Press
Hawthorn is a gifted player on all fronts, with phrasing reminiscent of Clapton and Hendrix…— Guitar Player Magazine
As a guitar player, he can be awesome, whether in out-and-out country mode (as on ‘Loser’s Game’, with his wistful lap steel playing) or playing full-throttle Blues-rock.— Blues Matters magazine
‘Death and Taxes’ recalls the early Rolling Stones, with its punky, Bluesy energy and wailing harp in the background – though the guitar break is more inventive than anything the Stones ever came up with!— Blues Matters magazine
From the tautly snapped riff that opens ‘Walden’s Pond’ Los Angeles-based Johnny Hawthorn is at his best when slinging a rocking, relentlessly funky style of blues that pulls from G. Love and Stevie-Ray Vaughan, a combination that climaxes during the band’s rendition of Earl King’s ‘Come On’.— Living Blues magazine
Hawthorn is a gifted player on all fronts, with phrasing reminiscent of Clapton and Hendrix, and his recordings range from Texas shuffles to classic rock in the tradition of the Black Crowes and Tom Petty.— Guitar Player Magazine
The roots music on ‘Death & Taxes’ is so diverse that it is a bit limiting to call it a blues record, but on the other hand it is the best way to describe the music. Johnny Hawthorn knows his classics and benefits a lot from this wisdom! He is a true master at creating a unique mix of roots and blues topped with a lot of his own ingenuity. A truly remarkable album!— Billy Bop
“Hawthorn is a gifted player on all fronts, with phrasing reminiscent of Clapton and Hendrix…”
- Guitar Player Magazine
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