Performance
James F. Johnson
James F. Johnson is credited on 20 releases across 16 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2015 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
20
Pressings credited
16
Albums
5
Decades active
14
In collections
Biography
James Franklin Johnson (February 23, 1926 – November 25, 2000), also known as James F. Johnson or Jimmy Johnson, was an American blues, rhythm and blues, and soul musician. Johnson was born in Fordyce, Arkansas, the son of Golder Roland and Thomas Franklin Johnson. He was a performer and a composer, associated with the Magnum Records label and Mercedes publisher. His eponymous recording studio was located in Watts, California. His groups included the Jimmy Johnson Combo and Jimmy Johnson and His Band. Johnson wrote the song "Don't Answer the Door", which was recorded by B.B. King, as well as "Every Day of Your Life", "Cold Cold Feeling", "Drowning on Dry Land" and "I Used To Be A Millionaire". He died on November 25, 2000, in Los Angeles, California.
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Credited work
20 releases · 16 albums · active 1970–2015
- Performance · 20
Studios: Mantra Studios, Chicago · Curtom Studios · Rockfield Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- B.B. King
- Dave Edmunds
- Carey Bell's Blues Harp Band
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