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Willie Neal Johnson (August 25, 1935 – January 10, 2001) was an American gospel singer, who became known as "Country Boy" for his rootsy blues-driven style and his down-to-earth, friendly personality. [1] Growing up in a musical family, he was recruited as a teenager to sing with a gospel group.
Blind Willie Johnson was born on January 25, 1897, in Pendleton, Texas, a small town near Temple, Texas, to sharecropper Dock Johnson and Mary King. [2] His family, which according to the blues historian Stephen Calt included at least one younger brother (named Carl), moved to the agriculturally rich community of Marlin, where Johnson spent most of his childhood.
The group, based in Memphis, Tennessee, was founded as The Gospel Writer Juniors, later changing its name to The Dixie Nightingales.The founding members included Ollie Hoskins (born 1936 in Batesville, Mississippi, United States, died October 26, 1997, Memphis, Tennessee), [1] Willie Neal, Nelson Lesure, Bill Davis, and Rochester Neal.
Shotgun Willie, released in May 1973, earned excellent reviews but did not sell well. The album led Nelson to a new style, later stating that Shotgun Willie had "cleared his throat". [52] His next release, Phases and Stages, released in 1974, was a concept album about a couple's divorce, inspired by his own experience.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
"It's Nobody's Fault but Mine" was one of the first songs recorded by Johnson for Columbia Records.The session took place in Dallas, Texas, on December 3, 1927. [3] Columbia released it as his second single on the then-standard 78 rpm record format, with "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" as the second side. [5]
Lookin' Out For Me (featuring Willie Neal Johnson) 5:53: 9. He Reigns (The Medley) (featuring Papa San) 4:27: DJ Turntables: Ernie Green Strings & Horns arranged by Shaun Martin & Lloyd Barry 10. Interlude: 2:37: 11. Don't Cry (featuring Richard Smallwood) 6:08: Piano: Richard Smallwood Strings arranged by Chris McDonald 12. The Transition: 0: ...
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