Syl Johnson ~ Similar Artists

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Ann Peebles - 100% match to Syl Johnson

27 April 1947, East St. Louis, Missouri, USA. An impromptu appearance at the Rosewood Club in Memphis led to Peebles' recording contract. Band leader Gene Miller took the singer to producer Willie Mitchell, whose skills fashioned an impressive debut single, "Walk Away' (1969).... Read more

Tyrone Davis - 79% match to Syl Johnson

4 May 1938, Greenville, Mississippi, USA, d. 9 February 2005, Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. One of the great unsung talents of soul music, Davis was a consistent chartmaker for over 20 years. This former Freddie King valet was discovered working in Chicago nightclubs by pianist... Read more

Al Green - 57% match to Syl Johnson

Albert Greene, 13 April 1946, Forrest City, Arkansas, USA. Having served his musical apprenticeship in the Greene Brothers, a fraternal gospel quartet, this urbane singer made his first recordings in 1960. Four years later he helped form the Creations with Curtis Rogers and... Read more

Shuggie Otis - 54% match to Syl Johnson

John Otis Jnr., 30 November 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA. A precociously talented guitarist, Otis was encouraged by his dance band father, Johnny Otis, who had him playing bass and lead guitar onstage in his early teens. Johnny Otis featured him on his 1969 Kent album,... Read more

Lyn Collins - 53% match to Syl Johnson