Johnny “Guitar” Watson

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)