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===Early life=== Born into a musically inclined family, Eric Johnson and his three sisters studied piano, while his father was a whistling enthusiast. Johnson started learning the guitar at age 11 and rapidly progressed while listening to the musicians who would heavily influence his future style, including [[Mike Bloomfield]], [[Chet Atkins]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], Ric Bailey, [[Wes Montgomery]], [[Jerry Reed]], [[Bob Dylan]], and [[Django Reinhardt]], among others.<ref name="guitarhoo"/> At the age of 15, he joined his first professional band, Mariani, a [[psychedelic rock]] group. In 1970, Johnson and the group recorded a demonstration, which had an extremely limited release. The recording became a prized collector's item years later.<ref name=PinsonM-EJ-2006-08-06 /><ref>Simon, Scott. [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4795689 "Eric Johnson's Guitar Gets to Austin's Roots"], [[NPR]], August 13, 2005.</ref><ref name=LandersR-MGM>Landers, Rick. [http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/001025.html "Eric Johnson Interview"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022233005/http://modernguitars.com/archives/001025.html |date=October 22, 2007 }} β ''Modern Guitars Magazine'' β August 11, 2005.</ref><ref name=BostonBeats>[http://www.bostonbeats.com/Interviews/InterviewJohnsonE.htm "An Interview with Eric Johnson"] β Boston Beats.</ref><ref>Sonobeats Page.[http://sonobeatrecords.com/mariani.html "Mariani with Eric Johnson"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107182624/http://sonobeatrecords.com/mariani.html |date=November 7, 2007 }}.</ref>
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