JOHNNY BURGIN
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One of my favorites of all time Chicago blues guitarists,Rockin' Johnny Burgin is back on the scene after a long disappearance and somewhat mysterious, and sounding better than ever. Johnny Burgin came to Chicago from South Carolina to attend the University of Chicago, and earned the name "Rockin' Johnny" as a DJ at the college radio station WHPK. Rockin' Johnny began playing in the ghetto clubs of Chicago's West Side with blues singer Taildragger, and then began touring nationally as a sideman with former Howlin' Wolf drummer Sam Lay and blues piano legend Pinetop Perkins. He recorded "Greetings from Greaseland" with the cream of the crop of the San Francisco Bay blues scene. The great thing about Rockin' Johnny is that his sound is fully rooted in the old style Chicago Blues sound, but his approach is original and contemporary.
Rockin' Johnny Burgin - Guitar,vocals
Aki Kumar - Harmonica
Kid Andersen - Guitar
Vance Ehlers - Bass
June Core - Drums
Label: West Coast Records
Year Of Release: 2015
Copyright: 2015 John R Burgin
Delmar recording artist Johnny Burgin at the Badger Bowl Monday Night Blues in Madison Wisconsin. Burgin has recorded five CDs including his latest, "Grim Reaper", released in April of 2012.
Bruce Iglauer, Alligator Records: "Rockin Johnny delivers the raw, rough-edged spirit of real Chicago blues".
"Rockin' Johnny plays great guitar in the style of Earl Hooker or a young Buddy Guy" Bruce Stovall, The Yardbird Suite, Edmonton, CA
"His take on early 60's Chicago blues is in the pocket." James Porter, Time Out Chicago
"Rockin Johnny shows a sixth sense for building irresistable tension in his leads.", Jack Oudiz, Blues Access
Rockin' Johnny has that "West Side" Chicago sound down cold and fronts one of the hottest young blues bands anywhere! Hawaii Blues Society
“The great thing about Rockin' Johnny is that his sound is fully rooted in the old style Chicago Blues sound, but his approach is original and contemporary.” Karen Hansen, Today's Chicago Blues blog.
“I'm knocked out! I already liked what you were doing, but you've really moved WAY up. What did you do, go to the crossroads or something?” -- Charlie Musselwhite
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