Rockin Johnny Burgin is one of the hardest working and well recognized traditional Chicago blues artists today. Since his start in the 90s on Chicago’s West Side with blues singer Taildragger, he has become a leading blues attraction throughout the United States and Europe, performing up to 250 dates a year. He’s been featured in major media outlets such as The Chicago Tribune, WGN’s After Hours with Rick Kogan, The Illinois Times, and KPFA’s Blues by the Bay. Rockin Johnny is a Delmark recording artist with 6 CDs to his credit, including his latest critically acclaimed release, “Greetings from Greaseland”, of which Chicago Blues Guide said, “plays out like a great set of live blues, as authentic as it will ever get”. He is also in demand as a session player and has recorded with many blues greats including Billy Boy Arnold, Taildragger, Paul DeLay, Jimmy Burns, Andre Williams, Eddie Taylor Jr., and Jimmy Lee Robinson. ROCKIN’ JOHNNY BURGIN BLUES GUITAR MASTER FROM CHICAGO THEN NOW PRESS QUOTES VIDEOS LINKS DISCOGRAPHY CONTACT
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Rockin Johnny Burgin is one of the hardest working and well recognized
traditional Chicago blues artists today. Since his start in the 90s on Chicago’s
West Side with blues singer Taildragger, he has become a leading blues
attraction throughout the United States and Europe, performing up to 250 dates
a year. He’s been featured in major media outlets such as The Chicago Tribune,
WGN’s After Hours with Rick Kogan, The Illinois Times, and KPFA’s Blues by
the Bay. Rockin Johnny is a Delmark recording artist with 6 CDs to his credit,
including his latest critically acclaimed release, “Greetings from Greaseland”,
of which Chicago Blues Guide said, “plays out like a great set of live blues, as
authentic as it will ever get”. He is also in demand as a session player and has
recorded with many blues greats including Billy Boy Arnold, Taildragger, Paul
DeLay, Jimmy Burns, Andre Williams, Eddie Taylor Jr., and Jimmy Lee Robinson.
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Johnny Burgin grew up in Starkville MS and Greenville SC,and while he was still in high school, he
got to see many touring blues bands such as Guitar Jr, Gatemouth Brown and Eddie Clearwater. He
father was an actor and folk musician and taught him guitar. He went to University of Chicago with
the intention of becoming a writer, but a different path unfolded and he fell headfirst into the Chicago blues scene. After
learning from the masters by touring with such artists as Pinetop Perkins and Howlin’ Wolf drummer Sam Lay, he put his
own band together. Things started happening fast after The Rockin Johnny Band (with guest vocalist Jimmy Burns) took
a Monday night residency at the Smoke Daddy in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Their original, energetic approach
made them a strong local draw week after week and year after year. The atmosphere the band generated was so electric
that the prestigious local label Delmark Records offered them a contract after hearing just one set. (continued)
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Since those days, Johnny played the Chicago blues
festival many times, toured Europe regularly, and
has headlined festivals and clubs all over the US.
Over the years, he has developed from a blues guitar
slinger and local blues hero into a fully fledged
singer, harmonica player, a dynamic and engaging
bandleader, and a mature, seasoned guitarist. One
look at Johnny’s tour schedule confirms his status as
an in-demand blues performer.
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Rockin Johnny plays
solo and duo shows,
has a great West
Coast Meets Chicago package with rising
harmonica star Aki Kumar, and does
guitar and blues workshops worldwide.
Elmore magazine has remarked on
Johnny’s “commanding vocals and
stinging guitar”, but Elvin Bishop may
have said it best: “his guitar style is raw
and rude and real---on the vocal side, a
nice original style--he’s damn good!”
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“His guitar style is raw and rude and real - on the vocal side, a nice original style - he’s damn good!” Elvin Bishop
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Rockin Johnny has garnered a lot of press and radio play since starting his band back in 1995. His
CDs have been featured on Sirius XM radio, WXRT’s “Blues Breakers”, and KPFA’s “Blues by the Bay”.
He has been featured in The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Sun Times, Blues Blast Magazine, Living
Blues Magazine, Illinois Times, Illinois Entertainer, Elmore, and numerous European publications.
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