Instead, he all but disappeared from the studio, choosing instead a life on tour.
He bought a bus, and later a plane, and drove himself to gigs.
Now, 14 years since his last album of original material, the Alabama singer-songwriter returns withMidnight Gasoline.
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Like his preferred habitat, its a road record.
Fortunately, the journey is (mostly) a fun one.
Johnson, now 49, possesses one of country musics most seasoned voices.
In Someday When Im Old, a gray-haired love song, he all but whispers and sighs.
But Johnson, a notoriously prickly figure, doesnt care if you dont see the humor.
