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Chicago soul-man Johnny Rawls live in Fredericton!!
April 13, 2009
You thought our last show with Moreland and Arbuckle was hot? Then you're going to love our April headliner, Chicago soul man Johnny Rawls...
The Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival proudly present's the Johnny Rawls Band, Friday April 17th at the James Joyce Pub - Show starts at 8:30pm. Tickets are $15 and available at the Harvest Office (81 Regent Street) or at the James Joyce Pub.
One of the greatest living practitioners of soul blues, Johnny has done it all: won the awards, been on the covers of the right magazines, but most importantly, sung some of the sweetest, smoothest and most soulful music you will find in the contemporary blues world. He will come to us with his veteran touring trio and a horn section.
Johnny Rawls was born in Columbia, Mississippi in 1951 and raised in Purvis and Gulfport, Mississippi. He acquired an early interest in music when hearing his grandfather play the blues guitar one Christmas morning. He began playing professionally while still in high school with such stars as ZZ Hill, Little Johnny Taylor, Joe Tex and the Sweet Inspirations. In the mid-70's, Johnny went to work for OV Wright as Wright's band director. After Wright's death in 1980, Johnny led Little Johnny Taylor's band until 1985, when he began touring as a solo artist and made his first solo recording under the Rainbow label.
Recording under Touch Records, Rooster Blues, Rock House, Reach and JSP Records, Johnny started his own record company, Deep South Soul, in 2002 and has released his CD's Lucky Man, Live in Montana, and The Best of Johnny Rawls. His newest CD entitled Heart and Soul was released in October 2006 and was nominated for "Best Soul Blues Album of the Year (2007)" by the Blues Foundation.
Johnny has appeared on the cover of the April 2002 Living Blues Magazine and has been nominated four times for W.C. Handy Awards. His most recent award came from the West Coast Blues Hall of Fame for RB Male Vocalist of the Year 2006.
This show is sure to leave you feeling satisfied but wanting more...with his smooth, soulful vocals and slick guitar licks, not to mention his winning smile, soulful eyes, and stylish dress. He has a stage presence that never fails!! A guaranteed night of rich soulful blues and high-energy fun!
For more on the band, please visit www.johnnyrawlsblues.com
