We Remember Johnny “Guitar” Watson. ‘Pimp My Funk’

This day (May 17, 1996), in Yokohama, Japan, died Johnny Guitar Watson an American blues and funk guitarist and singer.

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Tracklist :

1 . Gangster Of Love (1977)

2 . Doing Wrong Woman (1990)

3 . Superman Lover.

4 . I Wanna Ta Ya You, Baby

5 . W/ Frank Zappa jamin and Friends

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Tracklist :

Superman Lover . Gangster of Love . Ain’t That A Bitch . Space Guitar . I Need It . Three Hours Past Midnight . I Want To Ta-Ta You Baby . Hot Little Mama . One More Kiss . Looking Back .

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Wikipedia : This day (May 17, 1996), in Yokohama, Japan, died Johnny Guitar Watson an American blues and funk guitarist and singer.

@soulwalking : He inherited a guitar from his grandfather, a preacher, on the condition that he did not play the blues on it

@allmusic : But that admirable trait wasn’t paying the bills as the 1970s rolled in. So he totally changed his image to that of a pimp-styled funkster, enjoying more popularity than ever before for his down-and-dirty R&B smashes A Real Mother for Ya and Superman Lover.

Johnny Guitar Watson@last.fm : He quickly made a name for himself in the African-American juke joints of the West Coast, where he was billed as “Young John Watson” until 1954. That year, he saw the Sterling Hayden film “Johnny Guitar,” and a new handle was bo

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