Brothers Johnson
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Origin	Los Angeles, California U.S.
Genre(s)	R&B Funk
Instrument(s)	bass guitar / electric guitar
Years active	1975 – Present
Label(s)	A&M Records
Associated acts	Passage / David Diggs / Quincy Jones / Billy Preston
Website	www.louisjohnson.net
Members
George Johnson Louis Johnson
Former members
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Notable instrument(s)
Bass guitar Guitar Drum Keyboard Synthesizers

The Brothers Johnson is a band consisting of the musicians George Johnson ('Lightnin' Licks') and Louis Johnson ('Thunder Thumbs'). A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Bass drum made from wood, rope, and cowskin A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion group that can be large, technically classified as a membranophone. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... The Brothers Johnsons bassist, Louis Johnson (born 13 April 1955, in Los Angeles) is regarded as one of the best bassists of the 20th century. ...

Career

Guitarist/vocalist George Johnson and bassist/vocalist Louis Johnson formed the band Johnson Three Plus One with older brother Tommy, and their cousin Alex Weir, while attending school in Los Angeles, California. When they became professionals, the band backed such touring R&B acts as Bobby Womack and the Supremes. George and Louis Johnson later joined Billy Preston's band, and wrote "Music in My Life" and "The Kids and Me" for him before leaving his group in 1973. In 1976, The Brothers covered the Beatles song, "Hey Jude", for the ephemeral musical documentary All This and World War II. For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Deon Rexroat of Anberlin. ... Alex Weir is a guitarist, appearing in the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense and as part of the Tom Tom Club. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... For other uses, see Rhythm and blues (disambiguation). ... Robert Dwayne Womack (born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA on March 4, 1944), is an African-American singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... Reissue album cover showing The Supremes in 1966. ... William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... For the album of the same name, see Hey Jude (album). ... All This and World War II (1976) is a musical documentary. ...

Quincy Jones hired them to play on his LP Mellow Madness, and recorded four of their songs, including "Is It Love That We're Missing?" and "Just a Taste of Me". This article is about the producer and songwriter. ...

After touring with various artists like Bobby Womack and Billy Preston , Quincy Jones hired them for a tour in Japan and produced their debut album Look Out For #1, released in March 1976 (#9 U.S.) Their Right On Time album was released in May 1977 and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 200. Blam!! came out in August 1978 and reached number 7 on the Billboard 200. In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Right On Time is a song by Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 7th album Californication The song is the shortest on the album. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... The Billboard 200 is a listing of the 200 highest selling music albums in the United States, published weekly in Billboard magazine. ...

Their popular album Light Up The Night was released in March 1980 and got as high as number 5 on the Billboard 200. It was number 46 on the "Top 100 LP's of 1980" list in Rolling Stone Magazine. The subsequent album, Winners, was self-produced by the brothers and released in July 1981, but was less successful, going only as high as number 48 on the Billboard 200. This article is about the music magazine. ...

Among their most popular songs are "I'll Be Good to You" (Billboard Hot 100 #3 in 1976), "Strawberry Letter 23" (Hot 100 # 5 in 1977), "Ain't We Funkin' Now" (1978), and "Stomp!" (Hot 100 #7 and Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1 in 1980). Their styles include funk, disco, and R&B ballads. The duo split up in 1982. For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Strawberry Letter 23 is a song written by Shuggie Otis, although known most prominently by the version done by the Brothers Johnson. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... This article is about the music genre. ... For other uses, see Rhythm and blues (disambiguation). ... Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ... The duet, by Hendrik ter Brugghen A duet is a musical composition or piece for two performers, most often used for a vocal or piano duet. ...

They started doing separate ventures; Louis Johnson played bass on Michael Jackson's Thriller and recorded a gospel music album in 1981 with his own group Passage , incuding his then-wife Valerie Johnson and former Brothers Johnson-percussionist/singer , Richard Heath ; whilst George Johnson released one single in 1985 , titled "Back Against The Wall" on Quincy Jones his own Qwest-label. There seems to be a complete recorded but unreleased-album from that recording-session , which George himself confirmed when he and Louis were interviewed around 1987/1988 for the Blues & Soul magazine in the UK ( see link below ). Louis recorded a single in 1985 called "Kinky" , released on Capitol Records. The track also appears on his Evolution-album which was only released in Europe around the same year. Louis then started to register his bass-skills on video , and accomplished about 3 instructional lesson-tapes for the Starlicks video-distribution company , from which the first release was also in 1985. He would continue this initiative by starting his bass-academy during the 90's and giving workshop clinics to this day , via his own website . George delivered furthermore guitar-work for Steve Arrington's album Dancing In The Key Of Life ( 1985 ) , and ad-libbed vocals on the track "Think Back And Remember" from the Galaxian-album by the Jeff Lorber Fusion , released in 1981 on Arista Records. Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... Alternate cover Special Edition release cover. ... “Sound recorder” redirects here. ... Gospel music is a musical genre characterized by dominant vocals (often with strong use of harmony) referencing lyrics of a religious nature, particularly Christian. ... Qwest Records is the record label started by Quincy Jones in 1982. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... Drummer Steve Arrington got his start playing with the Young Mystics. ... Jeff Lorber (born November 4, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Grammy Award-nominated keyboardist, composer, and record producer. ... Arista Records is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony BMG, and operates under the RCA Records Group // After being fired from CBS Records, Columbia Pictures hired Clive Davis to be a consultant for the company’s record and music operations. ...

