I met Gord up in Fort Nelson after listening to a cassette recording of his first album "All of These Changes", and he blew me away.
Okay, secret truth? I'm a folky at heart, and Johnson's style is flawless in its simplicity: songs to meditate about life by.
Fantastic! When he recorded "All of These Changes" he was already apart of a trio called Unlikely Icon with Steve Bell and Larry
Campbell. But Gord's voice is sweet and haunting. I told him he was like a cross between Gordon Lightfoot and John Denver -
what's that like? - I'll leave it to your imagination. Prize songs on "Changes" were: Still in love with you; Don't you know my name;
Wonder when I'll see you again; Silent family; and the title track. His second release was more commercial with the Unlikely title
"Stumble and Hay" and its sound is much more eclectic with: Babe; Can't Take My Soul; I've Been Where the Water; You Who Dwell (reminiscient of John Michael Talbot);
Ps. 57 (oh lord have mercy); Why, Why; Real (Radio) Love; Lap of Luxury; and This is My Song. Last seen with SignPost Music in 1996, I've heard he's working as a
graphic artist somewhere in East Central Canada. Oh why, oh why? Sorry no pics or homepages. The extremely curious can look up SignPost
at 1578 Erin Street, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3E-2T1
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