Hot Just Like TNT (Import) (CD)

An influence on everyone from Frank Zappa (who helped revive his career) to Jimi Hendrix, Johnny "Guitar" Watson was one of the most distinctive West Coast blues guitarists. He marked himself as a unique stylist early on with his reverb-laced 1953 single "Space Guitar," and is widely known for his hit "Gangster of Love." In the '70s, Watson reinvented himself as an R&B/funk artist, shockingly scoring more hits than he had in the previous decades as a bluesman. Later on, Watson's songs were a sample source for West Coast gangsta rappers. The relentlessly active performer died in 1996 while on tour in Japan.

• Category:  Music  »  Blues  »  Texas/W. Coast Blues
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: June 1, 2001
• Label: Ace Records (UK)
• UPC: 029667162128
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106017669
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #41279 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #850 in Blues (See Top 100 Blues Bestsellers)
• #37 in Texas/W. Coast Blues (See Top 100 Texas/W. Coast Blues Bestsellers)

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Before Johnny "Guitar" Watson became a funk performer in the 1970s, renowned for wacky tunes such as "A Real Mother for Ya," the Texas-born singer/multi-instrumentalist was a proficient bluesman during the '50s and '60s. This 28-track Ace collection presents the finest moments from this early era in Watson's career, a time when he was defining himself as an artist via his fierce blues/R&B six-string technique rather than the giddy, groove-centric material that would come later. Many of Watson's best tunes are featured in multiple versions here, including the searing "Hot Little Mama," the shuffling "Ruben," and the rollicking "Gangster of Love" (which appears in an early take as "Love Bandit"). Although the energy that Watson exudes on this compilation vaguely points to his later funk days (in fact, he would re-record "Gangster of Love" in the '70s), the songs on HOT JUST LIKE TNT primarily keep within the parameters of the blues, and showcase the talent that garnered his none-too-subtle nickname.

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