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Justin Johnson

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November 04, 1976

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Justin Johnson tells stories rooted in the noise of the Appalachian underground, capturing the places where riffs, people, and history intersect — and making sure they’re never forgotten.

From the beer-stained clubs of Huntington, West Virginia, to the record shops and DIY spaces that kept the amps buzzing across Appalachia, Johnson has spent three decades inside the scenes that rarely made headlines but shaped countless lives. A former writer for local newspapers, zines, and blogs, he logged hours in record shops and bars, standing shoulder to shoulder with the lifers who carried it all on their backs.

His first book, Instrumental Forever: The Story of Karma to Burn, is a raw, unfiltered history of the band that rewrote the rules of rock by
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I’m honestly overwhelmed — in the best way possible — by the response to my book, "Instrumental Forever: The Story of Karma to Burn." Seeing friends, family, acquaintances, and even people I’ve never met pick up a copy, post about it, and share it far and wide has been incredible. It’s meant more than I can put into words.

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“You got to make your reputation on being honest and unmerciful.” — Lester Bangs (as played by Philip Seymour Hoffman), Almost Famous (2000)”
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