Danva Johnson

Music Is the Closest Thing to My Salvation

By Mike Stephenson

“Danva Johnson is the son of James “Super Chikan” Johnson and grew up in the middle of the Clarksdale, Mississippi, blues scene. After years of struggling down South, he has moved north to make a name for himself in the blues.”

LIVING BLUES #287 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023

Looking back at 2020……

Hot Time Blues: On the Trail of Long-Gone Blues and Gospel Singers

“HOT TIME BLUES: ON THE TRAIL OF LONG-GONE BLUES AND GOSPEL SINGERS is out now. It will include my long-awaited research on King Solomon Hill with fresh research and assistance of many, but most specifically the late Jean Thomas and Angie Mack. A special thanks to world’s No. 1 artist R. Crumb who gave permission to use one of his illustrations from the “Why I am neurotic about my record collection” and to Anthony Mostrom, who produced two new spoof Paramount advertisements especially for this chapter. – Alex van der Tuuk

“Fierek recently debuted her latest original song, “Wildflowers.” A portion of the proceeds from the song will be contributed to Friends of Lakeshore State Park.

“Every song I release I pair with a nonprofit cause or movement. In this case, we decided to produce an event together, too,” Fierek said. “Dave and the DNR and Friends of Lakeshore State Park have really invested a lot of time to bring life to the land. I wanted my release to help support their efforts and encourage the community at large to get behind their mission.”

MILWAUKEE MAGAZINE This New Event Is Bringing Folks Together to Support Lakeshore State Park