Orville Johnson
| Orville Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Orville Johnson |
| Born | 1953 |
| Origin | Edwardsville, Illinois, United States |
| Genres |
Folk Blues Jazz |
| Instruments |
Guitar dobro |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Website | orvillejohnson.com |
Orville Johnson is an American resonator guitar player and musician, born in 1953 in Edwardsville, Illinois.[1] He came up in the St. Louis, Missouri music scene and now lives in Seattle, Washington.[2] A frequent session musician, he also has released a number of solo and group albums. He has appeared on the radio show A Prairie Home Companion and on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on television.
Orville Johnson made his film debut in Georgia, appearing as a musician.[1]
He is a singer, instrumentalist, record producer, songwriter, session player, and teacher. As his entry in the Encyclopedia of Northwest Music (Sasquatch Press 1999) states, he has become a vital figure on the NW music scene in the thirty-some years he's lived there, appearing on over 400 CDs, movie and video soundtracks, commercials, producing 22 CDs for other artists, and hosting a roots music radio show.
Orville is also known as a patient and insightful teacher of music and has taught often at the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop as well as the International Guitar Seminar, Pt. Townsend Blues Workshop, Euro-Blues Workshop, B.C. Bluegrass Workshop and others. He has several teaching videos and DVDs and CDs of his own music available.
Discography
Albums
- Music by A Country Band (1973)
- The World According to Orville (1990)
- Orville Johnson and Scott Weiskopf (1993)
- Kings of Mongrel Folk (1997) with Mark Graham
- Blueprint for the Blues (1998)
- Slide & Joy (1999)
- Freehand (2003)
- Still Goin' Strong (2004) with Mark Graham
- Together in Las Vegas (2005) with John Cephas and Woody Mann
- Deceiving Blues (2006) with John Miller and Grant Dermody
- The Sweeter the Juice (2009) with Laura Love
- Southern Filibuster:A Tribute to Tut Taylor (2010) produced by Jerry Douglas
- "We Heard the Voice of a Pork Chop" (2012) Johnson, Miller & Dermody
- "Bitter Truth" (2013) The Kings of Mongrel Folk™
Instructional
- Intro To Lead Guitar (DVD)
- Resophonic Guitar for Beginners, Vols. 1&2 (DVDs)
- Tips,Tricks, and Techniques for Dobro, Vols. 1&2 (DVDs)
- Getting Started in Open D Tuning (DVD)
- Getting Started with Bottleneck Slide Guitar (DVD)
References
- 1 2 Bush, James (1999). Encyclopedia of Northwest Music: From Classical Recordings to Classic Rock Performances, Your Guide to the Best of the Region. Seattle, Wash: Sasquatch Books. pp. 247–248. ISBN 1-57061-141-6.
- ↑ Hartt, Jordan. "Make Your Guitar Sing: An Interview with Orville Johnson". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-10-30.