Jonny Lang

  • Fargo, ND
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  • 1995
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Official Site: http://jonnylang.com/ | @jonnylang84


Modern blues in the '90s had a weird phenomenon of teenage blues guitarists rocketing to popularity with their first album. The entire trend culminated with Jonny Lang, a guitarist from Fargo, ND, who released his solo debut album, Lie to Me, when he was 15. At the age of 12, he had attended a show by the Bad Medicine Blues Band and began playing with the group. Several months later he became the leader, and the newly renamed Kid Jonny Lang & the Big Bang relocated from Fargo to Minneapolis and released their debut album, Smokin', in 1995. The LP became a regional hit, leading to a major-label bidding war and culminating in Lang's signing to A&M Records in 1996. Early in 1997, his major-label debut, Lie to Me, was released to mixed reviews; the stronger effort Wander This World followed late the next year. Lang's next release, Long Time Coming, arrived in 2003 and garnered often withering critiques for its turn toward over-produced hard rock mixed with sometimes heavy-handed religiosity; 2006's gospel-informed Turn Around was more favorably received. Live at the Ryman was issued by Concord Records in 2010. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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Music

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  • Still Rainin'
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    Still Rainin'
  • Lie To Me
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    Lie To Me
  • Red Light
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    Red Light
  • Breakin' Me
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    Breakin' Me
  • Missing Your Love
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    Missing Your Love
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    • Still Rainin'
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    • Good Morning Little School Girl
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    • Breakin' Me
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    • A Quitter Never Wins
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    • Walking Away
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    Joe Satriani, Jonny Lang and Robert Randolph Will Experience Hendrix
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    the guitarist at Woodstock and Isle of Wight, will anchor the tour. Sacred Steel featuring Robert Randolph ... Joe Satriani, Jonny Lang and Robert Ran...
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    JJ Grey & Mofro to Tour with Jonny Lang
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    JJ Grey was still a struggling part time musician when Jonny Lang scored a blues crossover hit in the mid '90s while still in his teens. In the years ...
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Tour Dates

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  • Jun 7 Friday
    North Kansas City, MO, US Voodoo Lounge, Harrah's Casino
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  • Jul 7 Sunday
    North Kansas City, MO, US Voodoo Lounge, Harrah's Casino
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  • Jul 18 Thursday
    Spokane, WA, US Bing Crosby Theater
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  • Jul 20 Saturday
    Brooks, CA, US Club 88, Cache Creek Casino Resort
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  • Jul 21 Sunday
    Saratoga, CA, US Mountain Winery
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  • Jul 23 Tuesday
    San Diego, CA, US Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay
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  • Jul 24 Wednesday
    San Juan Capistrano, CA, US The Coach House
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  • Jul 25 Thursday
    Agoura Hills, CA, US Canyon Club
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  • Jul 27 Saturday
    Las Vegas, NV, US Boulder Station Hotel
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  • Aug 3 Saturday
    Falls Church, VA, US State Theatre
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  • Sep 8 Sunday
    West Des Moines, IA, US Val Air Ballroom
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  • Sep 13 Friday
    Foxborough, MA, US Showcase Live
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  • Sep 20 Friday
    Rockford, IL, US The Coronado Performing Arts Center
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  • Sep 26 Thursday
    Boston, MA, US Wilbur Theatre
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  • Sep 27 Friday
    Glenside, PA, US Keswick Theatre
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  • Oct 1 Tuesday
    Paris, France New Morning
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  • Oct 8 Tuesday
    Hamburg, Germany Fabrik
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  • Oct 9 Wednesday
    Bochum, Germany Zeche
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  • Oct 10 Thursday
    Munich, Germany Muffathalle
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  • Oct 14 Monday
    Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg Oude Zaal
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  • Oct 18 Friday
    Houston, TX, US House of Blues
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  • Oct 20 Sunday
    Dallas, TX, US House of Blues
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  • Oct 26 Saturday
    Beverly Hills, CA, US Saban Theatre
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Discography

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  • Live at the Ryman (2010)
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    Live at the Ryman (2010)
    Concord
  • Turn Around (2006)
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    Turn Around (2006)
    A&M
  • Long Time Coming (2003)
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    Long Time Coming (2003)
    A&M
  • Wander This World (1998)
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    Wander This World (1998)
    A&M Records
  • Lie to Me (1997)
    Jonny Lang
    Lie to Me (1997)
    A&M Records
  • Smokin' (1995)
    Jonny Lang
    Smokin' (1995)
    Baysound Records
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