Buddy Johnson
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- 63%Erskine Hawkins
- 58%Wingy Manone
- 54%Una Mae Carlisle
- 51%Roy Milton
- 50%Cootie Williams
- 43%Casa Loma Orchestra
Biography
Woodrow Wilson Johnson, 10 January 1915, Darlington, South Carolina, USA, d. 9 February 1977, New York City, New York, USA. Pianist in several dance bands of the 30s, Johnson visited Europe with the Cotton Club Revue and later formed his own big band. Although popular with dancers at Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom Johnson’s band was not especially jazz-orientated and neither did it become well-known to white audiences. In the mid-40s Johnson adapted his style to suit changes in public taste... Read more
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jump blues
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rythmn blues
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swing
jazz
blues
rhythm and blues
soul
60s
big band
oldies
jump blues
spotify
theme time radio hour
male solo artist
rythmn blues
dswingset
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