Luther ''Guitar Jr.'' Johnson - Live At The Rynborn

Release Date

March 3, 1999

Recording Date  

September 28, 1995

Recording Location 

Rynborn, Antrin, NH

The Rynborn, Antrim, New Hampsh

Live at the Rynborn Review by Cub Koda

Live at the Rynborn was recorded with Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson's regular New England working band, blowing the roof off the hotel he was living at in 1995. Released on a dime sized local label, it kicked enough noise to be picked for national release by M.C. Records in 1999. The new reissue still reflects the same crude editing between songs in a sloppy attempt to give the illusion of that "these all came from the same set" nonsense that plagued the original, and the back to back to back to back pile-up of slow blues at the end does hamper the momentum a bit. But it's Luther Johnson, doing what he (and Magic Slim) do best: rocking a crowd down to the bricks while keeping the real blues alive.

Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson

Blues guitarist who backed Muddy Waters and Magic Sam before launching a celebrated solo career.

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Luther ''Guitar Jr.'' Johnson 

Live At The Rynborn

0:00 I Don't Know Why 3:39 You Don't Have To Go 7:50 What You've Been Putting Down 12:58 It's My Life Baby 17:24 Stealin' Chicken 21:22 Love Me Baby 24:19 Five Long Years 29:43 Hello Josephine 33:53 C As In Chester 38:34 If Blues Where Whiskey 42:28 Rynborn Boogie Guitar and vocals - Luther "Guitar R." Johnson Bass - Andy Karlok Drums - K. D. Bell Keyboards - Eric "Two Scoops" Moore Saxophone - Lynn Cookie Cooks Guests Harmonica - Otis "Big Blues" Doncaster Guitar - Skip "Mississippi Skippy" Philbrick Label: M.C. Records - MC-0037