{"product_id":"gene-johnson-always-true-vinyl-lp-used","title":"Gene Johnson – Always True Vinyl LP (Used)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff6600;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eGene Johnson Biography by Eugene Chadbourne\u003cbr\u003eGene Johnson has managed to straddle the obviously connected planets of bluegrass and commercial country \u0026amp; western, sexing up the former with a tenor vocal style so commanding that it has garnered him studio jobs for artists such as Kenny Rogers. In such instances, he has been told to leave his little mandolin case at home and just come in and sing. As for the mandolin, his mastery of the instrument and fresh picking style have helped to legitimize the efforts of Johnson's best-known band affiliation, Diamond Rio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohnson joined up with Diamond Rio in 1987; prior to that, he had been working at Opryland as a member of the Tennessee River Boys. Growing up in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania, Johnson seems to have left an impression as being permanently attached to his mandolin. He is remembered as already performing at local square dances when he was only four years old. A strong interest in vintage country and bluegrass took root at an age when most of his friends were busy fondling G.I. Joe action figures, but Johnson was also almost equally interested in various folk and blues styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe names Arlo Guthrie as a major influence in the same list that, needless to say, is topped with bluegrass messiahs Flatt \u0026amp; Scruggs. His first prominent musical alliance was with J.D. Crowe \u0026amp; the New South, a group from Kentucky that helped to pioneer the progressive bluegrass sound often called newgrass. Crowe's lineup was full of talent including multi-instrumentalist and singer Ricky Skaggs and guitarist, singer, and songwriter Keith Whitley. Johnson was eventually a participant in a 1994 tribute to Whitley. He is not the same Gene Johnson who played reeds in jazz and Latin jazz bands beginning in the '20s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff6600;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVINYL: \u003c\/strong\u003eVG++\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOVER: \u003c\/strong\u003eVG++\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStock images used. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rockaway.com.au\/vinyl-grading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eView our grading guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff6600;\"\u003eRELEASE DETAILS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003eAlbum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressing Year: \u003c\/strong\u003e1981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressing Country: \u003c\/strong\u003eUS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003eAdelphi Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff6600;\"\u003eTRACKLISTING\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA1        Always True\u003cbr\u003eA2        All I Gotta Do\u003cbr\u003eA3        Still In Love With You\u003cbr\u003eA4        Don't Say You Love Me\u003cbr\u003eA5        Lonely Girl\u003cbr\u003eB1        Just Good Friends\u003cbr\u003eB2        Tow The Line\u003cbr\u003eB3        No Bout Adout It\u003cbr\u003eB4        Back In My Arms Again\u003cbr\u003eB5        Hard To Handle\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff6600;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eB3 is spelt as on jacket, record lists track as \"No Doubt About It\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rock-Pop-Alt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42055241400438,"sku":"AD4117","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/3009\/6246\/files\/AD4117__60287_e1767b7a-d691-4447-86bc-ae41afd6cd63.jpg?v=1742003576","url":"https:\/\/rockaway.com.au\/products\/gene-johnson-always-true-vinyl-lp-used","provider":"Rockaway Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}