For the Major League Baseball pitcher, see Syl Johnson (baseball).
Syl Johnson
Johnson at the 1997 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Born
Sylvester Thompson
(1936-07-01)July 1, 1936
Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.
Died
February 6, 2022(2022-02-06) (aged 85)
Mableton, Georgia, U.S.
Occupations
Musician
singer
songwriter
record producer
Years active
1959–2022
Children
Syleena Johnson (daughter)
Relatives
Jimmy Johnson (brother)
Musical career
Genres
R&B
blues
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
harmonica
Labels
Federal
Twilight/Twinight
Hi
Boardwalk
Delmark
Hep-Me
Evangeline
Musical artist
Sylvester Johnson (born Sylvester Thompson; July 1, 1936 – February 6, 2022) was an American blues and soul singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. His most successful records included "Different Strokes" (1967), "Is It Because I'm Black" (1969) and "Take Me to the River" (1975).
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performed on its spoken word song "Donda Chant". Johnson is the daughter of 1960s R&B Hi Records singer SylJohnson and Brenda Thompson, who was the first black...
Green and guitarist Mabon "Teenie" Hodges. Hit versions were recorded by SylJohnson, Talking Heads and Delbert McClinton. In 2004, Al Green's original version...
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releasing a string of hits by Green, Ann Peebles, Otis Clay, O.V. Wright and SylJohnson. Bobby Womack, who recorded with Chips Moman in the late 1960s, continued...
including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Tina Britt, Ronnie Milsap, and SylJohnson. In the 1970s, Armstead appeared in the Broadway musicals Don't Play...
covered successfully by new wave band Talking Heads and blues artist SylJohnson. Green's album Livin' for You (December 1973) was certified gold. He...
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career, SylJohnson brought The Notations to Twinight (based in Chicago). Their first million-dollar seller was a song produced by SylJohnson entitled...
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(Various Artists) Complete Mythology Ken Shipley, album notes writer (SylJohnson) The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&B and Soulful Sounds...
"My Lovin' Is Digi" contains a sample of "It Ain't Easy" performed by SylJohnson. Barney Chase – Engineer, Mixing Gabe Chiesa – Engineer Tom Coyne – Mastering...
January 30, 2022. Cohen, Aaron (February 11, 2022). "A tribute to Syl and Jimmy Johnson". Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 12, 2022. "Glenn Wheatley,...
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