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Louis Johnson

real name Louis E. Johnson

Louis Johnson is credited on 1,727 releases across 331 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,727

Credits

331

Albums

6

Decades active

1,361

In collections

Biography

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Louis Johnson (born April 13, 1955, Los Angeles, California, USA – died May 21, 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) was an American R&B, soul, funk and jazz bassist and vocalist. In 1975, with his brother George Johnson they formed the group Brothers Johnson. He also worked as a session musician playing on numerous releases of the 1970's and 1980's including Michael Jackson's albums "Off The Wall", "Thriller" and "Dangerous". He was known for his distinctive slapping technique on the bass guitar (aka "Thunder Thumbs"). Cousin of Alex Weir.

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Credited work

1,727 releases · 331 albums · active 1970–2025

  • Performance · 3,956
  • Other credits · 118
  • Production · 19
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Westlake Studios · Cherokee Studios · Kendun Recorders · Sunset Sound

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