John Altenburgh
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John Altenburgh, born John Altenburg on April 20, 1960, in Wausau, Wisconsin, was an American jazz and blues pianist, composer, and producer, best known as the founder of Altenburgh Records and the leader of the blues group Johnny & The MoTones. Altenburgh founded his label in 1989 and released his debut jazz album, Old City. During the 1990s, he released several albums that reached the CMJ and Gavin Report jazz charts, including Generations (1993), Heartland '95 (1995), and Legends of Keelerville (1997). His rendition of âAmazing Grace,â from Christmas at Buzz's Restaurant (1998), was selected for the Library of Congress music archives. In 2004, he formed Johnny & The MoTones, recording Two Hits for the Kitty at Sun Studio in Memphis, and later released albums including Shake It (2013) and Highway 51 (2018). He continued as a solo artist, releasing Sounds of Latin (2018) and Return to River Road (2021), and was recognized as a Wisconsin music historian and producer for artists including Melvin Rhyne and Rebecca Parris.
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- Big Orange Face in the Sky
- Feel It
- Esther Cromwell by Ryan Korb
- Ocean Blvd.
- Blue Room featuring John Altenburgh
- Big Orange Face
- Expensive Delano
- Duke Ellington's Sound of Love featuring John Altenburgh
- It's Going to Be Alright
- I'll Be Home for Christmas by John Altenburgh
- Wish You Were Young Again
- Woke Up in the Morning (She's Still Here)
- White Christmas by John Altenburgh
- Oh Miami
- Blues News
- Light on in the Window
- Another Gray Morning
- Baby Don't Jump
- The Final Song
- I'm Gonna Run
- Last Time I Saw Chicago
- The '66 Super 90 Blues
- And Then There Were Four!
- Spanish Jam
