Welcome to this showcase of my most recent recordings! The Liquid Blues album offers a bunch of my latest originals in an eclectic mix of styles; Take These Hands features my solo-multitrack renditions of inspirational favorites; also: recent tracks from the Duo-tones, Surfaris and Hepcats, plus lots more from other projects...

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'98  
California Dreamin´
Paul Johnson
My surfy/bluesy version of this folk n´ roll evergreen from the Mamas & Papas.
Liquid Blues

'98  
Wave Perfect
PJ with The Smalltown Poets
I´m guesting here (playing the lead lines) on a session with this solid young band.
Surfonic Water Revival

'00  
Last Date
The Duo-tones
Floyd Kramer´s piano style was to "grace" the notes rather than hit them straight on; and this influenced my own style early on. And so I love to play his biggest hit!
Surf Music Unplugged

'03  
Penetration
The Surfaris
The band cooks on the Pyramids´ ´64 hit; I´m playing rhythm (that´s Jim Pash on lead...)
Basic Tracks

'04  
Leaning On the Everlasting Arms
The Hepcats
The cats have added a lot of zip to this staid old hymn...
upcoming: Live at the Ajax Novelty Co.

'02  
Island Hoppin´
Paul Johnson
a PJ original  This took me all of ten minutes to write - it´s the kind of tune that just "pops out"...

'94  
Longboard
The Challengers
I was commissioned to arrange the guitar parts for this release - I played lead on this tune and my friend (and ex-Packard) Randy Mitchell played the rhythm.
New Wave

'02  
Ramrod
The Duo-tones
An homage to my early hero, Duane Eddy. This was his hardest rockin´ hit! (From ´58)
Plugged In and Live

'05  
Surf Rider
The Surfaris
This tune (written for the Ventures in ´62 by Nokie Edwards) was a hit for the Lively Ones. I play lead here and Ron Eglit adds a soulful solo.
Street Party! (The Surfaris)

'98  
Tico Tico
The Hepcats
The Hepcats love to have fun with all kinds of music on their acoustic guitars... A prime example: their take on Xaviar Cugat´s hit from the ´40s rhumba craze.
upcoming: Live at the Ajax Novelty Co.

'98  
Java Jump
Paul Johnson
a PJ original  Some fresh, hot western swing. Cool drum solo by Dave Raven... Who else do you know who just spits to do a cymbal crash?
Liquid Blues

'04  
Easter Song
Paul Johnson
I derived my arrangement from Keith Green´s version of this bright, triumphant Christian "victory song" from the ´70s.
Take These Hands