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Ethan Johns

Jools welcomes producer, guitarist and songwriter Ethan Johns to the studio to perform live and pick some favourite records.

Producer, guitarist and songwriter Ethan Johns is Jools' guest, playing live with the band and picking his favourite records

Ethan Johns is renowned for the vividness and purity of his productions with the likes of Ryan Adams, Ray LaMontagne, Laura Marling and Paul McCartney. But Johns has always worn more than one hat; for starters, he's an accomplished musician on a variety of instruments. He first came into view as the drummer/guitar player with Crosby, Stills and Nash and then as a guitarist in Emmylou Harris' band, and subsequently, as a producer, Johns frequently contributed on both sides of the control room glass. He played all the lead guitars, drums, bass and piano on LaMontagne's 2004 breakthrough debut album, Trouble, for example, while handling a variety of instrumental duties on the various Adams LPs he helmed.

Johns is the son of the notable record producer and engineer Glyn Johns (The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin and The Who). In 2012, he won the 2012 Brit Award for Best British Producer.

57 minutes

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Mon 18 Apr 2016 23:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Allen Toussaint

    Whirlaway

    • The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions.
    • Bear Family Records.
    • 1.

  • Lee Dorsey

    Holy Cow

    • (CD Single).
    • Charly.

  • Allen Toussaint

    Southern Nights (feat. Chet Atkins)

    • The Allen Toussaint Collection.
    • Reprise.
    • 8.

  • Dr. John

    Right Place Wrong Time

    • Warner Special Products.

  • Allen Toussaint

    Get Out Of My Life Woman

    • What Is Success - The Scepter and Ball Recordings.
    • Kent Soul.
    • 2.

  • Allen Toussaint

    Java

    • The Complete 'Tousan' Sessions.
    • Bear Family Records.
    • 7.

  • Bonnie Raitt

    What Do You Want The Boy To Do

    • Home Plate.
    • WB.
    • 1.

  • Lee Dorsey

    Working In The Coal Mine

    • Cleveland Rocks! Music From The Drew Carey Show.
    • 14.

  • Ethan Johns & The Black Eyed Dogs & Gillian Welch

    Silver Liner

    • Silver Liner.
    • Three Crows Records.
    • 1.

  • Bob Dylan

    When I Paint My Masterpiece (feat. The Band)

    • The Songs Of Bob Dylan - State Of The Art.
    • Start Records.
    • 14.

  • Ethan Johns & Jools Holland & the Rhythm & Blues Band

    Let's Have A Natural Ball

  • Ethan Johns & The Black Eyed Dogs

    I Don't Mind

    • Silver Liner.
    • Three Crows Records.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Mon 18 Apr 2016 23:00
    BBC Radio 2