Black Magic Johnson

BMJ was Born in Dayton Ohio. His father was a bass player who has retired. BMJ started playing at the age of 8yrs old and has played ever since. He has shared the stage with greats like Lonnie Brooks,KoKo Taylor, Bobby Rush and has played with Eddie Snow, Tom Irwin,Oysters Rockefeller and many others. He has many recordings but his latest Food for Thought is said to be some of his best work. Look for this guy to get better & bigger fast. A great Drummer ,Harp and singer yes all at the same time. He's a must see. Black Magic Johnson views the blues as a natural fact—the raw emotional juice that flows through all American music. Based in Springfield, Illinois, this quartet plays blues that strip away the lines between rhythm & blues, country, rock & roll, gospel, and soul. Black Magic Johnson’s latest release, Call Me (2012), is a sonic testament to the unbound, life-affirming vigor of the blues. After cutting his teeth with Eddie Snow & the Snowflakes, Oysters Rockefeller, and Tom Irwin, Reggie Britton—singer, songwriter, drummer, and harmonica player—formed Black Magic Johnson as a way to live more, to make himself and others feel better through his “happy songs.” Since then, Black Magic Johnson has performed alongside Koko Taylor at the 2006 Great Performers of Illinois celebration in Chicago, been voted the Best Blues Act in a 2011 Illinois Times readers poll, and been named the Official Blues Band of the Springfield Milers BMW Motorcycle Club. Helping Britton breathe life into his songs are Dan Grover on rhythm guitar and Alexis Rogers on lead guitar, with Willie Chrismon and Bob Hagler splitting bass duties. Black Magic Johnson are currently at work writing songs and gigging. BandCamp: Black Magic Johnson ReverbNation: Black Magic Johnson Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.