Johnny Rawls
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Background information | |
Born | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | September 10, 1951
Origin | Purvis, Mississippi |
Genres | Soul blues[1] |
Occupation(s) | Singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter, producer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1970s–present |
Labels | Catfood Records, various |
Website | www |
Johnny Rawls (born September 10, 1951)
To 2022, Rawls has released more than twenty
Life and career
Rawls was born in
His debut solo
His 2006 album Heart & Soul, was nominated for a
Rawls album Memphis Still Got Soul, was released in April 2011, his fourth album for Catfood Records.[4][9] It was nominated for 2012 Blues Music Award for Soul Album of the Year, the title song for Song of the Year and Rawls for Male Soul Artist of the Year, his third nomination in that category. With a further reference to Wright, the album's track listing included Rawls cover of the song "Blind, Crippled and Crazy", which was originally associated with Wright.[5] His 2012 release, Soul Survivor, included another Wright song, "Eight Men Four Women". It was nominated for Soul Blues Album of the Year and Rawls was again nominated for Male Soul Artist of the Year at the 2013 Blues Music Awards. His 2013 release on Catfood Records, Remembering O.V., a tribute to O.V. Wright, featured Otis Clay as a special guest. Remembering O. V. was nominated for 2014 Soul Album of the Year and Rawls for Male Soul Artist of the Year, his 11th and 12th Blues Music Awards nominations.
In 2019, Rawls moved to Ohio's Third Street Cigar Records and since recorded four albums for the label, including I Miss Otis Clay (2019), Where Have All The Soul Men Gone (2020) and Going Back To Mississippi (2022). At the 40th Blues Music Awards ceremony in 2019, Rawls' first album for Third Street, I'm Still Around (2018), was named as the 'Soul Blues Album of the Year'.[6]
He is a prolific songwriter with over 100 of his songs recorded.[10] Rawls undertook co-production duties on all of his albums issued on Catfood Records, as well as on Barbara Carr's Keep The Fire Burning.[11]
Discography
Albums
Year | Title | Record label | Notes |
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1989 | You're The One | Touch | with L C Luckett |
1994 | Can't Sleep At Night | Rooster Blues | with L C Luckett |
1995 | Down to Earth | Rooster Blues | with Willie Cobbs |
1996 | Here We Go | JSP Records | |
1997 | Louisiana Woman | JSP Records | |
1999 | My Turn to Win | JSP Records | |
2001 | Put Your Trust in Me | JSP Records | |
2002 | Lucky Man | Deep South Soul | |
2002 | Get Up & Go | JSP Records | Compilation album |
2004 | Partners & Friends | Rock House Records | with Roy Roberts |
2004 | Live in Montana | Deep South Soul | Live album
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2005 | No Boundaries | Topcat Records/Catfood Records | |
2006 | Heart & Soul | Deep South Soul | |
2008 | Red Cadillac | Catfood Records | |
2009 | Ace of Spades | Catfood Records | |
2011 | Memphis Still Got Soul | Catfood Records | |
2012 | Soul Survivor | Catfood Records | |
2013 | Remembering O. V. | Catfood Records | with special guest Otis Clay |
2014 | Soul Brothers | Catfood Records | with Otis Clay |
2016 | Tiger In A Cage | Catfood Records | |
2018 | I'm Still Around | Third Street Cigar Records | |
2019 | I Miss Otis Clay | Third Street Cigar Records | |
2020 | Where Have All The Soul Men Gone | Third Street Cigar Records | |
2020 | Live In Europe | Continental Blue Heaven | Live album
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2021 | Best of Johnny Rawls Vol. 1 | Catfood Records | Compilation album |
2022 | Going Back To Mississippi | Third Street Cigar Records | |
2023 | Walking Heart Attack | Catfood Records |
See also
Notes
- ^ Some sources cite Columbia, Mississippi, as Rawls birth place.
References
- ^ a b c d e Richard Skelly. "Johnny Rawls | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ a b c d e f "Johnny Rawls". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Music.us. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "Johnny Rawls | Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ a b c d "Johnny Rawls - "Keep the Blues Alive"". Johnnyrawlsblues.com. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "Johnny Rawls - artist bio". Markpuccimedia.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "2019 Blues Music Awards Winners Announced". Antimusic.com. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- Allmusic. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Johnny Rawls and The Rays". Catfoodrecords.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ a b Reverend Keith A. Gordon. "Johnny Rawls - Memphis Still Got Soul (2011)". Blues.about.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ "Johnny Rawls - Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Keep The Fire Burning - Barbara Carr - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Third Street Cigar". Thirdstreetcigarecords.com. Retrieved November 2, 2022.