Genres Country, rock Name Johnny Hiland Labels Favored Nations | Years active since 1996 Record label Favored Nations | |
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Instruments Guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle Associated acts Toby Keith, Hank Williams III, Steve Vai,(The Sound Guitar Magazine) Role Musician · johnnyhiland.com Education University of Southern Maine Movies Johnny Hiland: Bluegrass Guitar, Johnny Hiland: Chicken Pickin' Guitar Albums Johnny Hiland, All Fired Up Similar People Danny Gatton, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert, Albert Lee, Arlen Roth Profiles | ||
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter | ||
Johnny hiland s 20 favourite country licks jamtrackcentral com
Johnny Hiland (born January 18, 1975) is a legally blind American musician/guitar artist known for mixing chicken pickin' country guitar with rock, blues, and western swing!"
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- Johnny hiland s 20 favourite country licks jamtrackcentral com
- Chickin pickin guitar with johnny hiland
- Early life
- Career
- Discography
- References
Chickin pickin guitar with johnny hiland
Early life
Hiland grew up in Maine, with an eye disease called nystagmus. He started playing guitar at age 2, played his first talent show at age 5, performed on Dick Stacey's Jamboree on local TV at age 7, and won Talent America at age 10, with sister Jodi and brother Jerry, "The 3 J's," playing bluegrass country. The 3 J's broke up when Johnny turned 15, due to his voice changing. The fact that Johnny started playing electric guitar at age 12 didn't help either. Johnny left bluegrass, and started playing country, rock, and blues.
Career
In 1996, Hiland moved to Nashville and worked as a session musician for country artists including Toby Keith, Ricky Skaggs, Janie Fricke, and Hank Williams III. Meanwhile, he played with the Don Kelley Band at Robert's Western World. Hiland signed with Steve Vai's Favored Nations label as a solo artist.