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Justin Johnson On His 3-String Shovel Guitar

Justin Johnson brought his signature 3-string shovel guitar to the 7th annual St. Louis Cigar Box Guitar festival! (At the Highway 61 Roadhouse. 2019) I was ...

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Comment by Uncle John on June 3, 2019 at 2:21am: Yup, Justin is great and so is your fest. I wish I could get down there some day.

Comment by Dave Lynas on June 2, 2019 at 11:24pm: Excellent looper. I love Justin!

Comment by smilingdog1 on June 2, 2019 at 4:28pm: Looked like guest had a blast. I kept getting folks back three or four times and I know others did too. The weather was sunny, slight cloud cover and steady breezes. A few mini band camps, I wished for more but I was so busy selling I never got a break. Justin made everyone's build they brought up to the stage sound like voodoo magic. The service from Bill place was perfect and the food was over the top goodness!

Comment by the anonymous pick on June 2, 2019 at 1:28pm: Thanks for the share , hope you have more of the fest . hope you won the swamp witch ! ?

Comment by Poorness Studios on June 2, 2019 at 1:06pm: Oh man. I really wish I could've gone this year. I went last year and really had a good time (despite the rain).

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