John Firmin


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Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, born 1947, who joined David Bromberg's band in 1975. Son of a tenor saxophonist, he grew up in Anchorage Alaska.
He also wrote most of the music for The Anemic Girlfriends circa 1980 and plays sax on their releases.
He continued touring intermittently with Bromberg and also helped found The Johnny Nocturne Band in the 1990s.

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


The Anemic Boyfriends
Fake I.D. / Bad Girls In Love
2019
Bob Dylan
Tell Tale Signs (Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006)
2008, 2x CD, ,
Country Blues/Rock & Roll/Piano Blues/Folk/Acoustic
Mark Hummel
Golden State Blues
2002, CD, Album, Electro-Fi Records
Little Charlie & The Nightcats*
That's Big!
2002
Rusty Zinn
The Chill
2000, CD, Album, Alligator Records
David Bromberg / David Bromberg Band
My Own House / You Should See The Rest Of The Band
1999, CD, Comp, RM, Fantasy
Dave Myers
You Can't Do That
1998, CD, Black Top Records
Kenny "Blue" Ray*
Bless My Axe
1998, CD, Album, Tone King Records
Kenny 'Blue' Ray
In All Of My Life
1997, CD, Album, JSP Records
The Kenne Highland Clan Featuring The Goody Goody Gumdrops / The Doom Buggies
Guys Are Not Proud / Mystified
1997, 7", Single, Num, Stanton Park Records
Various
Blues Sax Power
1997, CD, Comp, EasyDisc
Various
Paint It, Blue - Songs Of The Rolling Stones
1997, CD, ,
Blues Rock
Joe Louis Walker
Great Guitars
1997, CD, ,
Electric Blues
Rusty Zinn With Special Guest Kim Wilson
Sittin' & Waitin'
1996
Mark Hummel
Married To The Blues
1995, CD, Album, Flying Fish (2), ,
Harmonica Blues/Modern Electric Blues
Little Charlie And The Nightcats
Straight Up!
1995
Mark Hummel
Hard Lovin' 1990's
1992
Mitch Woods And His Rocket 88's
Solid Gold Cadillac
1991, CD, Album, Blind Pig Records, Blind Pig Records
Rhythmtown-Jive
Retrogroove Artifact
1991
Paris Slim
Blues For Esther
1989, Vinyl, ,
Electric Blues/Modern Electric Blues
Mitch Woods And His Rocket 88's
Mr. Boogie's Back In Town
1988
Ron Hacker And The Hacksaws
No Pretty Songs
1988,
Mitch Woods And His Rocket 88's
Steady Date
1984
The Anemic Boyfriends
Fake I.D. / Love Attack!
1981, 7", Single, Red Sweater Records
Paula Lockheart
It Ain't The End Of The World
1979
The David Bromberg Band*
Reckless Abandon
1977, Vinyl, ,
Bluegrass/Dixieland/Folk/Folk Rock/Funk/Honky Tonk