Johnny “Guitar” Watson (Feb. 3, 1935 — May 17, 1996) was an American R&B guitarist who was active as a session player and solo artist for more than four decades, starting in the early 1950s. Between 1973 and 1984, he released a string of jazz-funk albums on Fantasy, DJM, and Valley Vue. As a bandleader, he headed the Watsonian Institute for two albums during the late 1970s.
Discography:
- Listen (1973)
- I Don’t Want to Be Alone, Stranger (1975)
- Ain’t That a Bitch (1976)
- A Real Mother for Ya (1977)
- Funk Beyond the Call of Duty (1977)
- Giant (1978)
- What the Hell Is This? (1979)
- Love Jones (1980)
- Johnny “Guitar” Watson and the Family Clone (1981)
- That’s What Time It Is (1981)
- Strike On Computers (1984)
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