Guitarist, guitar teacher, composer

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Leo Johnson is a swing guitar player based in Nashville, Tn and Asheville, Nc.  
Leo Johnson performs jazz standards.

Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive list of jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be standards changes over time. Songs included in major fake book publications (sheet music collections of popular tunes) and jazz reference works offer a rough guide to which songs are considered standards. Not all jazz standards were written by jazz composers. Many are originally Tin Pan Alley popular songs, Broadway show tunes or songs from Hollywood musicals – the Great American Songbook.

This song was made by Billy Gashade
As soon as the news did arrive;
He said there was no man with the law in his hand
Who could take Jesse James when alive
                        -The Ballad of Jesse James, (Traditional)

lofi, fast-and-dirty, mistake riddled home demos

genre: record-collection-rock?

https://www.instagram.com/billygashade

I love the unique sound of the pedal steel guitar and how it fits into the rockabilly, country, and folk genres. I have recorded pedal steel for artists from the Pacific Northwest including The Dovetails, The Tired Sunday Choir, Jesse Waldman and Joe Charron. I've also recorded lap steel for The Neon Stars and The Palomars (rockabilly/western swing).

I'm available to record pedal steel guitar tracks for your project. Contact me at tommyham99@hotmail.com to find out more

Instruments:
-1978 Sho Bud pedal steel guitar
-1954 Fender Stringmaster triple neck
-1936 Gibson EH-150 6-string lap steel

Followers of Tom Hammel - Pedal Steel Guitar