Johnny Heartsman has been played on NTS in shows including Diddy Wah, featured first on 23 March 2015. Songs played include Johnny's Blue Mood and Johnny's Thunderbird.

Born: February 09, 1937, San Fernando, CA Died: December 27, 1996, Sacramento, CA Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s Genres: Blues Instrument: Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Flute Representative Albums: "The Touch," "Made in Germany," "Still Shinin'"

Biography Shaven-headed Johnny Heartsman did so many musical things so well that he's impossible to pigeonhole. His low-moaning lead guitar work greatly distinguished a myriad of Bay Area blues recordings during the '50s and '60s, and still played his axe with delicious dexterity…