Buddy Johnson
Buddy Johnson
Latest Release
- Need To Talk To You Today
- July 2025
- • 1 Song
Top Songs
| 1 | Dr Jive Jives | ||
| 2 | Need To Talk To You Today | ||
| 3 | The King is Coming | ||
| 4 | Still the Battle Rages on | ||
| 5 | The Battle Rages On |
Albums
Jun 2025 • 1 song
Jun 2025 • 1 song
Jun 2025 • 1 song
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About
Biography
With his sister Ella seductively serving for decades as his primary vocalist, pianist Buddy Johnson led a large jump blues band that enjoyed tremendous success during the 1940s and '50s. The suave bandleader spotlighted a series of talented singers, including balladeers Arthur Prysock, Nolan Lewis, and Floyd Ryland, but it was Ella's understated delivery (beautifully spotlighted on the sumptuous ballad "Since I Fell for You") and Buddy's crisply danceable "Walk-Em Rhythm" that made the aggregation so successful for so long.
Buddy began taking piano lessons at age four. Althou...