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General Johnson
real name Norman Earl Johnson
US soul singer, R&B songwriter & producer
Norfolk, United States · 1941-05-23 – 2010-10-13
General Johnson is credited on 988 releases across 239 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
988
Credits
239
Albums
7
Decades active
151
In collections
Biography
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Grammy-winning songwriter and lead singer.
Born: 23rd May 1943 Norfolk, Virginia, USA - died: 13th October 2010.
Part of American soul music vocal group, Chairmen Of The Board.
For writing credits as shown as N. Johnson (or similar), please use alias Norman Johnson.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
988 releases · 239 albums · active 1965–2024
- Performance · 1,576
- Production · 254
- Other credits · 6
- Mastering · 1
- Engineering · 1
Studios: The Keystone, Berkeley · Cove City Sound Studios · Platinum Island Studios · Power Station
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Be
2005

Wildflower
2016

Live At Keystone
1973

Live At Club Mozambique
2006

Tell It To My Heart
1987

Boogie Motel
1979

Burglar
1974

Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974
1985

Super Bad
1972

Murs For President
2008

Already Platinum
2005

Rhythm Country And Blues
1994

Young, Tough And Terrible
1972

The Best Of
1972

Patches
1970

There's Gonna Be A Showdown
1969

Dig
2001

Freedom To Party 1 - The First Legal Rave
1990

Breaking All The Rules
1981

Beserkley Chartbusters Volume 1
1975

Sweet Replies
1971

Go! Common Classics
2010

Atlantic R&B 1947-1974 - Volume 8: 1970-1974
2006

Can't Nobody Love Me Like You Do / Lies
1978
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