The younger Johnson is a junior at New York University studying event management and design with an interest in fashion, journalism and media.

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Lawes was a key member of England's Under-20 team that finished second in the 2009 Junior World Championship and earned promotion to the Saxons before Martin Johnson picked him in the senior squad at the end of last year.

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Among them was the Robert Johnson classic "Walking Blues, " with Raitt on slide guitar and bluesman Junior Wells on harmonica.

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