Johnny Copeland - Honky Tonkin'
  • Houston
  • Cut Off My Right Arm
  • Down on Bended Knee
  • Make My Home Where I hang My Hat
  • Don't Stop By the Creek, Son
  • Everybody Wants a Piece of Me
  • Devil's Hand
  • Texas Party
  • Honky Tonkin'
  • Blues Ain't Nothin'
  • I Wish I was Single
  • Houston
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (03:32) [8.09 MB]
  • Cut Off My Right Arm
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (04:07) [9.42 MB]
  • Down on Bended Knee
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (03:28) [7.96 MB]
  • Make My Home Where I hang My Hat
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (03:29) [7.97 MB]
  • Don't Stop By the Creek, Son
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (04:04) [9.31 MB]
  • Everybody Wants a Piece of Me
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (02:56) [6.72 MB]
  • Devil's Hand
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (03:09) [7.23 MB]
  • Texas Party
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (02:41) [6.14 MB]
  • Honky Tonkin'
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (05:06) [11.68 MB]
  • Blues Ain't Nothin'
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (04:00) [9.16 MB]
  • I Wish I was Single
    Genre: Blues
    MP3 (04:58) [11.35 MB]
Biography
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One thing that can be said for Johnny "Clyde" Copeland — he had a lot of heart. Even despite the personal challenges his actual heart had given him over the last decade of his life, he never wavered and remained true to his craft. And, when mechanical devices needed to be installed into his body and finally his own organ needed to be replaced, Johnny kept his courage and determination, performing at 100% right up to the end of his life.
Johnny Copeland was a Texas Bluesman. He never failed to let this fact be known. Though his residence changed from Houston to New York City and eventually to New Jersey, his soul lived on with a steady Texas beat.
His life began on March 27, 1937, in Haynesville, Louisiana. His parents separated when he was six months old and he moved with his mother to Magnolia, Arkansas. At the age of 12, Johnny's father died. He did not have much contact with his father, but with his passing, Johnny was given his guitar. Within a year, the Copeland family was on the move again, relocating to the city that Johnny would consider his real home for life: Houston, Texas.
Growing up in Houston's Third Ward allowed the teenager to be exposed to a vast array of the best Blues guitarists of the day. Johnny's personal interest was aimed at people like Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Lowell Fulson, Johnny "Guitar" Watson and especially, T-Bone Walker. Enamored of these exceptional musicians, Johnny chose to take note of the individual styles of each, but made the decision early that the music he played would be of his own creation.
One of the people that Johnny met when he first arrived in Houston was a musician who would be a partner in the early years and a friend for life, Joe "Guitar" Hughes. Together they formed a group they named The Dukes of Rhythm. It was a vocal group to begin with, but they soon added instruments to the mix. Hughes was the band's lead guitarist, Herbert Henderson took on the second guitar and Johnny sat behind the drums. It didn't take too long, however, to discover that Herbert was a better timekeeper than Johnny and the two switched instruments.
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  • Members:
    Johnny Copeland
  • Sounds Like:
    Blues
  • Influences:
    Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Lowell Fulson, Johnny "Guitar" Watson,, T-Bone Walker
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    07/12/17
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