Thursday, May 28, 2015

RIP Louis Johnson (April 13, 1955 – May 21, 2015).

RIP Louis Johnson (April 13, 1955 – May 21, 2015) of the “The Brothers Johnson” band. The well-known bassist died on Thursday. He was 60.

He and his brother, George, started their careers as studio session men for Billy Preston and Quincy Jones. In 1976, the two formed “The Brothers Johnson” and came up with No. 1 hits among which were, Strawberry Letter 23, Ain’t we funking now, Blam and Stomp.

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6 comments:

Frances Brown said...

The good, old school!

Isaiah Campbell said...

RIP Louis Johnson! That was one of the greatest bass players in the world.

Aretha Watson said...

Wow! This song (Stomp) brings some good memories. RIP Louis Johnson!

Albert Jenkins said...

The good, old days of great music. RIP Louis. May God console his family.

Cornelius Daley said...

Louis Johnson is dead? Jesus, May God rest his soul.

Don Nelson said...

To Louis Johnson, I say RIP! Stomp is one of the Brothers Johnson's greatest songs. Those were the days of great music. I'm sure they don't make music like that anymore.