Luther Guitar Jr Johnson A Blues Music Interview Part 2 OF 2 01 09 2020 on BRI Musical 4K

Part II - Blues Music Performance - In this part 2 of 2 Luther treats us to some deep blues including his original tune, "Hard Times."
Blues Music legend, Luther Guitar Junior Johnson (1939-2022) in a special in-home musical interview. You will hear some blues music, some jokes & lots of jovial laughter (which were always in abundance when Luther was in the house.)
In January 2020, we were blessed to spend some time with Luther, who was always a gracious & honored guest at the home of BRI's Audrey Michelle & Michael Wolf.
Luther Johnson, who hails from Itta Bena Mississippi (also the birthplace of B.B. King.) A West Side Chicago guitarist, had a storied career, including a stint with The Muddy Waters Band. He had 21 albums, appeared in countless music videos, made hundreds of recordings & appeared with John Lee Hooker, Big Walter Horton, Pinetop Perkins, Calvin Jones & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith in the original 1980 Blues Brothers Movie.
His passing on Christmas Day 2022 was a deep loss for us & the blues community. His life & legacy are treasures & his presence on this Earth was a gift to all. He leaves behind his memory & music which will be cherished forever.
We give our love & sincere thanks to the late Michael Shivvers of The Blues Roots Digital Archive, our dear friend, & fellow blues music documentarian who passed suddenly in 2020. Mike & Luther traveled The United States together by car with their gear in tow from gig to gig promoting, 'Won’t Be Back No More,’ Luthers new acoustic album. Luther & Michael had recorded this final album together, at Luther’s home in Wildwood, Florida. They both stayed with Audrey & Michael on this trip & it was an honor to host these two incredible, talented humans. ‪@MichaelShivvers_BluesArchive‬
You may notice that Luther is playing an electric custom guitar by Delaney Guitars. This guitar was originally designed for & owned by, blues man, Mike Zito. It is an honor to have Luther play & to have signed this one of a kind instrument made by Mr. Michael Delaney in Texas, USA. ‪@ValDelaneyGuitars‬ ‪@MikeZitoOfficial‬
Your Host: Jesse Finkelstein
Audio mix-down & video production by Audrey Michelle for BRI
Videography & audio recording by Audrey Michelle & Michael Wolf ‪@audreymichelle6436‬ & ‪@datflys‬
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[@robbertfossen]

What a great interview with Luther. Thank you for that! What a nice man. So sad that he passed away. Some years ago I was pretty close bringing him over to Europe and do a tour together through some countries like The Netherlands, where I'm from. But he couldn't make it then. Now he's gone, just like his friend James 'Tail Dragger' Jones, who passed away some weeks ago on Sept 4th. Two of my idols and oldschool bluesmen gone...

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