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Johnson promoted Souvenir with an electric tour in 2003 and an acoustic tour in 2004. The album, released on the Internet, received nearly 65,000 plays in the first seven weeks after it was made available on mp3.com. Johnson eventually returned to the recording studio, releasing Souvenir in January 2002 on his own Vortexan Records label. Named the 'G3' tour, it resulted in a platinum-selling compact disc and DVD titled G3: Live in Concert. He rebounded with a successful tour from October to November 1996 with fellow guitarists Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. As a result, Johnson was dropped from Capitol Records. But the album received mixed reviews and did not match the success of its predecessor.

It was an album with world influences that demonstrated Johnson's growth as a guitarist, songwriter, producer, musical arranger, and vocalist. Venus Isle was released on September 3, 1996. He also had setbacks involving musical growth and personal issues while recording his next album Venus Isle. Unhappy with his recordings, Johnson mastered, then later scrapped several completed tracks for the new album and delayed its release for three years, on top of the three years he had spent touring in support of Ah Via Musicom. Johnson is an admitted perfectionist, and those traits seemed to work against the Ah Via Musicom follow-up release. Ah Via Musicom was a crossover hit and was certified platinum. The album's second track, ' Cliffs of Dover', exemplified his unique sound and won Johnson a 1991 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. During this period, Johnson also drew recognition for the rich, violin-like lead sound he coaxed from his beloved 1954 Fender Stratocaster, which he named Virginia. īy the time Johnson released his 1990 Capitol Records debut album, Ah Via Musicom, he was regularly winning awards for his musicianship in the guitar press. He signed on with indie label Cinema Records, distributed by Capitol Records. The album's track 'Zap' was nominated for the 1987 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, but as a whole, the album did not sell well, and Warner Bros. The article helped promote the release of Tones and brought Johnson critical praise as well as elevating his profile in the guitar and music community. In May 1986, Guitar Player magazine ran a cover story about Johnson. The performance of 'Cliffs Of Dover' from the concert was distributed in a flexi-disc soundpage in the May 1986 issue of Guitar Player magazine. His breakthrough appearance at Austin City Limits on July 31, 1984, was recorded and later released on CD/DVD in 2010. Christopher Cross and producer David Tickle recommended Johnson to the label. Johnson's career rebounded in 1984 when he was signed to Warner Bros. While a session musician, Johnson continued to perform locally in Austin. Unable to secure a new management contract, Johnson began working as a session guitarist for some well-known acts, including Cat Stevens, Carole King, and Christopher Cross. Contract disputes followed, and Seven Worlds was not released until 1998 on Ark21 Records. From 1976–1978, Johnson recorded Seven Worlds, his debut album, at Odyssey Studios in Austin. Seven Worlds įollowing the Electromagnets' demise, Johnson formed a touring trio, the Eric Johnson Group, with drummer Bill Maddox and bassist Kyle Brock. The strength of Johnson's playing, however, attracted a small cult following to the group's early recordings and, decades later, their two albums were given wide release on compact disc. The group toured and recorded regionally but did not attract attention from major record labels and disbanded in 1977. He eventually returned to Austin and in 1974, joined a local fusion group called Electromagnets. The Electromagnets with Johnson (left) performing at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, 1976Īfter graduating from high school, Johnson briefly attended the University of Texas at Austin and traveled with his family to Africa. The recording became a prized collector's item years later. In 1970, Johnson and the group recorded a demo, which saw an extremely limited release.

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At the age of 15, he joined his first professional band, Mariani, a psychedelic rock group. Johnson started learning the guitar at age 11 and rapidly progressed while listening to the musicians that would heavily influence his future style, including Mike Bloomfield, Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ric Bailey, Wes Montgomery, Jerry Reed, Bob Dylan, and Django Reinhardt, among others.

Music career Early life īorn into a musically inclined family, Eric Johnson and his three sisters studied piano, while his father was a whistling enthusiast.

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