When the animals did "House of the rising Sun" in 1964, it affected contemporary blues.Along with a lot of other changes in popular music, the dramatic quality of that song wove itself into the ongoing blues revival. Michael John's songs have that quality. His charged vocals and colorful blues harp run on pure emotion. A guest appearance by Coco Montoya lifts this session of the band's original tunes.

Michael John calls his band "The Bottom Line" screaming guitar with a punchy sax and the groove machine of T-Bone on drums and Chuck Lee on bass makes this band one to keep an eye on.

Both his slow, blues ballads and fast, blazing romps produce winners.

Michael John and his band "The Bottom Line" are an outstanding blues band, playing real blues all over Southern California.

Michael John, a very soulful artist whos vocals have a lot of raw power and emotion will readily attest to the legitimacy of his band as an up and coming force in the blues industry.-Southland Blues Magazine



His debut cd "Can't Tell