He self-released his third album, "Still Blue," in October 2010. For "Still Blue," Rick Erickson contributed bass, John Hunter drums, and Darcy Philips keyboards, with all three musicians at times also contributing to Johnson's vocals. Johnson's long-term collaborator Joby Baker produced the album. In 2010 Johnson was awarded a Blewzy Award for Best Song for the album's track "Half the Man," as well as a Blewzy for Best Blues CD for "Still Blue." At the 2011 Maple Blues Awards show, he was nominated for Recording of the Year, Electric Act of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. "Still Blue" was nominated for Blues Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2012. He performed "Half the Man" at the 2012 Maple Blues Awards.