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Performer

Johnnie Johnson

Style

Blues piano blues

Country

United States

Listenings: 107
Listeners: 12

Performer description

Johnnie Clyde Johnson was an American pianist who played jazz, blues, and rock and roll. His work with Chuck Berry led to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for breaking racial barriers in the military as a Montford Point Marine, where he endured racism and inspired social change while integrating the previously all-white Marine Corps during World War II.

Participated in

Aerosmith Chuck Berry Chuck Berry and His Combo John Lee Hooker Keith Richards Styx Zucchero Fornaciari