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Best old blues: Johnny "Guitar" Watson. Every Day I Have The Blues, LA, 1971 — DeepCutsArchive
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Best old blues: Johnny "Guitar" Watson. Every Day I Have The Blues, LA, 1971

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The oldest live recording of Watson, hard to find bootleg, presented here on YouTube for he first time. Part of an unidentified recording of a blues evening in venue the Ash Grove in Los Angeles, in 1971. Johnny "Guitar" Watson presents a cover of BB King, Every Day I Have The Blues (downloaded around fifteen years ago with KaZaa, probably taken from a local radio broadcast). It's a pity video is missing. Amateur camera's were not available those days. So, I present on photo of Watson during the concert (made by the then 16 years old Dave Alvin), and the front and back cover of my biography.

About Johnny "Guitar" Watson

John Watson Jr., often known professionally as Johnny "Guitar" Watson, was an American musician. A flamboyant showman and electric guitarist in the style of T-Bone Walker, his recording career spanned 40 years, and encompassed rhythm and blues, funk and soul music.

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Added 2 Apr 2026



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