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Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra
Band,
Jazz and Blues
The Buddy Johnson Orchestra was a popular R&B based band, primarily active during the immediate post war years. With Buddy's sister Ella serving for decades, as his primary vocalist, pianist Buddy Johnson enjoyed tremendous success during the 1940s and '50s, visiting the R&B charts often.
Members
 | Gil Askey tr 1925-2014 AU |
 | Ted Donnelly tb 1912-1958 US |
 | Ella Johnson voc 1919-2004 US |
 | Chauncey Westbrook g 1921-2006 US |
 | Harold Minerve as 1922-1992 US |
 | Buddy Johnson voc, p 1915-1977 US |
 | Rufus Jones dr 1936-1990 US |
| Ed Burke tb US |
| Willis Nelson tr US |
| Maxwell Lucas bs 1910-2010 CA |
| Frank Henderson ts |
 | Teddy Conyers bs US |
| Leon Spann b US |
| Steve Pulliam tb US |
| Clement Tervalon tb, b *1915 US |
| Donald Cole tb US |
 | Irv Stokes tr *1926 US |
| Haleem Rasheed tb |
 | Bernie Mackey g |
| David Van Dyke ts US |
| Purvis Henson ts US |
| Frank Royal tr US |
| Julius Watson tb |
| Emmanuel Simms dr |
| Johnny Burdine ts |
| Bernard Archer tb US |
| Alphonso Nelson |
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock On! - The 100th Anniversary Collection | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra Featuring Ella Johnson & Arthur Prysock | 2015 | Album |
| Gotta Go Upside Your Head | Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 2006 | Compil. |
| The Walk 'Em Rhythm Band 1940/1950 | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra Featuring Ella Johnson | 2001 | Compil. |
| The Band That Swings The Blues | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 2000 | Compil. |
| 1942-1947 | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1999 | Compil. |
| 1939-1942 | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1996 | Compil. |
| Walk 'Em | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1996 | Compil. |
| Rockin' N' Rollin' | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra Featuring Ella Johnson | 1995 | Compil. |
| Say Ella | Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1995 | Compil. |
| Back Beat - The Rhythm Of The Blues Vol. 3 | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1991 | Compil. |
| I'll Dearly Love You | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1989 | Compil. |
| Fine Brown Frame | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1982 | Compil. |
| Big Band Recordings From 1944 - 1952 | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1976 | Compil. |
| "Shufflin' And Rollin'" (1939-1952) | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1976 | Compil. |
| I Don't Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You) / I'm Just Your Fool | Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1960 | Single |
| Go Ahead & Rock Rock Rock | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1959 | Album |
| Don't Fail Me Baby / Tuke No. 1 | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1959 | Single |
| A Woman, A Lover, A Friend | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1959 | Single |
| Buddy Johnson Wails | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1959 | Single |
| Swing Me | Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1958 | Album |
| I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone / Minglin' | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1958 | Single |
| Rock On! / Oh! Baby Don't You Know | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1957 | Single |
| I've Surrendered | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1957 | Single |
| Rock And Roll | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1957 | Single |
| Walkin' | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1957 | Compil. |
| I Don't Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You) | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1956 | Album |
| I Don't Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You) | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1956 | Single |
| Rock 'N Roll With Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1956 | Album |
| Upside Your Head / Crazy 'Bout A Saxophone | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1955 | Album |
| It's Obdacious | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1955 | Single |
| Bitter Sweet | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1955 | Single |
| I Never Had It So Good / There's No One Like You | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1954 | Album |
| Any Day Now | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1954 | Single |
| Ain't Cha Got Me / Let's Start All Over Again | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1954 | Album |
| Off Shore / Don't Take Your Love From Me | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1954 | Album |
| One More Time/Mush Mouth | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1954 | Single |
| Jeanette / Talkin' About Another Man's Wife | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1953 | Album |
| One More Time / Mush Mouth | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1953 | Album |
| I'm Just Your Fool / A-12 | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1953 | Single |
| Ecstasy / Hittin' On Me | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1953 | Album |
| The New Situation / Be Reasonable | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1952 | Album |
| Shufflin' And Rollin' / Baby You're Always On My Mind | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1952 | Album |
| 'Til My Baby Comes Back / I'm Gonna Jump In The River | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1952 | Album |
| Root Man Blues / At Last | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1952 | Album |
| My Aching Heart / I Don't Know What's Troublin' Your Mind | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1952 | Album |
| Be Reasonable | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1952 | Single |
| Ever Since The One I Love's Been Gone / Be Careful | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1951 | Album |
| Dr. Jive Jives / What Will I Tell My Heart? | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1951 | Single |
| I Need You / We'd Only Start It All Over Again | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1951 | Album |
| Am I Blue / My Reverie | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1951 | Album |
| Stormy Weather / I'm In Your Power | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1951 | Album |
| Satisfy My Soul / I Cry | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1951 | Single |
| Jet / No More Love | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1951 | Album |
| Am I Blue / My Reverie | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1951 | Album |
| Jet / No More Love | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1951 | Album |
| Because - Part I / Because - Concluded | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1950 | Album |
| Keep Me Close To You / You Got To Walk The Chalk Line | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1950 | Single |
| It Was Swell Knowing You / I'm Tired Crying Over You / | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1949 | Album |
| Lovely In Her Evening Gown | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1949 | Album |
| Li'l Dog / I Don't Want To Take A Chance | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra / Ella Fitzgerald | 1948 | Album |
| I Don't Care Who Knows / You Had Better Change Your Ways | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1948 | Album |
| Far Cry / Li'l Dog | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1948 | Album |
| Fine Brown Frame / That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1947 | Album |
| You'll Get Them Blues / I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1947 | Album |
| Someone So Sweet As You / Pullamo | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1947 | Album |
| Hey, Sweet Potato / One Thing I Never Could Do | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1947 | Album |
| I Still Love You / Walk 'Em | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1946 | Album |
| They All Say I'm the Biggest Fool/Since I Fell for You | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1945 | Album |
| That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch / One Of Them Good Ones | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1945 | Album |
| Fine Brown Frame / They All Say I'm The Biggest Fool | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1944 | Album |
| I Done Found Out / Let's Beat Out Some Love | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1943 | Album |
| When My Man Comes Home / I'll Always Be With You | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1943 | Album |
| You'll Get Them Blues / I Wonder Who's Boogiein' My Woogie Now | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1942 | Album |
| Toodle-Oodle-Oo / I'm Stepping Out | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1942 | Album |
| Stand Back And Smile / Baby Don't You Cry | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1942 | Album |
| Deep Down In The Miz / Without The One You Love | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1941 | Album |
| Boogie Woogie's Ma-In-Law / Ever So Grateful | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1941 | Album |
| Please, Mister Johnson / Swing Along With Me | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1941 | Album |
| Boogie Woogie's Mother-In-Law / Ever So Grateful | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | 1941 | Album |
| 'Til My Baby Comes Back / I'm Gonna Jump In The River | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Shufflin' And Rollin' / Baby You're Always On My Mind | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Ever Since The One I Love's Been Gone | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | Single | |
| Rockin' Time | Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | Album | |
| Shufflin' And Rollin' | Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra | Album |
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