Johnny Sansone was nominated for seven music awards in 2012, including a Blues Music Award which he won.
10 Facts About Johnny Sansone
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Johnny Sansone's father had played the saxophone in Dave Brubeck's band during World War II, and by the time he was age 12, his son had learned to play the saxophone, guitar and harmonica and seen Howlin' Wolf in concert.
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Johnny Sansone later studied blues harmonica playing by studying both Junior Wells and James Cotton.
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Johnny Sansone left New Jersey in 1975 on a swimming scholarship at a college in Colorado.
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Johnny Sansone moved between Colorado, Austin, Texas, Florida, Chicago, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, before settling in 1990 in New Orleans, which has been his home base ever since.
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Mr Good Thing followed, before Johnny Sansone got inspired to try his hand at playing the accordion after attending the funeral of Clifton Chenier.
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Johnny Sansone lost momentum in the early 2000s, although he continued to perform in various musical ensembles, as well as working during the week in construction.
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Johnny Sansone started to play in a trio with Joe Krown and John Fohl.
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In 2009, Johnny Sansone played the accordion on Mike Zito's album, Pearl River.
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In October 2012, Johnny Sansone performed at the Voodoo Experience in New Orleans, and in December that year, Johnny Sansone appeared at the inaugural Bradenton Blues Festival.