Johnnie Bassett
With his voice and his strings, Bassett hints at the rough road ahead but with a warm, mellifluous tone — “a unique ability to combine jump blues and Delta stylings” praises the All Music Guide — that lets you know you're riding with the right guy.
That's how a gentleman does the blues — and has done them for more than five decades, amassing a career that's crossed paths with some of the greatest artists in the field, including John Lee Hooker, Smokey Robinson and Jimi Hendrix.



