Johnnie Johnson

Johnnie Johnson

Johnnie Johnson

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Top Songs

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Tanqueray
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Stepped in What?
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Hush on Hush
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I'm Mad
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Tossin' And Turnin'

Albums

  • You And I

    Mar 2024 • 1 song

  • Something Comforting

    Mar 2022 • 1 song

  • Something Comforting

    Mar 2021 • 1 song

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Johnnie Johnson

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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. Although Berry has been reluctant to admit as much, Johnson ...
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