website associated_acts years_active notable_instruments birth_place label article_title name background instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
-lsb- http://billjohnsonblues.com/index/ billjohnsonblues.com -rsb- doug , suzie vinnick , the bill johnson blues band cox , donald ray johnson , rita chiarelli 1980s -- present guitar halifax , nova scotia , canada independent , woodrock music canada bill johnson -lrb- blues musician -rrb-
 bill johnson solo_singer guitar , vocals , flute , harmonica -lrb- acoustic , electric , lap slide -rrb- blues file : bill johnson performing live2.png victoria , british columbia william lloyd johnson singer-songwriter , musician , music educator
bill johnson -lrb- blues musician -rrb-

bill johnson -lrb- born halifax , nova scotia -rrb- is a canadian blues guitarist , singer-songwriter , and music educator .
after a long career as a sideman and guitarist , in the 1990s he began touring with the bill johnson band .
they released their second album , `` live '' , in 2006 , which led to johnson being nominated for best guitarist at the maple blues awards .
he self-released his third solo album , `` still blue , '' in 2010 , which was nominated for blues album of the year at the juno awards of 2012 .
johnson continues to tour , and has hosted blues workshops throughout canada .
