Willie Johnson (other)
Willie Johnson may refer to: *Willie Johnson (guitarist) (1923–1995), guitarist for Howlin' Wolf * Blind Willie Johnson (1897–1945), American blues and gospel singer and guitarist * Willie Boy Johnson (1935–1988), Gambino crime family enforcer * Peerie Willie Johnson (1920–2007), Shetland musician and 2005 Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Famer * Willie Johnson (singer), member of Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet See also * Willie Johnston (born 1946), Scottish former professional football player * Bill Johnson (other) * Billy Johnson (other) *Will Johnson (other) *William Johnson (other) William Johnson may refer to: Entertainment * Bunk Johnson (William Gary Johnson, 1879–1949), American jazz musician * William H. Johnson (artist) (1901–1970), African-American painter of the Harlem Renaissance * William Johnson (actor) (191 ...

Willie Johnson (guitarist)
Willie Johnson (March 4, 1923 – February 26, 1995) was an American electric blues guitarist. He is best known as the principal guitarist in Howlin' Wolf's band from 1948 to 1953. His raucous, distorted guitar playing is prominent on Howlin' Wolf's Memphis recordings during 1951–1953, including the hit song " How Many More Years" (recorded May 1951). In 2017, Johnson was posthumously inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame. Life and career Willie Lee Johnson was born in Senatobia, Mississippi. As the guitarist in the first band led by Howlin' Wolf, he appeared on most of Wolf's recordings between 1951 and 1953. He provided the slightly jazzy yet raucous guitar sound that was the signature of all of Wolf's Memphis recordings. Johnson also performed and recorded with other blues artists in the Memphis area, including pianist Willie Love, Willie Nix, Junior Parker, Roscoe Gordon, Bobby "Blue" Bland and others. When Wolf moved to Chicago in around 1953, he could not convin ...
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Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson (January 25, 1897 – September 18, 1945) was an American gospel blues singer, guitarist and evangelist. His landmark recordings completed between 1927 and 1930—thirty songs in total—display a combination of powerful "chest voice" singing, slide guitar skills, and originality that has influenced generations of musicians. Even though Johnson's records sold well, as a street performer and preacher, he had little wealth in his lifetime. His life was poorly documented, but over time, music historians such as Samuel Charters have uncovered more about Johnson and his five recording sessions. A revival of interest in Johnson's music began in the 1960s, following his inclusion on Harry Smith's '' Anthology of American Folk Music'', and by the efforts of the blues guitarist Reverend Gary Davis. Along with Davis, he has since been considered the dominant player of " holy blues" music, which conveyed religious themes in a blues idiom and often with the genre's sty ...
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Willie Boy Johnson
Wilfred "Willie Boy" Johnson (September 29, 1935 – August 29, 1988) was an American mobster and a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) informant from 1966 to 1985. He provided the FBI, who code-named him "Wahoo" because of his Native American heritage, with information relating to John Gotti and other members of the Gambino family. Johnson was a friend of a Gambino crime boss, John Gotti. Early life Johnson was born as one of five children in Canarsie, Brooklyn. His father John Johnson was part Native Americans in the United States, Native American and was a International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers construction worker. Wilfred's mother was an Italian-American housewife. His parents had settled in Red Hook, Brooklyn, where Wilfred Johnson was raised with his brothers and sisters. Johnson's father was an abusive alcoholic who frequently beat his wife and children and spent his entire paycheck on alcohol. Johnson's mother would ...
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Peerie Willie Johnson
"Peerie" Willie Johnson (William Henry Johnson) (10 December 1920 in Yell, Shetland – 22 May 2007 in Lerwick, Shetland) was a Scottish folk guitarist and bassist. He was respected as an influential and innovative musician in the Shetland folk scene. Since 2005 there has been a "Peerie" Willie Guitar Festival" each year on the islands. "Peerie" is a Shetland dialect word, meaning "small" or "little". Early life and career Johnson was well known for a playing style described as "dum chuck" combining elements of American Western swing and jazz with traditional Shetland fiddling music. He was associated with the stylistically opposite fiddle player Dr Tom Anderson, and was an influence on Aly Bain (fiddle) and Martin Taylor (guitar). Johnson's childhood was plagued by ill health which interrupted his schooling; he left school without qualifications. However, he took up music after seeing a photograph of a ukulele-playing cowboy. Starting on the instrument, he soon switched to t ...
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Willie Johnson (singer)
Willie Johnson may refer to: *Willie Johnson (guitarist) (1923–1995), guitarist for Howlin' Wolf *Blind Willie Johnson (1897–1945), American blues and gospel singer and guitarist *Willie Boy Johnson (1935–1988), Gambino crime family enforcer *Peerie Willie Johnson (1920–2007), Shetland musician and 2005 Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Famer * Willie Johnson (singer), member of Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet See also *Willie Johnston (born 1946), Scottish former professional football player *Bill Johnson (other) * Billy Johnson (other) *Will Johnson (other) *William Johnson (other) William Johnson may refer to: Entertainment * Bunk Johnson (William Gary Johnson, 1879–1949), American jazz musician * William H. Johnson (artist) (1901–1970), African-American painter of the Harlem Renaissance * William Johnson (actor) (191 ...

Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
The Golden Gate Quartet (a.k.a. The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet) is an American vocal group. It was formed in 1934 and, with changes in membership, remains active. Origins and early career The group was founded as the Golden Gate Jubilee Singers in 1934, by four students at Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, Virginia. According to the group's website, the original members were Willie Johnson (baritone; d. 1980), William Langford (tenor; d. 1970), Henry Owens (second tenor; d. 1970) and Orlandus Wilson (bass; 1917–1998); other sources state that Langford and Wilson replaced earlier members Robert "Peg" Ford and A.C. "Eddie" Griffin in 1935. From 1935, the group sang in churches and on local radio, gaining a regular spot on radio station WIS in Columbia, South Carolina in 1936.Seamus McGarvey, ''The Golden Gate Quartet'', in ''Juke Blues'' magazine, no. 71, 2011, pp. 42–45 They began as a traditional jubilee quartet, combining the clever arrangements associated w ...
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Willie Johnston
William McClure Johnston (born 19 December 1946) is a Scottish former professional footballer, best remembered for his time at Rangers and West Bromwich Albion. He made 22 international appearances for Scotland and was selected for their 1978 FIFA World Cup squad, but was sent home from the tournament after failing a drugs test. Career First spell at Rangers Born in Glasgow but raised in Fife and known by the nickname 'Bud', Johnston began his career at local Junior club Lochore Welfare, also signing schoolboy forms with Rangers. He joined the ''Gers'' full-time in 1964 aged 17 and soon made his debut against St Johnstone in the Scottish League Cup on 29 August 1964. Two months later, following injury to the established outside left Davie Wilson, Johnston was named in the side for the final of that competition and received his first winner's medal after a 2–1 Old Firm victory over Celtic. He was befriended by one of the team's key players, fellow Fife native Jim Baxter ...
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Bill Johnson (other)
Bill Johnson may refer to: Entertainment *William Manuel Johnson (1872–1972), known as Bill, American double bass player and founder of King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band *Bill Johnson (reed player) (1912–1960), American alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger * Bill Johnson (banjoist) (died 1955), American jazz banjoist and guitarist * Bill Johnson (blues musician), Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist * Bill Johnson (musical theatre actor) (1916–1957), American actor and singer of stage and screen *Bill Johnson (film and television actor) (born 1951), American actor known for ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'' *Bill Johnson (New Zealand actor) (1924–2016), New Zealand actor * Bill Johnson (filmmaker), American film and television editor Politics *Bill Johnson (Ohio politician) (born 1954), U.S. Representative from Ohio * Bill Johnson (Kentucky politician) (born 1965), unsuccessful Republican candidate for Secretary of State of Kentucky, 2011 * William A. Johnson Jr. (bo ...
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Billy Johnson (other)
Billy Johnson may refer to: * Billy "White Shoes" Johnson (born 1952), American football player * Billy Johnson (footballer) (born 1999)), English footballer * Billy Johnson (baseball) (1918–2006), baseball player * Billy Johnson (Mormon) (1934–2012), leader and missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ghana * Billy Johnson (racing driver) (born 1986), NASCAR and sports car racer * Billy Johnson (rugby league), Australian * Billy Johnson (drummer) See also *Billy Johnstone (born 1959), Australian rugby league player *Bill Johnson (other) *Billy Johnston (other) *Will Johnson (other) *William Johnson (other) *Willie Johnson (other) Willie Johnson may refer to: *Willie Johnson (guitarist) (1923–1995), guitarist for Howlin' Wolf * Blind Willie Johnson (1897–1945), American blues and gospel singer and guitarist * Willie Boy Johnson (1935–1988), Gambino crime family enforce ...

Will Johnson (other)
Will Johnson may refer to: * Will Johnson (composer), American composer and improvisor *Will Johnson (defensive lineman) (born 1964), American-born American and Canadian football defensive lineman *Will Johnson (musician) (born 1971), leader of Texas indie rock band Centro-matic * Will Johnson (rugby union, born 1974), English rugby union player * Will Johnson (rugby union, born 1984), American rugby union player *Will Johnson (soccer) (born 1987), Canadian soccer player *Will Johnson (fullback) (born 1988), American football fullback * Will Johnson (Australian footballer) (born 1989), Australian rules footballer * Will Johnson (cornerback) (born 2003), American football cornerback See also *Wil Johnson (born 1965), English actor *Bill Johnson (other) * Billy Johnson (other) *William Johnson (other) *Willie Johnson (other) Willie Johnson may refer to: *Willie Johnson (guitarist) (1923–1995), guitarist for Howlin' Wolf * Blind Willie Johnson (18 ...
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