The Very Best of Johnny "Guitar" Watson

by Johnny "" Watson

The Very Best of Johnny "Guitar" Watson cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 20 April 1999
  • Label: Rhino
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 49:10
  • Community rating: 3.69/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Very Best of Johnny "Guitar" Watson' collects the Texas-born guitarist and singer whose funk records of the 1970s, including 'A Real Mother for Ya', joined blues technique to comic persona. His phrasing influenced generations of funk guitarists.

Genres

Descriptors: guitar-driven, crooning, rhythmic, traditional, bluesy

Tracklist

  1. Space Guitar (2:38)
  2. Motor Head Blues (2:13)
  3. Highway 60 (2:24)
  4. Motorhead Baby (2:36)
  5. I Got Eyes (2:27)
  6. You Can't Take It With You (2:39)
  7. Hot Little Mama (2:41)
  8. Too Tired (2:44)
  9. Three Hours Past Midnight (3:23)
  10. The Eagle Is Back (2:35)
  11. Cuttin' In (3:15)
  12. Broke And Lonely (2:58)
  13. That's The Chance You've Got To Take (3:04)
  14. Cold, Cold Heart (2:35)
  15. In The Evening (2:59)
  16. Gangster Of Love (2:53)
  17. Those Lonely, Lonely Nights (2:48)
  18. The Late Freight Twist (2:18)

Credits

  • Johnny "Guitar" Watson - written-by, producer

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