{"id":4011,"date":"2012-07-26T11:46:05","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T16:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluesguitarunleashed.com\/?p=4011"},"modified":"2012-07-26T11:46:05","modified_gmt":"2012-07-26T16:46:05","slug":"young-blues-guitar-sensation-jonny-lang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluesguitarunleashed.com\/blog\/young-blues-guitar-sensation-jonny-lang\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Blues Guitar Sensation, Jonny Lang"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jonny Lang has helped usher in a new generation of blues guitarists. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Blues music has continued to thrive with young musicians “taking up the torch,” if you will, and adding their own experiences and styles to the music.\u00a0 One of the great guitarists that helped launch a new generation of blues guitarists was Jonny Lang.\u00a0 Lang has appeared with some of the best blues musicians in the industry including Buddy Guy and B.B. King, plus he has created his own music and fans all over the world.\u00a0 One of the things that impresses me most about Jonny Lang is his versatility, without losing his unique sound.\u00a0 My friend and keyboardist, Quinton Hufferd, just saw the Jonny Lang Band perform at the Thunder Bay Blues Festival in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, and had a lot of great things to say about the band.\u00a0 He also felt that Lang was able to mix blues, rock, pop, funk, soul, and gospel influences into his own “Jonny Lang blend.”\u00a0 This ability to adapt his own music style and write killer songs has launched Jonny Lang into the spotlight for the last fifteen years.\u00a0 I threw together a few videos from performances throughout his career that I think you’ll enjoy.<\/p>\n

Jonny Lang has been a regular attraction at the Crossroads Guitar Festival in Illinois for the last several years.\u00a0 And frankly, I think he deserves to be there.\u00a0 Check him out on stage with Ron Wood and Buddy Guy at the festival playing the song, “Five Long Years,” at http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uqvYq8LhREU<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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In this next video, we’ll rewind a few years to see a performance featuring Lang on the hit music show, Austin City Limits.\u00a0 Lang plays his song, “Give Me Up Again,” at http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uihnK4C5cgY<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Lastly, this video features the current Jonny Lang Band and the song, “A Quitter Never Wins.”\u00a0 The band features a multitude of great musicians including Akil Thompson on rhythm guitar.\u00a0 I suggest you keep an eye out for him because he is a killer guitarist in his own right.\u00a0 Check out the band at http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cfU2hCnaD-w&feature=related<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Jonny Lang is still touring today and it sounds like there may be another album on the horizon for the Jonny Lang Band.\u00a0 I hope you enjoyed the videos as much as I did.<\/p>\n

Thanks,<\/p>\n

Griff<\/p>\n

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