Do you recall anything about those sessions? SJ: Magic Sam couldn’t play that good at that time.īB: In 1959, you recorded with Jimmy Reed. Bright lights, all that type of stuff.īB: How was Magic Sam’s playing at the time compared to Matt “Guitar” Murphy. SJ: Oh man, yes sir! When I looked at the tall buildings, I thought they might fall on me. Except I was about twelve.īB: Was it like culture shock to you? Was it way different? Can you describe it? That’s what my daddy called it.īB: Your daddy was a musician too, hunh? Didn’t he play harmonica?īB: So you moved from Holly Springs, Mississippi to the promised land Chicago when you were about ten?
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I got that guitar and learned how to play a song called Fodder And Corn. But shit, when I saw how they played, I wanted to play too. When he would go to the field, he would tell me, “Boy don’t touch that guitar when I go to the field.” Of course, when he’d go to the field, I’d pick up that guitar. He had a guitar that he would leave with Jimmy sometimes. Syl Johnson: Do you know of Matt “Guitar” Murphy? He was my older brother, Jimmy’s friend. – Tee Wattsīlues Blast: Tell us how the music grabbed you as a child. This is a loose transcription of our phone interview. So bear with me so I don’t have to pawn my laptop. It was like we were on the bandstand and I was in the band and he was the bandleader about to issue me a fine. “Listen and you’ll get a good story”Syl Johnson admonished me when I interrupted him as he related his music career from the beginning. We have the latest in Blues society news. & The Voodoo Sniffers, Brody Buster’s One Man Band, Johnny Burgin, Myles Goodwyn, Joel Paterson and Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps. We have 6 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from Bai Kamara Jr. Tee Watts has our feature interview with Chicago Bluesman Syl Johnson.
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