Rockin' Johnny Burgin & Quique Gómez

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Barbara Sanchez Palomero

Rockin' Johnny Burgin and Quique Gómez.

Two internationally renowned blues artists join forces on the new album Dos Hombres Wanted. Virtuoso guitarist Johnny Burgin specializes in a stripped-down, Chicago style reminiscent of Buddy Guy. Quique Gómez is from Spain, but you’ll swear he’s from Kansas City when you hear him on vocals and harmonica.

press release: Johnny Burgin and Quique Gomez, two internationally acclaimed bluesmen, are performing in June in Wisconsin as part of the world tour to support Dos Hombres Wanted. This new blues album has charted #9 in Roots Music Report Blues Chart and #13 in Living Blues Radio Chart.

“Pure entertainment that really delivers…this is blues for good times by a pair of daddies that love their work. Delightfully hot stuff.” – Midwest Record Review, Chris Spector

“Rockin’ Johnny has consistently been a strong recording artist, but the addition of Gomez’s talents for Dos Hombres Wanted takes this one to another level.” – Bill Michell, Bluesbytes

Johnny Burgin earns his name as ‘The Worldwide West Side Guitar Man’ by performing up to 250 shows a year in Europe, Japan and coast to coast in the US. Johnny started his career in the rough and tumble neighborhood blues joints on Chicago’s West Side with Howlin’ Wolf disciple Tail Dragger, and went on to tour with blues legends such as Pinetop Perkins, Sam Lay and Billy Boy Arnold. He’s been praised by the Cascade Blues Association for his “stunning guitar playing—the pure Chicago styled sound”, and his fans love Johnny’s take on the intense, stripped-down “West Side sound” of Otis Rush, Magic Sam and Buddy Guy. Johnny is a Delmark and Vizztone recording artist with 8 CDs to his credit. He was nominated for a BMA for Best Traditional Blues CD of 2017 for Howlin’ at Greaseland, a Howlin’ Wolf tribute.

Quique Gomez has toured all over Europe, The Midwest and California as a blues singer and harmonicist. He has performed with many of the last generation of traditional Chicago blues artists such as John Primer, Eddie C Campbell, Bob Stroger, Jimmy Burns and Taildragger. He also sings Frank Sinatra song with the Bob Sands Big Band in his hometown of Madrid. He also had a Spanish radio hit with his swing-influenced band, Los Gatos Bizcos. His eclectic and jazzy approach combine with his bedrock in Chicago blues for a unique sound. His best quality is his engaging showmanship, walking the crowd and filling the club with his voice without a microphone like the great Kansas City swinging blues singers.