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Johnny Heartsman
Johnny (*1936) was born Johnnie Eastman jr. in Houston, Texas, and moved at an early age to San Fernando, California.
In his teenage years, Heartsman started working as a session musician, in the studio with a local record
producer, Bob Geddins. One of his earliest involvements was playing the bass guitar for the 1953 recording
of "Tin Pan Alley". His own efforts yielded the instrumental track "Johnny's House Party (Parts 1 & 2)",
released by the Music City label.
Johnny continued working as a session musician into the early 1960s. He played on Tiny Powell's "My Time After Awhile" and Al King's cover version of "Reconsider Baby". Heartman's guitar-playing technique involved imaginative use of the guitar's volume control, producing "an eerie moan". His later work included playing in show bands, performing in cocktail lounges, and playing as the touring organist for Joe Simon. He spent 19701973 in Midland, Texas, as the leader of the house band at the Chateau Club. It was here that he hired the young blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Jay Boy Adams. Adams credits Heartsman as one of his musical mentors. By the late 1980s, Heartsman had reverted to playing the blues. His debut album, Sacramento, was released in 1987. He had previously appeared at the San Francisco Blues Festival in 1985. Over the years, Heartsman wrote songs for Jesse James ("Are You Gonna Leave Me"), Roy Buchanan ("Goose Grease"), John Hammond jr. (Got to Find My Baby"), Amos Garrett ("Move On Down the Line"), and several more for Joe Simon. He continued his music career until he died in December 1996. from Wikipedia |
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Sacramento Crosscut Records CCR 1018 recorded January 1988 in Bremen/Germany |
Johnny Heartsman, guitar, bass, organ, vocals Gary Wiggins, tenor sax Rex Cline, drums |
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The Touch Alligator Records ALCD 4800 recorded 1991 in Sacramento, CA/USA |
Johnny Heartsman, keyboards, guitar, flute, vocals Rich Forman, guitar Artis Joyce, guitar Eric Tyrell, guitar Joe Espinosa, alto sax, tenor sax Ray Fields, baritone sax Scott Lindefeldt, trombone Tony Dey, drums Big John Evans, drums J'Neen, horn, vocals |
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Damn! Let's Jam in-akustik inak 9009 CD recorded March/April 1991 in Osnabrück/Germany |
Allen 'Gaz' Gaskell, tenor sax Mickey Kearns, baritone sax Johnny Heartsman, flute, organ, vocals Mike Titre, guitar, slide guitar Luther Allison, guitar, vocals Stan Webb, guitar, vocals Todor Todorovic, guitar, vocals Bob Hardy, piano, organ Wolfgang Roggenkamp, organ, drums Fritze Winnacker, bass Martin Schmachtenberg, drums, vocals |
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Made In Germany in-akustik INAK 9025 recorded 30 June 1993 live at "Vitischanze" in Osnabrück/Germany |
Johnny Heartsman, organ, guitar, flute, vocals Fritze Winnacker, bass Martin Schmachtenberg, drums Todor Todorovic, guitar Mike Titre, harp guitar |
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Still Shinin' Have Mercy Records 9 |
Johnny Heartsman, flute, guitar, keyboards, organ, vocals Steve Gundhi, sax Mike Titre, guitar Todor Todorovic, guitar Artis Joyce, bass Frizze Winnacker, bass John Evans, drums Bobby Hamilton, drums Martin Schmachtenberg, drums |
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