Artist description A Texas Musician and Actor....

Music Style Rock, Blues....

Musical Influences Everybody....

Artist History Johnny Bartee was born in the town of Victoria, Texas in 1957.Growing up in Corpus Christi, he quickly became one of the hottest local teenage guitarists in the early 1970's. Playing a1973 Fender Strat through a Fender Twin Reverb was the start of his trademark sound. During this time he was able to understudy with former Warner/Elektra Recording Artist John Campbell (www.devilinmycloset.net). They hung out together playing music in road house beer joints, shootin' dice and chasing women, living on the dark side, on The Edge. This was a great experience for Johnny, learning the life, feel, and fundamentals of The Blues from a great practitioner and teacher. After moving to Austin in the late 1970's Johnny was able to perform with various soon to be famous and not so famous artists. Songwriting, rehearsal, and recording became the primary focus of his efforts. In the 1980's he wrote and performed with a band known as Economy, then with Big Bad Wuff, a three piece Blues band which quickly evolved into THE JOHNNY BARTEE BAND. Performing the 6th Street club scene in Austin in the early 1990's paved the way for a three year detour to the Pacific Northwest where he performed with a six piece group in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho known as The Ozmo Boogie Band, opening for such acts as Canned Heat. He also performed with the band Slight Return at various music festivals and nightclubs in the region. In addition, he performed a duo act with Jim "The Bossman" Brown at nightclubs in Idaho and Washington. In 1997 Johnny recorded his first solo CD, "ALL OF ME" at Jello Tree Studios in Spokane, Washington. Recorded and mixed by New York's John Salvo, the nine song CD has the nice fat sound of analog recording and highlights Johnny's incredible versatility on various instruments, his songwriting ability, as well as his crystal clear vocals. The CD is original smokin' Texas BluesRock, bad to the bone and hot as a two dollar pistol. In 1998 Johnny returned home to his native Texas to live and perform, settling west of Austin in the pristine Hill Country town of Lakeway. During 1999 there where many ups and downs. He was married (his first!) to his childhood sweetheart Lynn Wooten, whom he hadn't seen in thirty years. Shortly thereafter he had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. He also had to put Fay Bartee, aka MOM, in the hospital for Congestive Heart Failure. Band members had to be replaced and gigging slowed to a crawl. Johnny says it was the hardest year of his life. Despite it all he continued performing full speed ahead in the Central Texas area with various bands and musicians. During 2000 Johnny released two CD's RAZORBLADE ENERGY and ACOUSTIC JOHNNY both Pop/Rock ventures. He performed 52 shows throughout Texas with Bruce Pyle and The Pyledrivers at clubs and Festivals. He also got involved in Feature Films and has performed in four major motion pictures. He actually made the cut and appears in MISS CONGENIALITY three times and AMERICAN OUTLAWS nine times. The four other movies have yet to be released, so we'll have to wait and see if he appears in those. In 2001 Johnny performed throughout Texas with various bands and musicians. He was in seven Feature Film projects and worked on two of his own original music videos, THE LATE SHOW and DRIVE AROUND, and another autobiography film JOHNNY BARTEE - A TEXAS MUSICIAN & ACTOR. For 2002 Johnny will be releasing his fourth cd project GOT DAMN BLUES, recorded at Cow Dog Studios in Briarcliff, Texas. His work in Feature Films will continue with Independent and Major motion picture appearances, as well as Production work as Asisstant Director in several films. At a recent show I saw Johnny just absolutely burn down the house. He is lightning fast on guitar, similar to Buddy Guy, and has an incredible stage presence that shines beyond imagination. You just have to see him play, that's all I can say. He is still not on a major label and this writer can't understand WHY!

Group Members They come and they go....

Instruments Guitar, Drums, Bass, Synth, Vocals

Albums All Of Me 1997, Razorblade Energy 2000, Acoustic Johnny 2000, Got Damn Blues 2002

Press Reviews Roots Town Music August/September 1999 - Belgium

Location Lakeway, Texas - USA

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