Orville Johnson

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Orville Johnson

Background information
Genre(s) Folk
Blues
Jazz
Instrument(s) guitar
dobro
Years active 1973-present
Website orvillejohnson.com

Orville Johnson is a noted resonator guitar player and musician, born in 1953 in Edwardsville, Illinois[1]. He came up in the St. Louis, Missouri music scene and now lives in Seattle, Washington[2]. A frequent session player, he also has put out a number of solo and group albums. He has appeared on the radio show A Prairie Home Companion and on Jay Leno's Tonight Show on television.

Orville Johnson made his film debut in Georgia, appearing as a musician.[1]

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • The World According to Orville (1990)
  • Orville Johnson and Scott Weiskopf (1993)
  • Kings of Mongrel Folk (1997) with Mark Graham
  • Blueprint for the Blues (1998)
  • Slide & Joy (1999)
  • "Freehand" (2003)
  • "Still Goin' Strong" (2004) with Mark Graham
  • Together in Las Vegas (2005) with John Cephas and Woody Mann
  • Deceiving Blues (2006) with John Miller and Grant Dermody

[edit] Instructional

  • Intro To Lead Guitar (DVD)
  • Resophonic Guitar for Beginners, Vols. 1&2 (DVDs)
  • "Tips,Tricks, and Techniques for Dobro, Vols. 1&2" (DVDs)
  • "Getting Started in Open D Tuning" (DVD)
  • "Getting Started with Bottleneck Slide Guitar" (DVD)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Bush, James (1999). Encyclopedia of Northwest Music: From Classical Recordings to Classic Rock Performances, Your Guide to the Best of the Region. Seattle, Wash: Sasquatch Books, 247-248. ISBN 1-57061-141-6. 
  2. ^ Hartt, Jordan. Make Your Guitar Sing: An Interview with Orville Johnson. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.

[edit] External links


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