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For much too long, the legend of Long John Hunter has largely been a local one, limited to the bordertown region between El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico. That’s where the guitarist reigned for 13 years (beginning in 1957) at Juarez’s infamous Lobby Bar. Its riotous, often brawling clientele included locals, cowboys, soldiers from nearby Fort Bliss, frat boys, and every sort of troublemaking tourist in between. Hunter kept ‘em all entertained with his outrageous showmanship and slashing guitar riffs.
The Louisiana native got a late start on his musical career. When he was 22 and toiling away in a Beaumont, TX box factory, he attended a B.B. King show and was instantly transfixed. The next day, he bought a guitar. A year later, he was starring at the same bar that B.B. had headlined.
Hunter’s 1954 debut single for Don Robey’s Houston-based Duke label, “She Used to Be My Woman”/”Crazy Baby,” preceded his move to El Paso in 1957. Along the way, Phillip Walker and Lonnie Brooks both picked up on his licks. But Hunter’s recording output was slim — a few hot but obscure singles waxed from 1961 to 1963 for the tiny Yucca logo out of Alamogordo, NM (standouts include “El Paso Rock,” “Midnight Stroll,...
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Top 10 Long John Hunter Songs
Time and Time Again
Both Ends of the Road
T-Bone Intentions
El Paso Rock
Trouble On the Line
Hey Mrs. Jones
Nasty Ways
Stop What You're Doing
Lone Star Shootout
I Don't Care
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Swinging from the Rafters
Border Town Legend
Ooh Wee Pretty Baby!
Ride With Me
One Foot in Texas
Ride WMe
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