Junior Watson
Junior Watson is an American jump blues guitarist and singer.
Career
Watson is a West Coast blues guitarist. He was a founding member of the blues band The Mighty Flyers and, starting in the early 1980s, he performed with the band for a decade. He also performed with Canned Heat throughout the 1990s. Watson has performed as a backing musician in performances and recordings for a number of blues musicians, including Big Mama Thornton, George Smith, Jimmy Rogers, Luther Tucker, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, John Németh, Michael "Pink" Arguello, and Kim Wilson.Discography
As leader
Long Overdue – 1994 Back To Back – 1998 with Lynwood SlimIf I Had A Genie – 2002 Jumpin' Wit Junior – 2012 Live From Outer Space – 2012 with The Red WagonsNothin' to It But to Do It – 2019Session works (in alphabetical order)
- Kid Andersen – Rock Awhile – 2003
- Bharath & His Rhythm Four – Friday Night Fatty – 2007
- Bishop / Milite – North South East West – 2004 with JW-Jones, Mark Hummel, and Gary Primich
- Big Al Blake & The Hollywood Fats Band – Mr. Blake's Blues – 1997
- Brenda Burns – A Song Away From You – 1997
- Canned Heat – Reheated – 1988
- Canned Heat – Burnin – 1991
- Canned Heat – Live in Australia – 1993
- Canned Heat – Internal Combustion – 1994
- Canned Heat – Canned Heat Blues Band – 1997
- Chicago Flying Saucers – LIVE – 1997
- William Clarke – Can't You Hear Me Calling – 1983
- William Clarke – Tip of the Top – 1987
- William Clarke & Junior Watson – Double Dealin – 2010
- Teisco Del Rey – The Many Moods of Teisco Del Rey – 1992
- Johnny Dyer – Johnny Dyer & The L.A. Jukes – 1983
- James Harman – Thank You Baby – 1983
- James Harman – Extra Napkins – 1988
- James Harman – Mo' Na'kins, Please! – 2000
- Shakey Jake Harris – The Key Won't Fit – 1983
- Blues Harp Meltdown Vol 1 – 2000 with Kim Wilson, Rick Estrin, James Harman, Mark Hummel, Billy Branch and others
- Mark Hummel – Hard Lovin' 1990s – 1992
- JW-Jones – Bluelisted – 2008
- Candye Kane – Guitar'd And Feathered – 2007
- Mitch Kashmar Featuring Junior Watson – Nickels & Dimes – 2005
- Mitch Kashmar – Wake Up & Worry – 2006
- John "Juke" Logan – The Chill – 1993
- Lynwood Slim – Lost in America – 1991
- Janiva Magness & Jeff Turmes – It Takes One To Know One – 1997
- Mark Hummel – Lowdown to Uptown – 1997
- The Mighty Flyers – Radioactive Material – 1981
- The Mighty Flyers – File Under Rock – 1984
- The Mighty Flyers – From The Start to the Finnish – 1985
- The Mighty Flyers – Undercover – 1988
- The Mighty Mojo Prophets – The Mighty Mojo Prophets – 2011
- Charlie Musselwhite – In My Time – 1993
- Charlie Musselwhite – Rough News – 1997
- Dan E Bungee – Jamm'in With Junior – 2002
- John Németh featuring Junior Watson – Come And Get It – 2004
- John Németh – Magic Touch – 2007
- Rod Piazza – Harpburn – 1986
- Snooky Pryor – In This Mess Up to My Chest – 2000
- Raoul and The Big Time – Cold Outside – 2004
- Raoul and The Big Time – You My People – 2009
- Raoul and The Big Time – Hollywood Blvd – 2014
- Kid Ramos – West Coast House Party – 2000
- The Red Wagons – Jumpin' With Friends! – 2012 with Sugar Ray Norcia, Lynwood Slim, Mitch Woods, Igor Prado, and Sax Gordon Beadle
- Sonny Rhodes – I Don't Want My Blues Colored Bright – 1976
- Rob Rio – Banking on the Boogie – 1992
- Rob Rio – Fine Young Girl – 1994
- Rob Rio – Swing Train – 1996
- Jimmy Rogers – Feelin' Good – 1984
- Andy Santana & The West Coast Playboys – Swingin' Rockin' Jumpin' & Jivin' – 1998
- Gary Smith – Blues For Mr. B – 2001
- George "Harmonica" Smith – Boogie'n With George – 1982
- Bill Stuve – Big Noise – 1990
- Nick Trill – Juggling The Blues – 1999
- Billy Watson – Blowin' Crow – 2007
- Billy Watson – Lucky 7 – 2009
- Kim Wilson – Tiger Man – 1993
- Kim Wilson- That's Life – 1994
- Kim Wilson – My Blues – 1997
- Various artists – The Blues You Just Would Hate To Lose, Volume 1 – 1996