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Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Blues
Early R&B
Soul music
One of the most highly regarded R&B guitarists of the 1960s, Johnny 'Guitar' Watson went on to define funk's swaggering groove and embrace the disco craze of the 1970s. A naturally flamboyant showman, Watson was inspired by the likes of T-Bone Walker and Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown and started out by performing in juke joints in Los Angeles and on the West Coast in the 1950s. He was renowned in his early days for the sound of his "space guitar", created by using distorted feedback and heavy reverb, but went on to score the R&B hits Those Lonely, Lonely Nights, Cuttin' In and Mercy...
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A Real Mother for YaJohnny "Guitar" Watson
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Motor Head BabyJohnny "Guitar" Watson
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Someone Cares for MeJohnny "Guitar" Watson
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Real Mother for YaJohnny "Guitar" Watson
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Nothing Left to Be DesiredJohnny "Guitar" Watson
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Superman LoverJohnny "Guitar" Watson
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A Real Mother for YaJohnny "Guitar" Watson

The Very Best Of Johnny Guitar Watson

5:04

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Motor Head BabyJohnny "Guitar" Watson

Space Guitar

2:15

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Someone Cares for MeJohnny "Guitar" Watson

The Gangster Is Back

2:59

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Real Mother for YaJohnny "Guitar" Watson

A Real Mother For Ya

5:05

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Nothing Left to Be DesiredJohnny "Guitar" Watson

A Real Mother For Ya

5:46

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Superman LoverJohnny "Guitar" Watson

Ain't That a Bitch

5:44

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