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Steven
Bryan Johnson, born January 12, 1956, started playing guitar in 1963 after
his Uncle Mickey Johnson played his electric guitar for him. Played in
rock blues bands in California untill moving to Ann Arbor, Michigan in
1982. There he met Albert Collins, Willie Dixon, Luther Allison, Duke
Robillard, Johnny Winter, and lots of Chicago and Detroit area blues players.
Moved to New York City in 1983 and formed The Tanks, a Blues Power Trio
and recorded 3 albums all independently released in the U.S. Played with
Paul Butterfield, Johnny Copeland, Paul Schaeffer, Albert Collins, Little
Jimmy King, Jaco Pastorious, Little Mike, Popa Chubby, Big Ed Sullivan,
Jon Paris, Bill Perry, Michael Hill and most New York Blues players. CREDITS: 2005- Bluestoons released in the USA and Canada release date is Feb 15. 2004 - releases "Bluestoons" Sept. 15. NO feedback yet except Phil, Melinda, Sparky and Darla liked it.
Took my son Travis to meet Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen for his B-day,
June 3. Great time was had and the band sounded and played great. Hagar
gave Travis a "high 5" and told him to keep playing music and
told me to come to Cabo to play in his club, "Cabo Wabo" 2001- Releases "Bluesville" with Merced Bluesman Michael Boykin a Special Guest on harp and backing vocal. Fall tour 2001
is cancelled after 9-11 terrorist attack on NYC. 2000- Releases "Blues Distortion" on Virgin. Great response again and a trip to Paris for interviews and radio spots in February 2001 follows. 1997- released "Back to Memphis (Virgin France/New Risin' Blues) 1996- released "Steve Johnson and Nuts + Bolts" (Virgin France/New Risin' Blues) 1995- Backs up Memphis Blues Guitar Legend , "Lil Jimmy King" for 2 sold out nights at the club "Lola" in NYC. 1994- "Sooner or Later All Nuts Come Home to Find Their Bolts and Rust", independently released in US. 1994 1994- Plays Alligator Records Blues Summit at Carmnegie Hall "after gig party" at SIR , NYC with Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Jaco Pastorius, Lonnie Mack, Eddie Martinez, Paul Schaeffer and others. Filmed by MTV and aired Nationally. 1993- "Nuts and Bolts LIVE from the Rodeo Bar", independently released in US. 1990- Releases the 3nd "Tanks" album independently in the US. Recorded at the Magic Shop, NYC. 1989- Releases the 2nd "Tanks" album Independently in the US. Recorded at the Power Station, NYC. 1988- Releases the first "Tanks" album Independently in the US. Recorded at the Power Station, NYC. 1987- Releases "The Backbones" RECORD. A high energy soul-blues-funk quintet that played NYC clubs and did one Tour ending in Hollywood, Ca. Steve continues to do sessions for record label companies like Virgin, Sony, Columbia, Clive Davis'-"J-Records" ,MTV, and whatever sounds like fun. He also continues to play out every week, except for vacation time, in New Jersey, New York, Conn., California, North Carolina and Europe. Has played in California every year in April for the Brews and Blues Bash/Party to benefit American Cancer Society and the Merced Battered Women's Home. This event is sometimes repeated in the Fall for the Central Valley Blues Festival. Since 1995 Steve has had his own trio with Cliff McComas on drums and vocals and Mark Pavlica on bass and vocals. They have recorded 7 albums: 5 for Virgin and 2 for Dixiefrog. They will Tour in Spring 2005 to back the US release of "Bluestoons." |