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Louis Johnson

b, voc, 1955-2015 US
Musician of Rock, R&B/Soul and Pop
A.k.a. Louis E. Johnson

Louis Johnson (born April 13, 1955, Los Angeles, California, USA – died May 21, 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) was an American R&B, soul, funk and jazz bassist and vocalist. In 1975, with his brother George Johnson they formed the group Brothers Johnson. He also worked as a session musician playing on numerous releases of the 1970's and 1980's including Michael Jackson's albums "Off The Wall", "Thriller" and "Dangerous". He was known for his distinctive slapping technique on the bass guitar. Cousin of Alex Weir.

     
Instruments
  • Bass
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
  • Backing Vocals
  • Synthesizer
Genres
  • Rock
  • R&B/Soul
  • Pop
  • Jazz
  • Blues

Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
EvolutionLouis Johnson1985Album
KinkyLouis Johnson1985Album
Please Look OutLouis JohnsonSingle
External Links
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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.
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