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Johnny Heartsman

Johnny Heartsman has been one of Sacramento's most celebrated blues musicians. He released music on small indie labels while doing the mastering at A&M Studios. Born in Houston, he moved to Southern California at an early age and began making blues recordings in the fifties. During the sixties and seventies he was very active in the San Francisco blues music scene. In the eighties he began recording albums in Sacramento and named his 1988 release after the city. He died in 1996 at age 60.



Here is a tracklist for the 1984 vinyl album Music of My Heart on Cat 'n Hat Records Records:
  1. Goose Grease
  2. Besame Mucho
  3. Love's Jackpot
  4. Hung On Too Long
  5. My Time After Awhile
  6. Music Of My Heart
  7. Syrup Sopping
  8. Cleanhead's Blues
  9. My First Mind
  10. Move On Down The Line
Here is a tracklist for the 1988 album Sacramento on Crosscut Records:
  1. It Takes One To Know One
  2. Garbage Can Woman
  3. Poor Me
  4. Silky Pete
  5. Train, Train Blues
  6. Sweet Frisco Blues
  7. Worried About My Baby
  8. Crying Guitar Blues
  9. Put The Finger In It
  10. It Must Be Love




Here is a tracklist for the 1991 album The Touch on Alligator Records:
  1. Serpent's Touch
  2. Paint My Mailbox Blue
  3. You're So Fine
  4. Tongue
  5. Attitude
  6. Got To Find My Baby
  7. The Butler Did It
  8. Please Don't Be Scared Of My Love
  9. Oops
  10. Walkin' Blues
  11. Let Me Love You, Baby
  12. Heartburn
  13. Endless
  14. Tongue (Unexpurgated Version)




Here is a tracklist for the 1994 Johnny Heartsman and The Blues Company album Made In Germany on Inak, Inak Records:
  1. Intro
  2. That's Allright
  3. Flute Juice
  4. Cold Cold Feeling
  5. I Don't Want No Woman
  6. Let Me Love You
  7. Ain't No Sunshine
  8. Sweet Frisco Blues
  9. Flip, Flop and Fly
Here is a list of other Johnny Heartsman recordings:
  1. Johnny's Stomp
  2. The Fordettes with Johnny Heartsman - The Beatles Are In Town
  3. Al King with Johhny Heartsman - Reconsider Baby
  4. Van McCoy with Johnny Heartsman - Girls Are Sentimental
  5. Ready, Willing and Able
  6. Shine On
  7. Mother In Law Blues
  8. Johnny Heartsman & The Playboy Rockers - Johnny's Blue Mood




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