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Johnnie Johnson
Johnnie Johnson
Artist Information
Genres: R&B, Rock & Roll, Piano Blues
Active: 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: July 8, 1924 in Fairmont, WV
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Biography
For 28 years legendary piano player Johnnie Johnson worked as a sideman to one of rock & roll's most prominent performers, Chuck Berry. Berry joined Johnson's band, the Sir John Trio, on New Year's Eve 1953, and afterward Berry took over as the group's songwriter and frontman/guitar player. On the strength of a recommendation from Muddy Waters and an audition, Berry got a deal with Chess Records. Johnson's rhythmic piano playing was a key element in all of Berry's hit singles, a good number of which Johnson arranged.
Discography
Release: October 31, 2007
Label: Solitudes
Release: 2005
Label: Cousin Moe