Duquette Johnston

Daniel Duquette Johnston is a Birmingham-based rock musician. Johnston was a founding member of Verbena, the leader of CutGrass, and is currently a solo artist.

Johnston released his first solo album, Etowah, in November 2006 on the local label Superphonic Records. The album is named after time spent in jail in Etowah County after being arrested for drug posession.

Johnston's 2013 album Rabbit Runs a Destiny, produced by Armand Margjeka and featuring guitarist Kyle Ryan, bassist Adam Popick, string player Eleonore Denig and drummer Evan Hutchings, recieved national attention.

In September 2016 he and his wife Morgan opened Club Duquette, a clothing and accessories store at 17 55th Place South in Woodlawn.

References

• Seay, John (April 12, 2007) "Duquette Johnston: The Golden Son comes home". Birmingham Weekly
• O'Quinn, Kristina (February 27, 2017) "Small business Monday: Spotlight on Club Duquette". Birmingham Now
• Flanagan, Ben (April 8, 2022) "‘If I don’t make music, my spirit dies’: Duquette Johnston on God, fatherhood and rock stars." The Birmingham News

External Links

• Duquette Johnston website