JONNY LANG
                            He's got grit, poise, range and a powerhouse
                            delivery that drips confidence. His guitar style is
                            blazing and stinging, his vocals are impassioned
                            and full- throttle. Everyone from Luther Allison to
                            Lonnie Brooks to Buddy Guy has been inviting
                            him to play with them. He sounds like a man
                            who's been around for a while and who's seen a
                            lot. He's got the blues in his soul, at his core, and
                            it erupts in his music.

                          And he's only 18 years old.

                   It all started (not very long ago) for Jonny Lang back in North Dakota,
         when he attended a concert by the Bad Medicine Blues Band. He was
         floored by lead guitarist Ted Larsen, who left a very strong impression on
         the then 12-year-old. Lang began studying with Larsen, and a few
         months (and just a few lessons) later, he became the star and leader of
         Bad Medicine, which they renamed Kid Jonny Lang & the Big Bang.

         And now, he's on his own. Getting lots of (much-deserved) praise and lots
         of attention. "I want people to really make a judgment on me as a
         musician, without anything else clouding the issue, like my age," says
         Lang. While his young age is getting him a lot of notice, Lang's work
         could easily be stacked against his (much) older peers.

         The guitar and vocal virtuoso released "Lie to Me," his major label debut
         in 1997, a smokin' set of originals and covers, played with soul, style and
         energy. An amazing accomplishment for the then 16 year old, (he was 15
         when he recorded it) the album would be considered just as impressive
         were he twice or even three times that age.
 

         "I've never been shy about doing what I do," Lang says, "or afraid to
         express myself in public, even sometimes when I had no idea what I was
         doing, and when I was probably embarrassing myself". I just have fun
         singin' those old blues numbers. They're so soulful and deep/really raw".
         I just dig their groove."

         It makes you wonder where all that passion and soulful intensity come
         from. Such a young guy to sing and play with so much feeling. Yet, he's
         for real. The genuine article. Maybe Lang sums it up best of all when he
         says, "I just dig in and play."