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Louis Johnson
Los Angeles, United States
Louis Johnson is a musician from Los Angeles, United States. They also recorded with The Brothers Johnson.
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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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The Brothers Johnson
A project Louis Johnson was part of.
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