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Band Bio
Steve Johnson Band is a band made up of four musically diverse,musicians. SJB's sound bounces from its foundation in Folk,Roots Rock to Bluegrass,Gospel all the way down to Tribal Laden Funk. Steve Johnson,Amanda Barton and Steve Davis (all formerly of the roots rock band BIG LEG EMMA) are no stranger to the touring world.The three have performed with such acts as Donna the Buffalo,Rusted Root,Little Feat,10,000 Maniacs,Edie Brickell & New Bohemians,Vassar Clemens,David Grisman,and The Wailers to name a few.Daniel Witherspoon sets the solid back beat on Drum kit and has performed all his life in various musical groups at a professional level. The four have come together to make up what is known as THE STEVE JOHNSON BAND.
Preach Freedom (drummer of Rusted Root) sits in with Steve Johnson Band at this years Great Blue Heron Music Festival
Steve Johnson Band and the crowd in the dance tent at the Great Blue Heron Music Festival
Steve Johnson on stage opening for Rusted Root
Steve Johnson Band with backup singers opening for Rusted Root
Amanda and the crowd at the Molson Canal Concert Series close to Buffalo,NY
Steve Johnson invited to Jam with Donna the Buffalo in Michigan
Steve Johnson & Amanda Barton Jamming with Jeb Puryear (Donna the Buffalo) & Richie Stearns (The Horseflies)
Steve Davis jamming with Cory Wells and Pat Bautz of Three Dog Night at a SJB show in Cleveland
Amanda in the moment at Endinboro Music and Arts Festival
Steve Johnson interacting with the crowd
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UPCOMING SHOWS:
The phoenix that is rising from the ashes of Big Leg Emma is the new Steve Johnson Band and what a beautiful bird it is! They came and blew me away with a new batch of tune for a debut CD.
Will Russell (Electric Wilburland Studios/Sound Engineer & Road Manager for The Horseflies)
SPONORS
The Steve Johnson Band live at The Wellsville Creative Arts Center
Steve Johnson Band Live at MoJo's on St. Patricks Day 09'
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/STEVEJOHNSONBAND
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MANAGEMENT
Blue Moon Management
John Streed
(phone) 716 499-9638
(fax) 716 763-0687
BOOKING AGENT
Blue Moon Booking
John Streed
(phone) 716 499-9638
(fax) 716 763-0687
[email protected]
[email protected]
MERCHANDISE MANAGER
Mary Hetrick
[email protected]
SITE DESIGN
Heather J. Oberg
spiffshine @ gmail.com
Spiffshine on MySpace

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Member Since: 21/02/2008
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Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Erie Times (Showcase) Article | 9-24-09 | SJB is not BLE

9/24/2009 : Erie Times (Showcase)SJB is not BLESteve Johnson Band was troubled by comparisons to Big Leg Emma, but now it's its own band.BY DAVE RICHARDSLiving in the shadow of past glories isn't easy...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:01:00 GMT

Dunkirk Observer Article 8-8-08 Big Leg break-out band

By APRIL DIODATO Big Leg break-out band The Steve Johnson Band will be performing at Demetri's on the Lake Saturday at 9:30 p.m. The band includes lead singer and acoustic guitarist Steve Johnson, Am...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:50:00 GMT

Erie Times Article 7-24-08 Steve Johnsons sideshow

Steve Johnson's sideshowHe juggles time between Big Leg Emma and his side band, which dabbles in world-beat flavors. The Erie Times (Showcase) BY DAVE RICHARDS [email protected] Side bands c...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:24:00 GMT

Steve Johnson Band at Allen Park (Post Journal 7-21-08)

By Nick Dean, [email protected] Jamestown Post Journal 6/21/08 The Steve Johnson Band isn't the same group it was a year ago, or even a month ago. Since first forming in the winter of 2006-2007...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:01:00 GMT

Post Journal Article 4-28-2008

Big Leg Emma Bandleader Goes Solo By Nick Dean [email protected] 4-28-2008 Steve Johnson likes to stay busy. Somewhere between consistant gigs with jam band, Big Leg Emma, the singer/guitarist fou...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:04:00 GMT

Post Journal Article 4-17-08

Jamestown's Downtown To Be Hopping This WeekendBy Nick Dean [email protected]    The Steve Johnson Band will play Carol's Silver Dollar on Friday and Yesterday's Lounge in Lakewood on S...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT