Luther Johnson is an American

United States

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 Chicago blues

Chicago blues

The Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago, Illinois, by taking the basic acoustic guitar and harmonica-based Delta blues, making the harmonica louder with a microphone and an instrument amplifier, and adding electrically amplified guitar, amplified bass guitar, drums,...

 singer and guitarist, who performs under the name Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson.

Johnson moved to Chicago

Chicago

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 with his family in 1955. During the 1960s, he performed with Magic Sam

Magic Sam

Samuel "Magic Sam" Gene Maghett was an American Chicago blues musician. Maghett was born in Grenada, Mississippi, United States, and learned to play the blues from listening to records by Muddy Waters and Little Walter...

. He also performed in Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters

McKinley Morganfield , known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago blues"...

's band from 1972 to 1980. In 1980, four of his songs were included on an anthology

Anthology

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 by Alligator Records

Alligator Records

Alligator Records is a Chicago-based independent blues record label founded by Bruce Iglauer in 1971.Iglauer started the label with his own savings to record and produce his favorite band Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers, whom his employer, Bob Koester of Delmark Records, declined to record...

.

Johnson moved to the East Coast and began fronting his own band, the Magic Rockers. His "Walkin' The Dog," was recorded live at the Montreux Festival

Montreux Festival

Montreux Festival is a Blues album by Albert King, Chico Hamilton andLittle Milton, recorded live on July 1, 1973 at the Montreux Jazz Festival.-Track listing:#"In View" – 12:20#"Let Me Down Easy" – 6:35...

's Blues Night. Johnson won a Grammy Award

Grammy Awards of 1985

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 in 1985 for Best Traditional Blues Album

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album

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 for his part in Blues Explosion.

Johnson appeared on three albums by The Nighthawks

The Nighthawks

The Nighthawks are an American blues and roots music band, based in Washington, D.C. The Nighthawks currently are Mark Wenner , Paul Bell , Johnny Castle , and Mark Stutso...

. He now lives in New Hampshire

New Hampshire

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External links

• Centrestage.net biography
• [ Allmusic biography]
• Photograph of Luther Johnson