Johnny Nicholas

McGonigel’s Mucky Duck presents Johnny Nicholas at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, November 5, 2015.

Johnny Nicholas has shared the stage and performed with the likes of Howlin Wolf, BB King, Muddy Waters, Bonnie Rait, Eric Clapton, Pops and Mavis Staples, Delbert McClinton, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard,and Jimmie Vaughan, among many others.

Nicholas discovered the blues at an early age, grooving to the great R&B that was blasting from the airwaves in the late 50’s and early 60’s. In 1966, he hopped the train to New York City to see his idol the Howling Wolf. He ended up hanging with Wolf’s band at the Albert Hotel by day (where Wolf’s band AND Muddy’s band and Otis Spann were all staying) and at Ungano’s nightclub by night where the Wolf was holding musical court while on a two week prowl of the Big Apple.

This experience cemented his love of the blues while providing inspiration and a gateway to friendships and musical adventures that would help mold a successful career and still smolder in this talented and restless soul.

The common thread between all these influences is that of a true storyteller and troubadour, a living connection to the roots of American music that started in the Mississippi Delta and continues to flow down the river of traditional and contemporary sounds that emanate from Johnny Nicholas.

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