Live Music This Weekend: Native Johnnie Blackwell traveled far & wide, but home is his rock
Steve Wong, Times-News correspondent
If Hendersonville ever had a hometown musician, Johnnie Blackwell would have to be a leading contender.
Johnnie (note the spelling because it is important) is a native of Hendo, and he’s probably played about every venue in the county and very far beyond.
Although he’s not saying how old he is, his long white hair and musical timeline, peg him to be, as we say in the South, a man of a certain age. Hardly a week goes by that Johnnie is not performing with his band or as a soloist or both, rocking it out within easy driving distance. This Friday night you can catch him and the band at Triskelion.