Johnny Burgin
BrewRiver Creole Kitchen
4632 Eastern Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45226
Jul 27, 2024
6:30 PM EDT
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Stephen
October 28th 2024
Show was a near sello0ut. Supporting musicians were better than last year. Big Al Dorn on harmonica made his Chicago debut and was very intense. Hopefully this was a stepping stone to future greatness and accolades. Katherine Davis was a soul shouter with energy to excite the crowd. Marie Martens and Steve Daugherty are a great rhythm section.
Johnny Burgin just gets better and better. His playing was superb. There was a good dose of music from his recent "Ramblin" recording. Deviations from the original material featured some classic Little Walter and Magic Sam. I have been following Johnny Burgin for over 10 years. His shows never disappoint.
Skokie, IL@Skokie Theatre - Performing Arts Center
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Johnny Burgin Biography
Johnny Burgin performs over 200 shows a year in Europe, Japan and coast to coast in the US. Johnny grew up in Mississippi and went to University of Chicago at 18, but ended up attending "blues university". Johnny met a DJ on the college radio station who took him to see the Howlin' Wolf style singer Tail Dragger on the West Side of Chicago. Tail Dragger took Johnny under his wing and gave him his first professional gigs, and from there Johnny learned quickly and went on to tour or gig with blues legends such as Pinetop Perkins, Sam Lay and Billy Boy Arnold. He's been praised by the Cascade Blues Association for his "stunning guitar playing-- the pure Chicago styled sound".
Johnny’s played on dozens of records as a sideman and as a leader, he’s released ten CDs on Delmark and Vizztone records. Living Blues magazine called his recent live LP (featuring Charlie Musselwhite, Kid Andersen and Rae Gordon) "a joyous listen". Vintage Guitar praised Johnny's “Stellar fretwork, gloriously loose, earthy and immediate Chicago blues”. In 2023 Johnny was nominated the Best Traditional Blues Artist BMA, and he's a '24 Blues Blast Award Nominee for Best Traditional Artist and Best Blues Video. Johnny's recent CD "Ramblin From Coast to Coast" reached #2 on the Big Blues Airplay chart for the month of May and is still in the Top 10.
Read MoreJohnny’s played on dozens of records as a sideman and as a leader, he’s released ten CDs on Delmark and Vizztone records. Living Blues magazine called his recent live LP (featuring Charlie Musselwhite, Kid Andersen and Rae Gordon) "a joyous listen". Vintage Guitar praised Johnny's “Stellar fretwork, gloriously loose, earthy and immediate Chicago blues”. In 2023 Johnny was nominated the Best Traditional Blues Artist BMA, and he's a '24 Blues Blast Award Nominee for Best Traditional Artist and Best Blues Video. Johnny's recent CD "Ramblin From Coast to Coast" reached #2 on the Big Blues Airplay chart for the month of May and is still in the Top 10.
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