Bill Johnson (born in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian blues guitarist, singer-songwriter and music educator.

They released their second album, Live, in 2006, which led to Johnson being nominated for Best Guitarist at the Maple Blues Awards.

[5] At an early age Johnson would listen to his older brother's collection[6] of blues records,[4] and he has cited his earliest musical interests as Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, and in particular Chuck Berry.

He started working as a professional guitarist at age fifteen,[4] and spent most of his teens playing local gigs and studying guitar.

He also played as a member of the house band at the King Edward Hotel, and had stints as a sideman with musicians such as Dutch Mason, Hubert Sumlin, Son Seals, and Cash McCall.

[7] In 1999 Johnson moved back to Victoria, British Columbia, to be near his family and to pursue a full-time recording career.

[1] He appeared in the play The Life of Willie Mae Thornton with film and music star Jackie Richardson and performed the underscoring live.

Early that year he toured British Columbia, playing at the North Vancouver Island Music Festival.

[2] According to the Musicians Association of Victoria and the Islands, "for years he has honed his craft in bars, clubs, festivals and concerts and has achieved a worldly perspective that gives his blues the kind of soul that speaks with authenticity.

"[2] In terms of instruments, Johnson is known to regularly use a blonde Gibson ES-335, a Fender Telecaster, and an unusually modified Mexican Stratocaster used for slide only.

In 2016 Bill Johnson received an artist endorsement with K&K Sound, a manufacturer of pickups, microphones, and preamps for acoustic instruments.