George Johnson (Los Angeles, California, May 17, 1953)
Louis Johnson (Los Angeles, California, April 13, 1955)
Louis Johnson (Los Angeles, California, April 13, 1955)
Both Johnson brothers began their musical career very young in high school component with their eldest son Tommy and their cousin Alex Weir, Johnson Three Plus One.
Very highly rated in the world of the soul of Los Angeles in the early 1970s, they were regularly accompanied in the studio, on stage, artists like the Supremes, David Ruffin, Bill Withers and Bobby Womack.
George and Louis are quick to take off as a duo, writing songs for four hands they provide including Billy Preston for his album Music Is My Life (1972) and The Kids & Me (1974 ).
The next year is even stronger, while Quincy Jones, always on the lookout for new talent, the two brothers discovered by accident one day when they audition Stevie Wonder in the studio. He calls on the field for a tour in Japan before calling them for his album Mellow Madness which they provide several texts as Just a Little Taste of Me especially Is It Love That We're Missin ' they perform with him. The success of this collaboration marks a turning point for the Brothers Johnson on tour in Japan with Quincy Jones before joining A & M on its recommendation to burn under his leadership the prophetic Look Out for No. 1 : in s imposing top of the best sales during the summer of 1976, this album definitely makes about giving them two bestselling books, I'll Be Good to You (Soul No. 1, No. 3 Pop) and Get The Funk Out My Face .
sales Look Out for No. 1 having passed the one million copies, A & M offers the duo renew their collaboration with Quincy in 1977. Full-time disco funk, drum machines and synthesized guitars of brothers are all the rage and Right on Time turn becomes platinum album in three months, while Strawberry Letter 23 (a song borrowed from son Johnny Otis, Shuggie), with its guitar solo Lee Ritenour signed, gives the names of the Brothers Johnson at the top of the charts in black. The scenario is repeated almost identically with Blam! seven weeks heads bestseller Soul album in 1978, then again two years later with Light Up the Night whose title Stomp! , ubiquitous on dance floors in 1980, George and Louis gave their third and final Number One
With the 1980 maturity yields to some wear, especially the brothers chose to go now Quincy Jones in 1981 if Winners carries a solid hit with The Real Thing, the album sales are much lower than what the Johnsons have experienced so far. Blast! (The Lastest And The Greatest) two years later, with a face of past successes and a new face, and Out of Control in 1984 reported a slowdown in their adventures together. Since the beginning of the decade, Louis is one of the most popular studio bass players wanted the art (including one can hear on the album Thriller by Michael Jackson) and George working regularly with Steve Arrington, which does not prevent them ending up on time for projects often involving their favorite producer, Quincy Jones.
in 1989 for his album Back on the Block, Quincy Jones gave them a tribute by asking Ray Charles and Chaka Khan back I'll Be Good to You, which found that occasion the first place the charts black.
Discography
1976: Look out for No. 1
01. I'll Be Good To You
02. Thunder Thumbs And Lightnin 'Licks
03. Get The Funk Out My Face
04. Tomorrow
05. Free And Single
06. Come Together
07. Land Of Ladies
08. Dancin 'And Prancin'
09. The Devil
(album Look out for No. 1)
1977: Right on time
01. Runnin' for Your Lovin'
02. Free Yourself, Be Yourself
03. 'Q'
04. Right on Time
05. Strawberry Letter 23
06. Brother Man
07. Never Leave You Lonely
08. Love Is
(l'album Right on time)
1978: Blam !
01. Ain't We Funkin' Now
02. So Won't You Stay
03. Blam !!
04. Rocket Countdown - Blastoff
05. Ride-O-Rocket
06. Mista' Cool
07. It's You Girl
08. Streetwave
(l'album Blam !)
1980: Light up the night
01. Stomp
02. Light Up The Night
03. You Make Me Wanna Wiggle
04. Treasure
05. This Had To Be
06. All About The Heaven
07. Smilin' On Ya
08. Closer To The One That You Love
09. Celebrations
(l'album Light up the night)
1981: Winners
01. The Real Thing
02. Dancin' Free
03. Sunlight
04. Teaser
05. Caught Up
06. In The Way
07. I Want You
08. Do It For Love
09. Hot Mama
10. Daydreamer Dream
(l'album Winners)
1983: Blast !
01. Funk It (Funkadelala)
02. Welcome To The Club
03. The Great Awaking
04. I'm Giving You All of My Love
05. The Real Thing
06. Ain't We Funkin Now
07. Strawberry Letter 23
08. Stomp
09. Get The Funk Out Of Ma Face
10. I'll Be Good To You
(l'album Blast !)
1984: Out of control
01. You Keep Coming Back
02. Lovers Forever
03. Do You
04. Let's Try Love Again
05. I Came Here To Party
06. Out Of Control
07. Save Me
08. Tokyo
09. Dazed
10. It's All Over Now
(l'album Out of control)
1988: Kickin'
01. Kick It To The Curb
02. Real Love
03. I Fresh
04. Still In Love
05. P.O. Box 2000
06. Ball Of Fire
07. We Must be In Love (Duet w/ Denise Vallin)
08. I'll Give It Up
09. This Is Our Love
10. Party Avenue
( l'album Kickin' )
2003: The very Best Of
01. Is It Love That We're Missin'
02. I'll Be Good To You
03. Thunder Thumbs And Lightnin' Licks
04. Get The Funk Out Ma Face
05. Free And Single
06. Tomorrow
07. Strawberry Letter 23
08. Runnin' For Your Lovin'
09. Q
10. Ain't We Funkin' Now
11. Ride-O-Rocket
12. Mista' Cool
13. Stomp!
14. Light Up The Night
15. Treasure
16. In The Way
17. The Real Thing
18. Welcome To The Club
19. Funk It (Funkadelala)
20. You Keep Me Coming Back
( l'album The Very Best Of )
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source of the biography: Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues, Sebastian Danchin (2002 - Fayard)
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