Artist: John Juke Logan
Genre(s):
Blues
Discography:
Juke Rhythm
Year: 1998
Tracks: 14
Although John "Juke joint" Logan is not in time a home name, you've plausibly heard his harmonica without knowing it. His harp has appeared on video in the themes of Home Improvement and Roseanne, on the bad concealment with Crossroads and La Bamba, and even in commercials for Jack-in-the-Box and Cherry Coke. Yet below the studio musician lies a composer whose talents have been open by John Mayall, with "Fanning the Flames," and harp player Gary Primach with "The Sound of Money Talkin'" and "Operator."
Among Logan's early breaks were working as a route player with Dobie Gray and a four-year stretch with Leon Russell, including Russell's New Grass Revival. In the late '80s, he worked with ex-Blaster Dave Alvin and his Allnighters Band. Through his association with Ry Cooder on the soundtracks for Streets of Fire and Juncture, Logan affected into the studio world. Around Los Angeles, he shares the airwaves with co-host Ellen Bloom on their weekly receiving set depict, The Friday Night Blues Revue. After long time of studio forge, Logan released The Chill in 1995 and Jook joint Rhythm in 1998, both reflecting his love for the blues. A live album followed in 1999, Live As It Gets.
