Herman Johnson Master Fiddler: 39 Solos by America's Legendary Fiddler - Softcover

Johnson, Herman D.; Orme, Jeanine Rabe

 
9780786643592: Herman Johnson Master Fiddler: 39 Solos by America's Legendary Fiddler
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0786643595 ISBN 13: 9780786643592
Publisher: Mel Bay Pubns, 1999

Synopsis

Transcribed and edited by one of Herman Johnson's former students, this book offers 39 solos in the inimitable smooth, precise, and innovative Johnson style. Inspired in his youth by Bob Wills of the Texas Playboys, Johnson learned tunes by listening to records and the radio. At 16, he successfully auditioned to play in Willis' band, but was then too young to join the musicians union. Johnson went on to a distinguished career as a performer and contest fiddler, winning the National Fiddling Championship in Weiser, Idaho five times, the only player to reign undefeated each year he entered the contest. He also won the Grand Masters Championship in Nashville. Many of the intermediate to advanced-level selections in this collection were drawn from Johnson's 1993 recording, Simply Perfect.

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Product Description

Transcribed and edited by one of Herman Johnson's former students, this book offers 39 solos in the inimitable smooth, precise, and innovative Johnson style. Inspired in his youth by Bob Wills of the Texas Playboys, Johnson learned tunes by listening to records and the radio. At 16, he successfully auditioned to play in Willis' band, but was then too young to join the musicians union. Johnson went on to a distinguished career as a performer and contest fiddler, winning the National Fiddling Championship in Weiser, Idaho five times, the only player to reign undefeated each year he entered the contest. He also won the Grand Masters Championship in Nashville. Many of the intermediate to advanced-level selections in this collection were drawn from Johnson's 1993 recording, Simply Perfect.

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Publisher
Mel Bay Pubns
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0786643595
ISBN 13 
9780786643592
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
120