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Eric Johnson (born August 17, 1954) is a Grammy Award winning guitarist and songwriter widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists in history. He was born in Austin, Texas and first joined the band, Mariani in 1968. Their release of one hundred copies of a demo album is one of the rarest of all psychedelic records of that era bringing over $3000 a copy. He joined The Electromagnets in 1974. Johnson then recorded The Electromagnets album in autumn 1974 and toured with them until their breakup in 1977. In 1977 he worked on an album only released much later, Seven Worlds and signed a management contract which tied him up for five years. In 1985 he recorded his first solo album Tones which was released in April 1986. In 1987 he quit Warner Brothers and switched to Capitol Records before he recorded his next album in 1988- 1989, Ah Via Musicom which was released in March of 1990. In 1996 he recorded Venus Isle and then he formed his second band: Alien Love Child . He formed the band in 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep.

1 Solo Albums

Seven WorldsSeven Worlds is Eric Johnson's 1978/ 1998 solo record after disbanding with his first band The Electromagnets. The album was recorded in 1976 and 1977. Tracks # Zap # Emerald Eyes # Showdown # Missing Key # Alone With You # I Promise I Will Try # Winter C ( 1978Events January January 1 The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. January 1 Air India's Boeing 747 explodes near Bombay 213 dead. January 4 Referendum in Chile supports policies of Augusto Pinochet.) (re-issue, 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting)

Tones ( 1986)

Ah Via Musicom ( 1990)

Venus Isle ( 1996)

Souvenir ( 2003)

2 Albums played on

1987 - Tones - Grammy Award
1991 - Ah Via Musicom - The Billboard

4 Charts and Awards by songs

1990 - "Cliffs Of Dover" - Mainstream Rock Tracks
1990 - "High Landrons" - Mainstream Rock Tracks
1991 - "Righteous" - Mainstream Rock Tracks
1991 - "Trademark" - Mainstream Rock Tracks
1992 - "Cliffs of Dover" - Grammy best rock instrumental

5 External Link

Eric Johnson's homepage

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