PatricioJohnson

Nashville, TN, USA

A guitarist, singer, and songwriter who has moved back and forth between the acoustic and electric sides of roots rock, Patricio (aka Pat) Johnson first made a name for himself working with Penelope Houston in the mid 1980s, a musical relationship that continues to this day. Johnson was also an early member of Neil Hagerty's noise-assault combo Royal Trux, leaving the group after playing on a pair of early singles. Johnson stepped up as a frontman with the band Wellsprings of Hope, who released their sole full-length, Phonograph, in 1991. After Wellsprings split up following a 7" release Soul Temptation and appearances on a number of compilations, Johnson debuted as a solo act with Mooner, recorded during a sojourn in Germany. The more experimental Invisible Juan followed upon his return to San Francisco where he formed garage soul outfit The Maydays. A stalwart of the Bay Area live music scene for 20 years his move to Nashville in 2014 marked a new start, with a new album in 2019