17? He sounds so much more mature on the second version. I prefer the second because it's slower and bluesy.

I don't think they were recorded at the same time. The fast one was the first one recorded and was released in 1952. I'm not sure when the second was recorded, but I looked it up and it says the 78 was released in 1953, and he is still called Young John Watson. He also has the Young title on the original release of Space Guitar released in 1954. I looked up his birth year (February 3, 1935) and that would make him 19 in 1954. So he was 18 in 1953. But I still don't know when the slow Motor Head Baby was recorded, it just gives the record release year. He could have still been 17.

Shaolin325 said:

Nice!! I didn't know "Guitar" did it like that! I know this song from the Frank Sinatra's "Duets" cd....Frank and Anita Baker recorded it. I know "Guitar" from songs like "A Real Mother For Ya" and "Ain't That A Bitch" .

This is cool.

Johnny learned to play piano before he started on guitar.

One of my fave work out tunes,,,,,

On the talkbox none the less...

One of my faves. Alot of people give Sly and Shuggie the credit but Johnny wa doing the "multi" thing on his LP's too back in the 70's.

"Funk Beyond The Call Of Duty" is slammin'.

SPYZFAN1 said:

One of my faves. Alot of people give Sly and Shuggie the credit but Johnny wa doing the "multi" thing on his LP's too back in the 70's.

"Funk Beyond The Call Of Duty" is slammin'.

Agreed!!!!! Funk Beyond The Call Of Duty is my FAVE JGW LP!!!! I've owned it since I was 9. "Give Me My Love"...my fave, althought the whole LP is Slammin'!!!!!

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