Buddy Johnson
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Biography
[Edit]With his sister Ella seductively serving for decades as his primary vocalist, pianist Buddy Johnson led a large jump blues band that enjoyed tremendous success during the 1940s and '50s. The suave bandleader spotlighted a series of talented singers, including balladeers Arthur Prysock, Nolan Lewis, and Floyd Ryland, but it was Ella's understated delivery (beautifully spotlighted on the sumptuous ballad "Since I Fell for You") and Buddy's crisply danceable "Walk-Em Rhythm" that made the aggregation so successful for so long.
Buddy began taking piano lessons at age four. Although he specialized professionally in tasty R&B, classical music remained one of his passions. In 1939, Buddy Johnson waxed his first 78 for Decca, "Stop Pretending (So Hep You See)." Shortly thereafter, Ella joined her older brother; her delicious vocal on "Please Mr. Johnson" translated into long-term employment.
Buddy had assembled a nine-piece orchestra by 1941 and visited the R&B charts often for Decca during wartime with "Let's Beat Out Some Love," "Baby Don't You Cry," the chart-topping "When My Man Comes Home," and "That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch." Ella cut her beloved rendering of "Since I Fell for You" in 1945, a year after Buddy waxed his jiving gem "Fine Brown Frame."
In addition to their frequent jaunts on the R&B hit parade, the Johnson organization barnstormed the country to sellout crowds throughout the '40s. Buddy moved over to Mercury Records in 1953 and scored more smashes with Ella's "Hittin' on Me" and "I'm Just Your Fool," the latter a 1954 standout that was later purloined by Chicago harpist Little Walter.
Rock & roll eventually halted Buddy Johnson's momentum, but his band (tenor saxophonist Purvis Henson was a constant presence in the reed section) kept recording for Mercury through 1958, switched to Roulette the next year, and bowed out with a solitary session for Hy Weiss' Old Town label in 1964.
Singer Lenny Welch ensured the immortality of "Since I Fell for You" when his velvety rendition of the Johnson-penned ballad reached the uppermost reaches of the pop charts in 1963. It was a perfect match of song and singer; Welch's smooth, assured delivery would have fit in snugly with the Johnson band during its heyday a couple of decades earlier.
Title: I'm just your fool (Digitally Remastered) - Single
Artist: Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson
Genre: Pop
Title: Go Ahead and Rock and Roll (feat. Ella Johnson)
Artist: Buddy Johnson
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz
Collections
Title: The First Us Top 100 November 12th 1955, Pt. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Jazz of the 40's
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Call of Duty - Songs of Civil & World Wars
Genre: Jazz
Title: That Devilin' Tune: A Jazz History (1895-1950)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Hits of All Time, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol, 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Women Blues Singers (1928-1969)
Genre: Blues
Title: Doo Wop Pop Songs, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden East Coast Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: East Coast Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1940-1945, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Cadillac Songs
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1954, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1951, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: L.A. Jazz Noire - Hip Cats & Their Combos
Genre: World Music
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1955, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Cadillac Songs
Genre: Rock
Title: The Great Pop Songs of All Time, Vol. 10
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Songs, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1948 Volume 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Boogie Woogie Piano Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: The Great Jazz Collection: Vol. 8
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 6
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1946, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Tickle the Ivories - Classic Jazz Piano, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Definitive R&B Series: 1942-1943
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1940-1945, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Great Jazz Collection: Vol. 7
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Great Jazz Collection: Vol. 9
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tickle the Ivories - Classic Jazz Piano, Vol. 7
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tickle the Ivories: Classic Jazz Piano, Vol. 10
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tickle the Ivories: Classic Jazz Piano, Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tickle the Ivories: Classic Jazz Piano, Vol. 8
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tickle the Ivories: Classic Jazz Piano, Vol. 11
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tickle the Ivories: Classic Jazz Piano, Vol. 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tickle the Ivories - Classic Jazz Piano, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tickle the Ivories: Classic Jazz Piano, Vol. 6
Genre: Jazz
Title: 1000 Original Hits 1959
Genre: Rock
Title: It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
Genre: Rock, Club/Dance
Title: Let's Dance Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rhythm & Blues - Original Masters (Cd 8)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Jukebox Jam! Volume 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Nu Jazz, Funk
Title: Vocalists Of The 50ies (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Vocalists Of The 50ies (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: R&B Years 1954 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R&B Years 1954 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Living The Blues ~ Blues Classics 1953-1954
Genre: Blues
Title: The R&B Years 1946: Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour
Genre: Blues, Rock, Country, Rockabilly
Title: Rhythm & Blues: Original Masters
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The R&B Hits Of 1954 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: The R&B Years 42-45: Vol. 1 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Soul Legends (The Soul Pioneers)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Take It Off: 50 Essential Striptease Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1957 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Overdrive - The Sound Of Summer
Genre: Jazz
Title: Solid Soul, Volume 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 1947-48 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: Cherries On The Lose Volume 3: 28 First Recordings
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Country, Rockabilly
Featuring albums
Title: The Definitive Blues Collection, Vol. 4
Artist: Various Blues Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Want to Boogie Some More: The Very Best of boogie Woogie 1920's - 1940's
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues