In 1979, Rockin' the Juke Joint Down, was released (as by the Jelly Roll Kings) and marked Johnson's first recordings as a singer. Johnson's subsequent 1987 album for Earwig Music, The Oil Man, included his recording of ``Catfish Blues.'' He has recorded both solo and as a member of the blues groups the Jelly Roll Kings and Big Jack Johnson and the Oilers (with poet/musician Dick Lourie). He performed and wrote ``Jack's Blues'' and performed ``Catfish Medley'' with Samuel L. Jackson on the Black Snake Moan, film soundtrack.
Big Jack Johnson
Dick Lourie