Louis Johnson

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

Plays With

Brothers Johnson

George Johnson & Louis Johnson

Passage

Amy Holland

Popular Tracks

Someday on Old Friend by Louis Johnson

Old Friend on Old Friend by Louis Johnson

Rosary on Old Friend by Louis Johnson

Outskirts of Hell on Old Friend by Louis Johnson

I Ain't Sayin' Sorry on Old Friend by Louis Johnson

1953 on Old Friend by Louis Johnson

I'll Fall Apart on Old Friend by Louis Johnson

Life on the Bayou on Old Friend by Louis Johnson

Is She Your Memory or Mine on Old Friend by Louis Johnson

Standing at the Crossroads on Old Friend by Louis Johnson

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Evolution	Louis Johnson	1985	Album
Kinky	Louis Johnson	1985	Album
Please Look Out	Louis Johnson		Single

External Links

Wikipedia

Discogs

Spotify

ArtistInfo App

ArtistInfo for iOS and ArtistInfo for Mac are presenting musicians, composers and producers that are envolved in the musical work that you are listening to in Apple Music, iTunes, or Spotify. Discover new music via the network among artists. Manage your favorite musicians and albums via iCloud and share recommendations with your friends via email, AirDrop, or Social Media.

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.

Other Search Results

Louis Johnson vc

Louis Johnson voc, b US R&B/Soul and Rock

Louis Johnson

Louis Johnson R&B/Soul

Louis Johnson voc US 1929-1992 R&B/Soul

Universal Link: https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Louis%20Johnson

ArtistInfo Community

Most seen topics within ArtistInfo:

Top 10 Artists Top 20 Albums

What others are currently looking for:

Recent Artists Recent Albums