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Johnny "Guitar" Watson

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Aliases
Young John Watson
Real name
John Jacob Watson
Born
February 3, 1935
Died
May 17, 1996
Country
United States
IPI
00032567295 34 works
00036282783 10 works
00042912202 8 works
00077799601 1 work
00196353639 6 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Blues, rhythm and blues, soul, and funk guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Covers by Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Title Performer Release date Originally by
February 1963 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
i 1967 The Dave Bailey Quintet
  August 1961 Ginger Rogers and Allen Kearns PRF, Majestic Dance Orchestra [Lou God] - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman REC
  1965 Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra REC, Harry Richman PRF
i 1967 Little Willie John
For Your Love Johnny Guitar Watson Unverified
January 1958 The Cadets [US]
i 1967 Sam & Dave
1965 The Boardwalk Orchestra (Ben Selvin)
i   1965 Woody Herman and His Orchestra REC, Dick Foran BRD
1963 Leroy Carr
1967 Eddie Floyd
February 1967 "Cannonball" Adderley
Covered by (15 artists)
1965 Erroll Garner Trio, Dakota Staton
January 1958 Mercy Dee
November 1984 Percy Mayfield
1965 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra
  August 1961 Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright REL, Ken Drake and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jimmy Ray REC
i 1967 Four Tops
1965 Lowell Fulson
  1967 Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
1962 Chick Bullock accompanied by His Orchestra
August 1955 Earl King [US1]
i 1967 Otis Williams
1965 Tony Martin [US1]
1965 Frank Sinatra