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Mark Johnson

About Me

-Mark Johnson is currently playing Lead Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Dobro and Harmony Vocals with several bands in the middle and north Georgia area, including the extremely popular Thomas Tillman band; the all original rock band Warchild; Singer/Songwriter, Hannah Thomas; as well as his own band, Ceylon Bleu, and time permitting, He does fill in work with many more local bands. He is also available for studio work. Mark plays primarily Gibson Electric Guitars through Fender Amplifiers, Martin Acoustic Guitars, Honer Marine Band Harmonicas and a variety of differnt brands of Mandolins and Dobros. Throughout a 20-year career in the U.S. Air Force, he performed on stage in fourteen different states and four countries outside the U.S. After retirement from the Air Force, he moved back to his native Monroe County, Georgia, and with the help and support of his wife, Wendy, has played in several local and regional bands around the area and as opening acts for such artists as Lee Roy Parnell, David Lee Murphy, Pure Prairie League and Jackal. He has also worked as guitarist with Nashville Singer/Songwriter Kimberley Dahme, who is the Bass player for the Rock Super Band "Boston". Mark has an extremely wide variety of musical influences ranging from Country and Southern Rock to Jazz to Bluegrass and nearly everything in between, but his primary musical influences are the Rock and Roll guitar hero's he grew up listening to like Dickey Betts, Gary Rossington, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton. Since all of their kids somehow, miraculously reach adulthood, Mark and his wife Wendy live on a small farm in middle Georgia along with their Macaws, goats, pigs, chickens, guineas, cats, and dogs.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 21/07/2006
Band Website: www.myspace.com/markguitarjohnson
Band Members:............... Ceylon Bleu: Kody Kennedy - Lead Vocals; Mark Johnson - Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Dobro, Harmony Vocals; Ed "Snuffy" Smith - Bass Guitar; Tasha "Mama-T" Keebles - Vocals and Guitar; Alan Watson - Drums;............... Asphalt Cowboy: Matt Pippin - Lead Vocals and Lead Guitar; Mark Johnson - Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Dobro, Harmony Vocals; Ed "Snuffy" Smith - Bass Guitar; Alan Watson - Drums;............... Foxx City Band: Buck Wilder - Lead Vocals; Van Shiver - Lead Guitar, Vocals; Darrell Smith - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Fiddle, Vocals; Freddy "Tub" Corley - Bass Guitar, Vocals; Alan Watson - Drums Mark Johnson - Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Dobro, Harmony Vocals;............... Warchild: Steve Woodward - Lead Vocals and Guitar; Mark Johnson - Lead Guitar, Harmony Vocals; Ed "Snuffy" Smith - Bass Guitar; Matt Higginbothem - Drums;............... Thomas Tillman Band: Thomas Tillman - Lead Vocals and guitar; Mark Johnson - Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Dobro, Harmony Vocals; Matt Pippin - Lead Vocals and Lead Guitar; Chris P. - Bass Guitar; Matt Higginbothem - Drums;............... Hannah Thomas Band: Hannah Thomas - Lead Vocals and Guitar; Mark Johnson - Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Dobro, Harmony Vocals; Ed "Snuffy" Smith - Bass Guitar; Matt Higginbothem - Drums;
Influences: Marks earliest musical memories were his dads record albums of people like Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Charlie Pride and Ferlin Husky; but his biggest influences were the guitar greats he listened to during his teenage years, Dickey Betts, Gary Rossington, Duane Allman, Allen Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton to name a few.
Sounds Like: Southern Rock, Country Rock, Country, Bluegrass and Blues
Record Label: that would be nice

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