Johnny A. - One November Night (2010)

                                                                     Johnny A.
 Johnny A. has one of the most eloquent voices in modern music and he doesn't sing a note. Instead, he channels joy, love, humor, sadness... every aspect of the human experience, through his guitar. Only the finest musicians have the ability to capture the nuances of life in sound, which puts Johnny in a very exclusive group of six-stringers that includes Les Paul, Wes Montgomery, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, and Jimi Hendrix. The secret is his blend of melody, sonic definition, technique and that indefinable-yet-tangible quality called soul. That quality has earned Johnny invitations to share the stage with, and ultimately win the admiration of, B.B. King, Les Paul, George Thorogood, Jeff Beck and J.J. Cale, among others. Hes also performed at such prestigious festivals as Eric Claptons Crossroads, the Montreal Jazz Festival, and Tokyo s Fuji Rock Festival. Another factor in Johnny s distinctive sound is his choice of guitars. Ive played all the classic makes and models over the years, says Johnny, but when I embarked on my solo career and was making Sometime Tuesday Morning I was looking for a guitar that had a rich, pure distinctive tone and a subtle vibrato arm that would allow me to end phrases like a singer, and that led me back to Gibsons, he recounts. Johnny s use of the Gibson Les Paul, ES- 335, Firebird, and ES-295 models caught the Nashville-based company's attention. In fact, Johnny s unmatched sound so won over the Gibson staff that they were moved to produce a Johnny A. Signature Model. Creating an artist signature model guitar is not something we take lightly, says Gibson senior VP Rick Gembar, but sometimes a player comes along who is not only a musical innovator and artist of the highest-caliber, but has innovative ideas about designing a totally new instrument. And that s Johnny, who just knocked us off our feet. 


Tracklist:

01. I Had To Laugh 04:00
02. Sing Singin' 04:50
03. The Wind Cries Mary 03:31  
04. Tex Critter 02:32
05. Lullabye For Nicole 05:42
06. Two Wheel Horse 05:05
07. Get Inside 10:42
08. The Night Before 02:30
09. Krea Gata 06:21  
10. Ignorance is Bliss 04:35  
11. Wichita Lineman 04:11
12. Memphis, Tennessee 04:19  
13. Jimi Jam 11:56