Biography
Woodrow Wilson "Buddy" Johnson (January 10, 1915 – February 9, 1977) was an American jump blues pianist and bandleader active from the 1930s through the 1960s. His songs were often performed by his sister Ella Johnson, most notably "Since I Fell for You", which became a jazz standard, as did "Save Your Love For Me".
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Nina Simone Sings The Blues
1967
The In Crowd
1965
Home Cookin'
1961
The Genius Of Ray Charles
1959
Blue Hour
1961
Candy
1958
The Pretty Toney Album
2004
Only For The Lonely
1970
Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus
1962
Barbra Joan Streisand
1971
Bonnie Raitt
1971
Double Vision
1986
More American Graffiti - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1979
Women's Love Rights
1972
Ray Charles Live In Concert
1965
Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley
1962
Things Are Getting Better
1958
'Round Midnight
1972
In Person
1969
Sweet & Sour Tears
1964
The Essential Barbra Streisand
2002
Clichés
1993
In Performance At The Playboy Jazz Festival
1984
Portrait Of The Originals
1970
Credited work
3,019 releases · 592 albums · active 1951–2026
- Performance · 3,393
- Other credits · 47
- Engineering · 2
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · The Bohemian Caverns · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Ocean Way Recording
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra
- Nina Simone
- Arthur Prysock
- Ray Charles
- Charlie Rich
- Dinah Washington
- Lenny Welch