Eric Johnson

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Eric Johnson was born on August 17, 1954 into a musically inclined family in Austin, Texas. He acknowledges Eric Clapton, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Jerry Reed, and Chet Atkins among other artists who contributed great influences to his style as he learned the guitar.

Johnson has a reputation for perfectionism bordering on obsession, a designation backed up by the fact that it took him nearly six years to record his follow-up album to Ah Via Musicom. He has often said that he is more interested in tone than technique, and he has spent much time in the studio fiddling with amps and speakers in search of new sounds that intrigue him. His playing has ranged from soaring rock a la Hendrix to soothing, almost meditative sounds that resemble music produced by the koto, a Japanese zither.

Official website: www.ericjohnson.com

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