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THE GANGSTER OF LOVE IS BACK! NEWLY REMASTERED

With a career spanning over 40 years, Johnny "Guitar" Watson was a key figure in blues, R&B, soul and funk. From his first records in 1952 to his last in 1994, Watson won the admiration of everyone from Lightnin' Hopkins to Jimi Hendrix to Prince, his influence pervading five decades of American music. At a time when giants roamed the earth, Johnny stood as tall as any of them.

Shout! Factory is proud to present this deluxe new edition of Johnny "Guitar" Watson's Love Jones, originally released in 1980. The album features the hits "Love Jones" & "Telephone Bill," plus 2 never-before-released songs.  more

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: May-03-2008

One of the Blues Funketeer's finest

Johnny Guitar Watson plays guitar like no other. Got to, since he's a blues man. What? you'd say, didn't he do "Real Mother For Ya". Sure he did, he also did Booty Ooty (which is on this one), Gangster Of Love (on Giant - and which Steve Miller borrowed for The Joker), I Don't Wanna Be President...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Feb-10-2008

GOIN UP IN SMOKE

1980 RELEASE FROM JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON, THIS ALBUM CONTAINS A WHOLE RANGE OF JOHNNY G'S TALENT, FROM THE EMINENTLY DANCEABLE BOOTY OOTY, TO THE BEAUTIFUL BALLAD LOVE JONES, TO THE PRE-HIP-HOP RAP TELEPHONE BILL. JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON REINVENTED HIMSELF AND HIS MUSIC SO MANY TIMES, HE WAS ALWAYS...

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  • Posted: Jul-03-2007

Love Jones?

Johnny Guitar Watson didn't really need to prove his blues humor with funk formula was still cooking with gas-the music said it all.This is not a whole lot different from any of the great albums before it-"Booty Ooty" and even the wicked "Going Up In Smoke" are classic Johnny.The title ballad...

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