[2] Johnson had ukulele lessons at the age of four,[2] although his love of watching cartoons on the television meant that it was in his teenage years before he started taking guitar playing more seriously.
Originally concentrating on jazz while at college and later rock music, Johnson met blues playing musicians in Soulard, St.
In a review of the November 2010 release 9th & Russell, one music critic stated "everything here is 1st class: musicianship, singing, production, artwork, and especially the songs".
Long-term performers on the St. Louis blues and R&B circuit, they have played in Johnnie Johnson's own band and toured with Little Feat and Bob Weir.
[5] Johnson's 2015 release, Grind, spent a number of weeks on the Billboard Blues Albums Chart, with a peak position of No.
The album was produced by Jason McIntire and Jeremiah Johnson at Sawhorse Studios in St Louis, Missouri.
Many of the songs and the album spent more than half the year in the top of the radio charts according to the Roots Music Report.