Johnny "Guitar" Watson ~ Similar Artists

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Sly & The Family Stone - 73% match to Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Genres:	Funk, Pop / Rock, R&B / Soul
Decades Active:	1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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This highly influential US band was formed in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by brothers Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart, 15 March 1943, Denton, Texas, USA) and Freddie Stone (b. Frederick Stewart, 5 June 1946, Vallejo, California, USA; guitar), with Cynthia Robinson (b. 12... Read more

Albert King - 64% match to Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Genres:	Blues, Holiday & Seasonal
Decades Active:	1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Albert Nelson, 23 April 1923 (although three other dates have also been published), Indianola, Mississippi, USA, d. 21 December 1992, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Despite the fact that his work has been overshadowed by that of his regal namesake B.B. King, this exceptional performer... Read more

James Brown - 60% match to Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Genres:	Funk, Holiday & Seasonal, R&B / Soul
Decades Active:	1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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James Joseph Brown Jnr., 3 May 1928, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA, d. 25 December 2006, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. (NB: Brown always claimed he was born in 1933 in Macon, Georgia.) "The Hardest Working Man In Showbusiness", "The Godfather Of Soul", "The Minister Of The New New... Read more

Funkadelic - 57% match to Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Genres:	Funk, R&B / Soul
Decades Active:	1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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George Clinton (22 July 1940, Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA), established this inventive, experimental group out of the 1969 line-up of his doo-wop vocal outfit the Parliaments - Raymond Davis (b. 29 March 1940, Sumter, South Carolina, USA, d. 5 July 2005, New Brunswick, USA),... Read more

Howlin' Wolf - 56% match to Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Genres:	Blues
Decades Active:	1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Curtis Mayfield - 53% match to Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Genres:	Christian & Gospel, R&B / Soul
Decades Active:	1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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3 June 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA, d. 26 December 1999, Roswell, Georgia, USA. As songwriter and vocalist with the Impressions, Mayfield established an early reputation as one of soul music's most intuitive talents. In the decade between 1961 and 1971, he penned a succession... Read more

Buddy Guy - 51% match to Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Genres:	Blues, Pop / Rock
Decades Active:	1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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George Guy, 30 July 1936, Lettsworth, Louisiana, USA. An impassioned and influential guitarist, Buddy Guy learned to play the blues on a rudimentary, home made instrument, copying records he heard on the radio. By the mid-50s he was sitting in with several of the region's... Read more

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