A stunning guitar player, Johnny "Guitar" Watson also had a skill for reinvention, morphing from a top 1950s west coast blues session player into a monster R&B and funk player in the '70s, '80s, and early '90s. This set combines two fairly maverick albums, 1981's Johnny "Guitar" Watson & the Family Clone, where Watson sings and plays all the parts, producing a minor classic, and 1994's thundering but surprisingly benign Bow Wow, which combines disco funk with what could pass for early rap.
Johnny Guitar Watson and the Family Clone/Bow Wow
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
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Johnny Guitar Watson and the Family Clone/Bow Wow Review
by Steve Leggett
Track Listing
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1 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 03:39 | Amazon | |||
2 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 04:09 | Amazon | |||
3 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 06:07 | Amazon | |||
4 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 05:16 | Amazon | |||
5 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 04:04 | Amazon | |||
6 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 03:37 | Amazon | |||
7 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 05:20 | Amazon | |||
8 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 05:09 | Amazon | |||
9 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 04:40 | Amazon | |||
10 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 05:29 | Amazon | |||
11 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 03:29 | Amazon | |||
12 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 04:53 | Amazon | |||
13 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 04:51 | Amazon | |||
14 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 04:24 | Amazon | |||
15 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 04:37 | Amazon | |||
16 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 04:31 | Amazon | |||
17 | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 05:25 | Amazon |