Complex sentence: As the guitarist in the first band led by Howlin'Wolf, Johnson appeared on most of Wolf's recordings between 1951 and 1953, providing the slightly jazzy yet raucous guitar sound that was the signature of all of Wolf's Memphis recordings.
Split into simpler sentences: As the guitarist in the first band led by Howlin'Wolf, Johnson appeared on most of Wolf's recordings between 1951 and 1953. He provided the slightly jazzy yet raucous guitar sound that was the signature of all of Wolf's Memphis recordings.