Marv Johnson
- MatchMarv Johnson
- 100%Brenda Holloway
- 90%Kim Weston
- 85%Mary Wells
- 84%The Contours
- 79%Eddie Holland
- 77%Shorty Long
- 73%Jimmy Ruffin
- 72%The Monitors
- 71%The Falcons
- 70%The Elgins
Biography
Marvin Earl Johnson, 15 October 1938, Detroit, Michigan, USA, d. 16 May 1993, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. The gospel training that Johnson received as a teenager in the Junior Serenaders was a major influence on his early R&B releases. In 1958, he formed a partnership with the young Berry Gordy, who was then working as a songwriter and producer for Jackie Wilson. Gordy produced Johnsons earliest releases on Kudo, and launched his Tamla label with Johnsons single Come To... Read more