
Born in Florida, where his father was a bootlegger during prohibition, Johnnie was surrounded by music. His mother, sisters and aunts took him to church and surrounded him with gospel spirituals. But in the summer he'd head out to his grandmother's famous fish fries, where the likes of Tampa Red, Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup, Lonnie Johnson and others would set up and play while folks ate and danced. “They were my dad's friends,” Bassett recalls.
Love Lessons
Let's Get Hammered
Mean Feeling
Nice Guys Finish Last
Meat On Them Bones
My Old Flame
Proud To Be From Detroit
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
I Can Make That Happen
I Can't See What I Saw In You
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