Richard Wayne Johnston is an American country blues musician.
[2] His work as a street musician on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, was documented in the Alabama PBS film Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour.
The film, directed by Max Shores, featured Johnston singing and playing his Lowebow cigar box guitar.
His first album, Foot Hill Stomp (2002), featured Hemphill on vocals and tambourine, with assistance from R.L.
[1] His second album, Official Bootleg #1 (2004), was assisted by Hemphill, Cedric Burnside, and other artists.