Bill Johnson

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Bill Johnson

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Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. William Johnson

Jazz trombonist, played with Count Basie from the late 1920s to early 1940s. Later on he played with several Motown artists. Do not confuse with: - the Dallas, Texas based trombonist, Bill Johnson (16) - jazz bassist, and banjoist Bill Johnson (4) - jazz guitarist, banjoist, and vocalist Will Johnson (2) - visuals, art director Bill Johnson (12) - reed player William Johnson, co-composer of "Tuxedo Junction", often credited as Bill Johnson.

Instruments

Trombone
Backing Vocals
Vocals

Genres

Jazz
Pop
Blues

Plays With

Count Basie Orchestra

Jesse Roper

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Some Day My Heart Will Awake / You're Breaking My Heart	Bill Johnson	1949	Album
Galway Bay / A Tree In The Meadow	Bill Johnson	1947	Album
How Are Things In Glocca-Morra / Hear My Song, Violetta	Bill Johnson	1947	Album
Button And Bows/A Tree In The Meadow	Dinah Shore, Bill Johnson		Album
Kiss Me Kate	Bill Johnson, Patricia Morrison, Julie Wilson		Single

External Links

Discogs

iTunes

Spotify

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.