Johnny A. - guitar
Jesse Bastos - bass
Ron Stewart - drums
Influences
JIMI HENDRIX, CHET ATKINS, JEFF BECK, WES MONTGOMERY, LES PAUL, THE BEATLES, THE ROLLING STONES, THE YARDBIRDS, GERRY RAFFERTY, EVERLY BROTHERS, ERIC CLAPTON, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND ON...
Johnny A. is widely regarded as one of America's finest contemporary guitarists. Gibson thinks so - their Custom Shop designed a Signature Edition guitar per his specific requests which, when it was marketed in 2003, placed him in an exclusive club that included legends like B.B. King, Wes Montgomery, Chet Atkins, Joe Perry, Pat Martino and Les Paul himself. The public thinks so too - Johnny A.'s latest works have sold many thousands of copies as well as being his personal best. The most recent CD's - 2004's Get Inside and 1999's Sometime Tuesday Morning, are the critically acclaimed solo culmination of a lifetime of learning, sharing and bonding in a long parade of bands and players.
An instructional guitar DVD, Taste * Tone * Space, has followed plus plans for his newest project - a live CD/DVD featuring special guests and new material. It has been a long way from that first $49 guitar to Gibson's Johnny A. Signature Edition (Metallica's Kirke Hammett and Journey's Neil Schon both recently bought one), but it's been a fruitful journey. Johnny A. is still doing what he loves to do the most - play guitar and create music, and he's still getting better at it all the time.
Hey Johnny, top of the mornin to ya, it would be great if you could come back to Syracuse or somewhere in Central New York, like the Red House in Syr. , or the Center For The Performing Arts in Homer, it's been a long time. I would spread the word and make sure I personally brought at least 10 enthusiastic listeners myself! lol. Thanks for your great tones n textures, have a great day.
Hi Johnny, I'm psyched about hearing you again live, this time not in Austin, TX where I've seen you the last 3 times you played there at Threadgill's, but this time at Jonathan's in Ogunquit, ME this Friday nite! I'll be bringing a friend to turn him on to your great music! See you there!
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