SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Piano.ABOUT
I am interested in playing music that has roots in the blues. This includes rock, soul, old-school R&B, and funk.
I found my first guitar in a trash can on my newspaper route when I was 15. My older brother taught me to play a few things. I picked up stuff from records: Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Hank Williams, and Lou Reed. I started playing in a band, The Boxcars, during senior year in high school. I loved it! Music. People interested in music. Hip social scenes. We eventually called ourselves Western Chapter. At first I was heavily inspired by British Punk: The Clash, Sex Pistols, Gang of Four, Stiff Little Fingers. In college, the '80's college radio boom had a major impact on me. There was a lot of great music on non-commercial radio. The hip scene got a lot more hip. Lots of these bands came to town: REM, Replacements, Dream Syndicate, Bangles, and Concrete Blonde. We eventually changed our name to Western Chapter. We met with some success playing radio station sponsored shows, sometimes opening for bands we loved. After a while Western Chapter broke up. Three of us reformed as Ruth and the Hypocrites. The music in Ruth was a lot more experimental. Breaking the mold was the goal. After a hiatus, another singer/songwriter joined us as front man, and then another guitarist. That quintet became Kindergarten, although we changed the name with almost every show. The new singer and new guitarist and I moved to Santa Cruz, California to form Zuzu's petals. This was a few years after the Loma Prieta quake of 1989. We had some good times, recorded a nice set of tunes at the Music Annex in Palo Alto.
To stay creative, I have done quite a bit of writing and recording at home. Mostly sequencing drum and bass and other instruments, and then recording guitar and voice. I have also done electronic music as well as just acoustic guitar and voice.
I love playing:
Rock – Cheap Trick, Black Crows, Sex Pistols, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Rolling Stones, Prince, Elvis Costello, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin.
Blues – B.B. King, Walter Trout, Tommy Castro, T-Bone Walker, Mike Zito, Coco Montoya, Robert Cray, Jimmy Vaughan, Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters.
- Screen name:
- johnnypavement
- Member since:
- Nov 15 2011
- Active within 24 hours
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 25
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 1 time per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Blues: SRV, Robert Cray, George Thorogood, BB King, Joe Turner, Clapton
Country: Hank Williams, John Hiatt, Patti Griffin, John Prine
Funk: James Brown, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sly and the Family Stone
Post-punk/Alternative: Gang of Four, REM, Replacements, Throwing Muses, Elvis Costello, The Blasters
Punk: Clash, Pistols, Stiff Little Fingers, Ramones
Rock: AC/DC, Aerosmith, Led Zepplin, STP, Dylan, Neil Young, Lou Reed, Cheap Trick, Stones, Pink Floyd, The Cars, Steely Dan, Van Morrison
Reggae: Toots and the Maytals, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, The Abyssinians, Burning Spear
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Moderate
- Lead Guitar:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
60's Telecaster Reissue, PRS SE08, Epiphone Casino, Les Paul Tribute 2018, Fender Blues Deluxe Amplifier, Blackstar Silverline Especial, Blackstar Silverline Deluxe, various pedals (Cry Baby, PolyTune 3, Boss Compressor, Xotic EP Booster, Boss TR-2 Tremolo, Boss EQ, Talkbox)
MUSIC
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Johnny's Shuffle (Blues Guitar Sample)
Johnny's Shuffle (Blues Guitar Sample) Year: 2018 Genre: Blues
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Tightrope (Blues Guitar Sample)
Tightrope (Blues Guitar Sample) Genre: Blues
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Born In Chicago (Blues Guitar Sample)
Born In Chicago (Blues Guitar Sample) Genre: Blues
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Born Under a Bad Sign (Blues Guitar Sample)
Born Under a Bad Sign (Blues Guitar Sample) Genre: Blues
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Johnny's Slow Blues (Original Song)
Johnny's Slow Blues (Original Song) Year: 2018 Genre: Blues
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Johnny's High Voltage Rock (Rock Guitar Sample)
Johnny's High Voltage Rock (Rock Guitar Sample) Year: 2018 Genre: Rock
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Highway Star - Deep Purple cover (Video)
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Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh cover (Video)
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Turning Japanese - The Vapors cover (Video)
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Amsterdam - Van Halen instrumental cover (Video)
Amsterdam - Van Halen instrumental cover (Video)73ktiROr4Sw
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Hold On Loosely - 38 Special cover (Video)
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Lonely Is the Night - Billy Squier cover (Video)
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Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins cover (Video)
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Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin cover (Video)
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Jessica - Allman Brothers cover (Video)
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Shoot To Thrill - AC/DC cover (Video)
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Eat the Rich - Aerosmith cover (Video)
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Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols cover (Video)
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Foreplay/Longtime - Boston cover (Video)
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Slither - Velvet Revolver cover (Video)
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Just What I Needed - The Cars cover (Video)
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Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd cover (Video)
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The Middle - Jimmy Eat World cover (Video)
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Moonage Daydream - David Bowie cover (Video)
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Back In Black - ACDC cover (Video)
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Texas Flood (Video)
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Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue cover (Video)
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My Sharona - The Knack cover (Video)
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China Grove - Doobie Brothers cover (Video)
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