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Johnny Burgin Solo

Wed, Aug 09

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Ground Zero Blues Club Biloxi

FREE SHOW Anyone 18 and under can attend the show accompanied by an adult (must purchase ticket) General Admission seating is limited, first come first serve.

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Johnny Burgin Solo
Johnny Burgin Solo

Time & Location

Aug 09, 2023, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

Ground Zero Blues Club Biloxi, 814 Howard Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

About the event

Johnny Burgin grew up in the South and went to University of Chicago with the intention of becoming a writer.  When a fellow DJ at the college radio station took him out to a West Side ghetto club to hear the blues singer Tail Dragger, it was a conversion moment.  The blues came to life for Johnny and he fell headfirst into the vibrant Chicago blues scene.  Choosing the blues clubs over the library, Johnny eagerly absorbed the lessons from the blues masters who practiced their craft nightly.  By persistence and practice, Johnny gained a spot in Tail Dragger’s band, and started gigging and recording with  traditional blues veterans like Sam Lay, Billy Boy Arnold, and Pinetop Perkins.   By the late 90s, Johnny was working regularly in Chicagoland blues clubs under his own name.  Johnny started a Monday night residency at The Smoke Daddy in Wicker Park, featuring vocalist Jimmy…

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  • General Admission

    General Admission seating is limited, first come first serve.

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