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 Jay Leno's Tonight Show on television.

Orville Johnson made his film debut in Georgia^{[disambiguation needed ]}, appearing as a musician.^[1]

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

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. ^ ^{a b} 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. 
2. ^ Hartt, Jordan. "Make Your Guitar Sing: An Interview with Orville Johnson". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20071012210242/http://www.centrum.org/slide/2007/09/make-your-guita.html. Retrieved 2007-10-30. 

External links

• Orville Johnson official site
• Kings of Mongrel Folk

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Date of birth	1953
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