About the Actor
Johnny A. has one of the most eloquent voices in modern music and he doesn't sing a note. Instead, he channels joy, love, humor, sadness... every aspect of the human experience, through his guitar. Only the finest musicians have the ability to capture the nuances of life in sound, which puts Johnny in a very exclusive group of six-stringers that includes Les Paul, Wes Montgomery, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, and Jimi Hendrix. The secret is his blend of melody, sonic definition, technique and that indefinable-yet-tangible quality called soul. That quality has earned Johnny invitations to share the stage with, and ultimately win the admiration of, B.B. King, Les Paul, George Thorogood, Jeff Beck and J.J. Cale, among others. Hes also performed at such prestigious festivals as Eric Claptons Crossroads, the Montreal Jazz Festival, and Tokyo s Fuji Rock Festival. Another factor in Johnny s distinctive sound is his choice of guitars. Ive played all the classic makes and models over the years, says Johnny, but when I embarked on my solo career and was making Sometime Tuesday Morning I was looking for a guitar that had a rich, pure distinctive tone and a subtle vibrato arm that would allow me to end phrases like a singer, and that led me back to Gibsons, he recounts. Johnny s use of the Gibson Les Paul, ES- 335, Firebird, and ES-295 models caught the Nashville-based company's attention. In fact, Johnny s unmatched sound so won over the Gibson staff that they were moved to produce a Johnny A. Signature Model. Creating an artist signature model guitar is not something we take lightly, says Gibson senior VP Rick Gembar, but sometimes a player comes along who is not only a musical innovator and artist of the highest-caliber, but has innovative ideas about designing a totally new instrument. And that s Johnny, who just knocked us off our feet. For more on Johnny A. and to check out tour dates, visit JohnnyA.com.
Product Description
Johnny A. presents ONE NOVEMBER NIGHT, his new double disc DVD/CD released on MARCH 9, 2010, recorded live at Scullers in Boston. Filmed using five high definition cameras and recorded direct for amazing sound clarity, the new DVD/CD captures one of America s premier contemporary guitarists in an intimate setting for a truly special experience. Both discs include many of his fans favorites taken from Johnny A. s two previous studio albums, Sometime Tuesday Morning (2001) and Get Inside (2004), including such songs as I Had to Laugh, Tex Critter, Two Wheel Horse, Lullabye for Nicole, Ignorance Is Bliss and Get Inside. Also featured is the previously unrecorded Jimi Jam, a sonic salute to Hendrix and such other iconic guitarists as Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton. The DVD also includes bonus interview segments, and concludes with his transcendent solo rendition of The Left Banke classic, Walk Away Renee, filmed outdoors against a vibrant New England mountain sunset. Bonus tracks on the CD include his take on Hendrix s The Wind Cries Mary and Jimmy Webb s Wichita Lineman, as well as two previously unrecorded songs: The Beatles The Night Before and Chuck Berry s Memphis. Fans had been asking for a live album for some time now, says Johnny in the package liner notes, and I finally decided it was probably the right time to release it. This is an honest, no frills presentation of one night in the life of what I do.
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:') after hearing this , i feel my life is already full , I can even die happy right now!!! :DDDD <3 just kidding ....awesome solo !!!!!!!!!
bigeyekitty94 2 months ago
this songs is incredible, thank you very much for posting.
with his insane skills, johnny a should absolutely be a much more widely known name
CooderJackson 2 months ago