Although his start in music was as a gospel, soul and rhythm & blues singer and guitarist, it was his friend Matt Guitar Murphy who made him discover bluesmen like John Lee Hooker, Arthur Big Boy Crudup or Sonny Boy Williamson and also convinced him to improve his guitar style Since the mid 70’s, Jimmy Johnson fully devoted to the blues, becoming one of the most prominent names in Chicago ‘west side’ scene, which made him to create his own distinctive style, thanks to his well-known ‘falsetto’ voice and also providing a good number of minor key songs to his repertoire Today Jimmy Johnson is ninety years old and he is still active and in full form, something that can immediately been realized listening to this recording Nine songs round up this last album he has recorded for the Delmark Records, which curiously also recorded Johnson’s debut LP Listening to this new work you will immediately see the energy and vitality of this musician who still plays regularly in every Chicago club, keeping the spirit of blues alive According to his own words it is always a great pleasure to play live shows, because in each set I really enjoy what I do I always try to please and make the audience feel happy