Eric Johnson Confirms January 2007 Tour Dates and Appearances with Johnny Lang

Press release
Source: Chipster PR & Consulting, Inc.

Eric Johnson will kick off his performances with an appearance on January 10th in Hollywood, Florida, at the Seminole Hard Rock Live. For a select number of dates only, Johnson will appear with Johnny Lang, performing songs off his recent Grammy® nominated album Bloom as well as such fan- favorites as the Grammy®-Award winning song “Cliffs of Dover”.

These dates will mark a reunion of sorts for Johnson, as the rhythm section that appeared on Eric's 1986 debut, Tones, is back on board - bassist Roscoe Beck and drummer Tommy Taylor. Both players have appeared sporadically with Eric over the years, but this will mark the first time since 1986 that all three will be on stage together. Since the trio's last tour was dubbed "Big Texans from Outer Space," the 2006 tour has been named "Return of Big Texans from Outer Space."

Roscoe (who has also played alongside the likes of Leonard Cohen, Robben Ford, Jennifer Warnes and the last Dixie Chicks World Tour) was last seen on stage with Eric circa the first-ever G3 Tour - then in support of Venus Isle.

Johnson, who spent the majority of last year touring behind Bloom which was released June 14, 2005, through Favored Nations, is considered to be one of the most technically-proficient live performers on the scene today. In fact, Pollstar called his last routing “One of the best live shows of a rock guitarist of our time.”

An avid live performer, Johnson says that he doesn’t mind all of the touring, even after spending almost a year and half straight on the road. In fact, he is so focused on making his live performances accessible to his audience that he recently released two new DVDs—The Art of Guitar, an instructional video by the master himself, and Live from Austin Texas, a never-before-released DVD and CD (New West Records) that captures the essence of the guitarist’s legendary December 14, 1998 performance on Austin City Limits! Live from Austin Texas includes many of Johnson's hit recordings from his Grammy nominated Ah Via Musicom and the first release of two fan favorite Jimi Hendrix covers; "Love or Confusion" and "Are You Experienced".

"I prefer playing live because I can take the music and expand it through improvisation,” he said. “It's also great to see how the audience receives it.” If these shows are anything like his last, it’s safe to say that the fans will be eating it up, after all as Pollstar wrote, “If you love rock guitar you'll love the energy of his show. Don't miss him on this tour.”

Eric recently completed the highly successful G3 Latin tour with Joe Satriani and John Petrucci, that appeared in Mexico and South America to rave reviews from fans and critics.

The official dates for Johnson’s appearances include:

Wed 01/10/07 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock Live appearing with Jonny Lang

Thu 01/11/07 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live

Fri 01/12/07 Saint Petersburg, FL State Theatre

Sat 01/13/07 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live

Sun 01/14/07 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse

Tue 01/16/07 Austin, TX One World Theatre

For information on Eric Johnson, visit www.ericjohnson.com; www.favorednations.com/artists/ej/ej.html; or, www.newwestrecords.com.

For more information on Roscoe Beck, visit www.roscoebeck.com.

For more information on Tommy Taylor, visit www.tommytaylor.com.

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