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Three Musical Johns You Don’t Know, But Absolutely Should
A common name for some uncommon musicians
There are countless famous men named John, from John the Baptist to John Wayne. In the musical arena alone, you have John Lennon, John Bonham, Johnny Cash, John Fogerty, John Coltrane…you get the idea. There are, of course, even more Johns who wander the earth in complete obscurity, and this extends to musicians as well.
In today’s Rate-A-Record, I hope to change that to at least a small degree for three Johns from the 1980s that you’ve likely never heard of unless you were a club rat who never missed a live show no matter who was playing. None of these artists achieved the level of success they deserved, for varying reasons, but they did give us some damn fine records to enjoy four decades later.
“Buster” — John Eddie
If your first thought was that John Eddie sounds a lot like a guy named Bruce, you know what the man has dealt with for his entire career. Though he was born in Virginia, he left in his teens for the Asbury Park, New Jersey…
