The Gangster of Love: Johnny "Guitar" Watson: Performer, Preacher, Pimp [Paperback] Review

"If you want to keep your sweet dreams of our guitar hero, don't read this book." The author says in the preface. Rather than focusing on the brighter side of Watson's life and career, this book also attempts to dig deep into his "dark side" as well including his complicated relationships with the ladies and his family members. Some of the stories here aren't very pretty, but they are what you usually don't see on other publications or liner notes. The book contains as an appendix approximately 40 pages of information sources list the author referenced for writing. I would say this alone should interest fans of Watson, not to mention the complete discography which also constitutes a part of the appendix.

True the resolutions of some photos aren't really good, and it's also true that there are some English grammar problems (as the author is Dutch), however, still that doesn't diminish the value of the book so much. It is a very interesting read, and it's well worth checking out if you are a fan of Watson's music.

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Product Description:
This first biography of Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935-1996) paints an intriguing portrait of this American blues funk composer. His fans appreciate his historical role in black American music. Rappers honored him with samples.In this book tens of musicians reveal the life story of the struggling guitarist who became eternal with "Gangster Of Love" and "A Real Mother For Ya".Besides hundreds of others, the love bandit had three First Ladies he lived with for years. They tell their untold love stories and explain how they stimulated his music as Muse, and how they financed his music business as Maecenas, helping to produce gold albums by working as prostitute, thief or booster. His musicians reveal: how did he compose his incredible oeuvre?This book includes:* The first complete Discography with 280 songs,* Register with hundreds of related artists, and 470 References,* 117 Illustrations, of which 4 in full color.

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