Biography
Sylvester Johnson (born Sylvester Thompson; July 1, 1936 – February 6, 2022) was an American blues and soul singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. His most successful records included "Different Strokes" (1967), "Is It Because I'm Black" (1969) later covered by reggae artists Ken Boothe and Delroy Wilson, and "Take Me to the River" (1975), a cover of Al Green's 1974 original.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
1995
Bandana
2019
Supreme Clientele
2000
At. Long. Last. A$AP
2015
Songs In A Minor
2001
RZA As Bobby Digital In Stereo
1998
A Prince Among Thieves
1999
Hold It Down
1995
Rolling Blackouts
2011
Light: On The South Side
2009
Game Over (Flip)
2004
Shaolin Soul
1998
Is It Because I'm Black
1970
Complete Twinight Records 45s
2015
Twin Cities Funk & Soul: Lost R&B Grooves From Minneapolis/St. Paul 1964-1979
2012
East Memphis Music - The Hits
1984
Total Explosion
1975
Back For A Taste Of Your Love
1973
Complete Mythology
2010
Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation
2007
Uptown Shakedown
1979
Diamond In The Rough
1974
(1937-1969)
1970
Apollo Kids
2010
Credited work
555 releases · 172 albums · active 1957–2026
- Performance · 657
- Production · 183
- Other credits · 52
- Engineering · 6
Studios: Oarfin Studios · House Of Blues, Memphis · Record Plant, Los Angeles · Royal Recording Studios, Memphis
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Junior Wells
- Ken Boothe
- Magic Sam
- Gene Chandler
- The Notations
- Lil' Flip
- The Dynamic Tints