Evan Johns (July 12, 1956 – March 11, 2017)[1] was an American guitarist specializing in a variety of music, including rockabilly.
[5] After his stint with Gatton, Johns founded his own band, called "the H-Bombs", which became popular playing regular gigs in the D.C.
[3][4] Among the group's fans was Jello Biafra, founder of the Dead Kennedys and owner of Alternative Tentacles, who in liner notes to an H-Bombs EP, described the H-Bombs' music as "a little Tex-Mex here, garage power there, all whipped into a witch's brew of spitfire guitar and Evan's trademark vocal growl.
[4] Johns and the H-Bombs played together for several years thereafter, becoming known for their eclectic repertoire, summarized by one reviewer as "cajun, rockabilly, punk, surf, blues, country – even spaghetti Western soundtrack music.
[6] In the mid-1990s, Johns began to suffer alcohol-related and other health problems and stopped playing regularly in 1998, but continued to write and record music until his death.