Johnny Guitar Watson

Born: 3rd February 1935, Houston, Texas, USA. Died: 17th May 1996, Yokohama, Japan. Seminal electric blues & rhythm & blues guitarist of the mid-1950s, with hits like "Gangster Of Love". Performed with artists such as Little Richard and worked in synthesizer productions in the 1960s. In later years his work was a source for sampling by artists such as Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg. He also worked on a number of recordings…