Johnny Hawthorn

---Summer 2008 UPDATE- - -
I'll be playing with Toad the Wet Sprocket various shows on the East and West coasts. Check out their MySpace site for details. The Johnny Hawthorn band is starting to book more shows around Los Angeles some unplugged and some plugged in! Check the schedule and come on out!
LISTEN TO THE TRACK "Punk in the Street" it's the NEW SINGLE and got picked for track of the day on Garage Band.com! Also it won the following awards:
Best Male Vocals in Blues Rock, Best Production in Blues Rock,
Best Lyrics in Blues Rock, Best Melody in Blues Rock,
Best Melody in Blues Rock, Best Beat in Blues Rock,
Most Original in Blues Rock, Feel Good Track in Blues Rock
Work continues on the video and the next batch of tunes for an upcoming CD.
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The Johnny Hawthorn Band CD released last year features eleven songs with two classic covers of Robert Johnsons Crossroads and Earl Kings Come on, with the former performed all on slide lapsteel guitar. Guests include Frank Zappa alum Arthur Barrow contributing Hammond B3 on a few tracks. Produced by Todd Nichols (Toad the Wet Sprocket), the CD perfectly captures the "live" intensity of the band's live show.
The Johnny Hawthorn Band CD has been called a guitar pickers dream, as it includes electric & acoustic guitar, lapsteel guitar and mandolin. Hawthorn has product endorsements by Framus guitars/amps, Dana B. Goods Music Products and FOXX Pedals and has taught guitar at the world renowned National Guitar Workshop.
Originally from Philadelphia PA, Hawthorn came to Los Angeles to attend Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA, and upon graduation became a hired gun guitar player in the LA music scene. He has performed with and/or recorded for many artists including Toad the Wet Sprocket, Larry Bagby, Debby Holiday, Michael Duff, Shane Alexander, Nicole Gordon, Wood Fowler, and Grant Langston to name a few.
During a trip to New Orleans, Hawthorn had a musical spiritual awakening. The history of music is so strong there and I felt I couldnt stand by and watch it go by as a sideman anymore. I wanted to be a part of that history! Back in Los Angeles I put the call out to Todd Nichols to assist in the production. Within three weeks the CD was recorded, mixed and mastered. Todd and I produced this CD all in house, without any outside help from record labels or and fancy recording studios.
Blues Bytes magazine said, Hawthorn is a fantastic guitarist in the Clapton/Hendrix vein...has a great way with a lyric...songs will remind you of Tom Petty with their classic rock sound, with occasional echoes of Stevie Ray Vaughan.
The band has performed all over the Los Angeles, Southern California area, the Pacific Northwest and performed at the 2007 NAMM Show with legendary Los Lobos and Twisted Sister at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA January 19th, 2007. The Johnny Hawthorn Band CD is available all over the web.
Support Independent music! PURCHASE The JHB singles above OR the CD at CDbaby.com!