Leon Sylvers produced their 1984 return LP Out of Control; it did not equal their past success, but got them another R&B hit with "You Keep Me Coming Back". They recorded Kickin' in 1988, and co-wrote "Tomorrow" with Siedah Garrett for Quincy Jones' Back on the Block release. The album-title of the Kickin-project was a co-operation with Irene Cara , who was their home-neighbor at that time. Leon F. Sylvers III, singer, writer, producer and multiinstrumentalist. ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... Siedah Garrett (born June 24, 1960 in Los Angeles California) is an American, R&B singer and Academy Award and Grammy-nominated songwriter. ... Irene Cara (born Irene Escalera on March 18, 1959, in The Bronx, New York City) is an American singer of African, Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. ...

In between those 2 albums , both George and Louis appeared on the Street Shadows-album of keyboard-player/arranger David Diggs , who formerly provided horn and string-arrangements for albums like Winners, Blast and the Passage-project of Louis. "Last Night", the opening-track on that David Diggs-album , shows George's versatility to perform on the bass-guitar as well. He previously showed his bass-skills on tracks like "Teaser" from Winners , and "The Great Awakening" from Blast. The same way that Louis shows his guitar-skills on various compositions of the sibling duo.

In addition, Quincy Jones remade "I'll Be Good to You" in 1989, with Ray Charles and Chaka Khan, which also appeared on Back on the Block. For the composer and conductor of the Ray Charles Singers, see Ray Charles (composer). ... Chaka Khan (born March 23, 1953) is an American singer known for her 1984 cover of Princes I Feel For You, for her smash hit Im Every Woman and as a member of the funk band Rufus, with whom she recorded the legendary soul record Aint Nobody...

The Reunion Tour

Besides a brief appearance of the brothers in Japan around 1994, and George making a guest-appearance in the 90's on a concert in Japan ( including a released double-CD ) of the Graham Central Station, the duo launched an expanded US-Tour in 2002 which got good and wide exposure. It was visited by many fans and various artists in the entertainment business. Along with a website and discussion-forum, online visitors could share their experiences of the shows by reliving the hey-days of Funkadelala and wander through the Land of Ladies. A few years after that, a combi-release of live-CD + DVD came on the market under the name of "Strawberry Letter 23 : Live". Graham Central Station was a funk band named after founder Larry Graham and Grand Central Station in New York City. ...

Until recently, the brothers have been doing performances on their own. In 2006, Louis gave a duo-show with a drummer, on the Poetry In Motion 1 Festival, Maryland. In the after-summer of 2007, George performed with his own band at a Detroit-Festival, including a persona called Sir Nose. George also performs these days with a special band , including Adina Howard, Cherrelle, Ray Parker Jr., and a few more artists, which is an initiative of Michael Henderson. The P-Funk mythology is a group of recurring fictional characters, themes and ideas related in a series of concept albums and live shows, primarily from George Clinton and his founded bands Parliament and Funkadelic. ... Adina Howard (b. ... Cherrelle, as pictured in 1988 on her third album, Affair Cherrelle (born Cheryl Newton in Los Angeles, California in 1958) is a soul singer who rose to fame as one of the premier R&B female divas of the mid-to-late 1980s. ... Ray Erskine Parker Jr. ... Michael Henderson (July 7, 1951-present) is a bassist and vocalist best known for his work with Miles Davis in the early 1970s, providing a deep funky groove to early fusion albums such as A Tribute to Jack Johnson, Pangaea (album), and Live-Evil. ...

Discography

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Videography

• 1980 - Stomp
• 1981 - The Real Thing
• 1988 - Kick It To The Curb

See also

• List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
• Official Site of David Diggs : horns/strings-arranger for the Brothers Johnson & Passage

Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. ... This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazines Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. ...

External links

• Brothers Johnson career on A&M Records with gallery, international discography
• Brothers Johnson @ Discogs
• Blues & Soul-interview 1987/1988
• Allmusic Entry