Junior Watson


Junior Watson is an American jump blues guitarist and singer.

Career

Watson is a West Coast blues guitarist. He was a founding member of the blues band The Mighty Flyers and, starting in the early 1980s, he performed with the band for a decade. He also performed with Canned Heat throughout the 1990s. Watson has performed as a backing musician in performances and recordings for a number of blues musicians, including Big Mama Thornton, George Smith, Jimmy Rogers, Luther Tucker, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, John Németh, Michael "Pink" Arguello, and Kim Wilson.

Discography

As leader

  • Long Overdue – 1994
  • Back To Back – 1998 with Lynwood Slim
  • If I Had A Genie – 2002
  • Jumpin' Wit Junior – 2012
  • Live From Outer Space – 2012 with The Red Wagons
  • Nothin' to It But to Do It – 2019

    Session works (in alphabetical order)

  • Kid Andersen – Rock Awhile – 2003
  • Bharath & His Rhythm Four – Friday Night Fatty – 2007
  • Bishop / Milite – North South East West – 2004 with JW-Jones, Mark Hummel, and Gary Primich
  • Big Al Blake & The Hollywood Fats Band – Mr. Blake's Blues – 1997
  • Brenda Burns – A Song Away From You – 1997
  • Canned Heat – Reheated – 1988
  • Canned Heat – Burnin – 1991
  • Canned Heat – Live in Australia – 1993
  • Canned Heat – Internal Combustion – 1994
  • Canned Heat – Canned Heat Blues Band – 1997
  • Chicago Flying Saucers – LIVE – 1997
  • William Clarke – Can't You Hear Me Calling – 1983
  • William Clarke – Tip of the Top – 1987
  • William Clarke & Junior Watson – Double Dealin – 2010
  • Teisco Del Rey – The Many Moods of Teisco Del Rey – 1992
  • Johnny Dyer – Johnny Dyer & The L.A. Jukes – 1983
  • James Harman – Thank You Baby – 1983
  • James Harman – Extra Napkins – 1988
  • James Harman – Mo' Na'kins, Please! – 2000
  • Shakey Jake Harris – The Key Won't Fit – 1983
  • Blues Harp Meltdown Vol 1 – 2000 with Kim Wilson, Rick Estrin, James Harman, Mark Hummel, Billy Branch and others
  • Mark Hummel – Hard Lovin' 1990s – 1992
  • JW-Jones – Bluelisted – 2008
  • Candye Kane – Guitar'd And Feathered – 2007
  • Mitch Kashmar Featuring Junior Watson – Nickels & Dimes – 2005
  • Mitch Kashmar – Wake Up & Worry – 2006
  • John "Juke" Logan – The Chill – 1993
  • Lynwood Slim – Lost in America – 1991
  • Janiva Magness & Jeff Turmes – It Takes One To Know One – 1997
  • Mark Hummel – Lowdown to Uptown – 1997
  • The Mighty Flyers – Radioactive Material – 1981
  • The Mighty Flyers – File Under Rock – 1984
  • The Mighty Flyers – From The Start to the Finnish – 1985
  • The Mighty Flyers – Undercover – 1988
  • The Mighty Mojo Prophets – The Mighty Mojo Prophets – 2011
  • Charlie Musselwhite – In My Time – 1993
  • Charlie Musselwhite – Rough News – 1997
  • Dan E Bungee – Jamm'in With Junior – 2002
  • John Németh featuring Junior Watson – Come And Get It – 2004
  • John Németh – Magic Touch – 2007
  • Rod Piazza – Harpburn – 1986
  • Snooky Pryor – In This Mess Up to My Chest – 2000
  • Raoul and The Big Time – Cold Outside – 2004
  • Raoul and The Big Time – You My People – 2009
  • Raoul and The Big Time – Hollywood Blvd – 2014
  • Kid Ramos – West Coast House Party – 2000
  • The Red Wagons – Jumpin' With Friends! – 2012 with Sugar Ray Norcia, Lynwood Slim, Mitch Woods, Igor Prado, and Sax Gordon Beadle
  • Sonny Rhodes – I Don't Want My Blues Colored Bright – 1976
  • Rob Rio – Banking on the Boogie – 1992
  • Rob Rio – Fine Young Girl – 1994
  • Rob Rio – Swing Train – 1996
  • Jimmy Rogers – Feelin' Good – 1984
  • Andy Santana & The West Coast Playboys – Swingin' Rockin' Jumpin' & Jivin' – 1998
  • Gary Smith – Blues For Mr. B – 2001
  • George "Harmonica" Smith – Boogie'n With George – 1982
  • Bill Stuve – Big Noise – 1990
  • Nick Trill – Juggling The Blues – 1999
  • Billy Watson – Blowin' Crow – 2007
  • Billy Watson – Lucky 7 – 2009
  • Kim Wilson – Tiger Man – 1993
  • Kim Wilson- That's Life – 1994
  • Kim Wilson – My Blues – 1997
  • Various artists – The Blues You Just Would Hate To Lose, Volume 1 – 1996