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Whitey Johnson was born when Gary Nicholson wrote a short story about an amazing guitar player he saw perform at a fair in his hometown of Garland, Texas. This guitarist, who covered everyone from BB King to Jimi Hendrix, was a black albino and his family called him Whitey.
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The character of Whitey Johnson is based on a short story...
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Feb 25, 2024 · The Whole Story. Whitey Johnson was the first guitar player I ever saw that amazed me, and I always go back to that parking lot in Garland, Texas when someone asks what made me want to play. It was Labor Day 1963 with the new asphalt oozing a black goo that would rob your flip flops if you didn’t keep moving.
The character of Whitey Johnson is based on a short story Nicholson wrote about a guitar player who performed at a fair in his hometown of Garland. When Nicholson performs as Whitey, he invokes the spirit of the blues music he has loved all his life.
Oct 18, 2011 · Singer songwriter Gary Nicholson performs as his alternate persona "Whitey Johnson," recorded during the Jammin at Hippie Jack's Americana Music Festival in Overton County, TN. Whitey...
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Whitey Johnson and Johnson Worry B Gone Vaccine: “Worry B Gone” is a song written by Gary Nicholson, Guy Clark, and Lee Roy Parnell. Below are a few versions:
Feb 22, 2016 · (Filmed by Natasha in 1080 HD)Whitey Johnson (Gary Nicholson) performing on the Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea CruiseWhitey Johnson - Guitar & Vocals, Jim Su...
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Jul 5, 2019 · It ripples with acoustic guitars, violins, and Hammond organ, Nicholson's almost-cracking tenor caressing woebegone words on recent throat-ripping interrelations.
