Damon Johnson

Damon Johnson is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was first recognized nationally for fronting Brother Cane and scoring three #1 singles on U.S. Rock Radio in the 1990s (“Got No Shame”, “And Fools Shine On”, and “I Lie In The Bed I Make”).  With that band, he honed his craft with relentless touring and support slots with the likes of Van Halen, Aerosmith and Robert Plant. Since then Johnson has co-written songs for Stevie Nicks, Carlos Santana, Steven Tyler, and Sammy Hagar. After a short stint working with British vocalist John Waite, Johnson toured the world for several years as guitarist for Alice Cooper and in 2011 he joined legendary Irish rock group, Thin Lizzy. In 2013 the core of that band morphed into a new group, Black Star Riders, and released three well-received albums. Johnson has had several solo releases in recent years, including ‘Birmingham Tonight’ (2018), ‘Memoirs Of An Uprising’ (2019) and ‘Battle Lessons’ (2021). Since August of 2021, Johnson has been on lead guitar in Lynyrd Skynyrd, performing all the parts of their late great founding member and guitar legend Gary Rossington. And in 2026, a reformed Brother Cane will release ‘Magnolia Medicine‘: the band’s first full length new album since 1998.Conversations With Creatives is produced for the Shelby County Arts Council by Video Visions Media Marketing and Your Podcast Nowwww.shelbycountyartscouncil.comVideo Visions Media MarketingYour Podcast Now