Johnny Reynolds - Guitars and Vocals, Ronan Burns - Bass Guitar. Jim Magill- Drums,
OTHER MUSICIANS WHO HAVE PERFORMED WITH JOHNNY REYNOLDS - Phil Hayden, Dave Keegan,Ger Farrell, Steve Hogan - Drums. Eddie Lynch & Salvatore Urbano - Keyboards. Ronnie O'Flynn, Davey Byrne & Billy Bergin - Bass Guitar, and Cyrille Laurens,Michael Buckley and the late John Earl(RIP)- Saxophone. Ed Ryan, Christian Volkman - Harmonicas.
Influences
My influences growing up ranged from: Rory Gallagher, Jeff Beck,Ritchie Blackmore,Gary moore,Mick Ronson, Wishbone Ash, Yan Akerman(Focus), Jimi Hendricks, Alex Lifeson/(Rush), Leslie West, Stevie Ray Vaughan,Andy Latimer(Camel) Pat Metheny, George Benson, Steely Dan,Pat Travers,Dave Gilmour, Everything from the Beatles, and numerous other groups and artists.
Sounds Like
Hopefully myself with bits and bobs of those who influenced me and still do!
Johnny Reynolds has been playing guitar since the mid seventies going professional in 1982.
Johnny,s older brother Kevin was a big influence on him taking the path in music as he was a professional Drummer in the mid seventies!
Kevin played with many bands touring and recording with such names as Eric Bell(Thin Lizzy),Don Baker, Sacre Bleu, The teen commandments etc.
Johnny,s influences growing up as a kid, right through his teens, varied from the likes of-Rory Gallagher, Jeff Beck, Wishbone Ash, and so many of the greats in the guitar world.(too many groups and artists to mention here).
Johnny played and toured with such names as- The Rob Strong band, Tom pacheco, karen coleman band, Georgie fame, Bagatelle,The international blues band, Blues upfront, Cool running,Ben reel band etc.
Johnny formed his own band in 1997 and recorded four cd's to date" Never say die(1999), Summer is here(2001), Rock steady blues(2002),and Johnny Reynolds' band live in JJs(2007). He is currently recording a new cd and plans to release it in the near future!
Johnny mainly plays and records his own compositions. The material he writes is usually in the Rock/Funky blues vein!
Johnny has also toured and supported such top acts as Deep Purple, The Kinks, BB King, James Brown, Uriah Heap, John Jorgonson, Zak wilde, etc.
Johnny plays Cort guitars and is a Cort endorsee. He also plays Fender stratocasters and Gibson Les pauls!
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hey Johnny, thanks for adding Raid, fantastic gig in JJ Smiths on friday,it was well worth the wait, hopefully see you playing again soon,i'll keep you posted on any posssible gigs for your band. keep well, Richie, R.A.I.D
Thank you for your friendship. I am very happy. I wish you for the future all the best, good luck and above all health! LG. Eric and Nina from Graz / Austria :)
Hi everybody, just here to say our new RORY GALLAGHER HAWK BOOSTER is ready for shipping. Have a listen if you get a chance, All the best, Stevie Flynn.
Hi Johnny. Ann Marie here from Mother Reilly's Bar. I'm looking for musicians to play a song or two on Sat 9th May in remeberance of John Earle . . . its coming up to a year since he moved up and on. Please e-mail me on annmarie@uppercrosshousehotel.com if your interest or know anyone else who might be? Cheers :)
