Eugene Lamont Johnson (born April 20, 1955, in
Highland Park, Michigan), commonly known as E Lamont Johnson or Lamont Johnson, is an American musician. He was the lead singer of the composition "This Must Be Heaven" and electric fretless bassist of the R&B band
Brainstorm. As a result of his electric fretless bass work throughout the mid-1970s, he gained recognition for being the first internationally recognized electric fretless bassist in
R&B music
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.
After leaving Brainstorm in 1978, he recorded two solo albums for
CBS Records CBS Records may refer to:
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. He recorded an album with American disco group
Niteflyte
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for
Ariola Records
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. He is a notable bass instructor in the Detroit area, and many have sought his electric bass instruction since the mid-1970s.
Discography
Studio albums
*1977: ''Together'' (with Gloster Williams & The King James Version)
*1977: ''Stormin'' (With Brainstorm)
*1978: ''On My Way'' (with Hamilton Bohannon)
*1978: ''First Time Out'' (with Jimmy McKee)
*1978: ''Physical Attraction'' (with Keith Barrow)
*1978: ''Music of The Sun''
*1979: ''Niteflyte''
*1979: ''Chapter 8''
*1981: ''Was'' (Not Was)
*1985: ''Double Dip'' (with Robert Lowe)
Singles
*1978: "Sister Fine"
*1978: "Hey Girl"
*1979: "If You Want It"(With Niteflyte)
*1980: "Masta Luva"
*1980: "Rock You Baby"
*1984: "The Heart Is a Hunter" (With The Stingrays)
References
External links
Lamont Johnson's websiteDiscography
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1955 births
Living people
People from Hamtramck, Michigan
20th-century American bass guitarists