Article by Darryl Sterdan
Gordie Johnson is back in a Big way.
Nearly a decade after unplugging Big Sugar and splitting the scene, the singer-guitarist is strapping on his trademark double-neck guitar for another go-round with his CanCon combo.
"I figure it's finally safe to come back out," drawls the 47-year-old Johnson, bombing down a Texas highway in his pickup. "I can finally get back out there and do whatever the hell I want."
There was nothing left for Gordie Johnson to do but literally empty his pockets. The frontman for Canadian blues rockers Big Sugar had been ambling about the freshly flood stained streets of New Orlea
Festival shows, including the Harvest Jazz & Blues, prompt rock reggae band to reform Article by Victoria Handysides They're reborn, but don't call them refined - this Big Sugar is as raw as ever. "It
Article by Tyler Kula Gordie Johnson may be jinxed. The Big Sugar frontman, on tour with the Toronto-based band after a seven-year hiatus, has a problem with gadgets. "I suppose there's something to p