Steve Johnson

Steven Bryan Johnson is an American blues guitarist and singer born January 12, 1956 who began playing guitar in 1963 after his uncle played electric guitar for him. He played in California rock-blues bands until moving to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1982 where he performed alongside Albert Collins, Willie Dixon, Luther Allison, Duke Robillard and Johnny Winter, then moved to New York City in 1983 and formed the blues power trio The Tanks, recording three independent albums. He frequently performs in Humboldt County, including regular shows at Six Rivers Brewery in McKinleyville and Sea Goat Farmstand, playing gritty electric blues and Americana.