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Jimmy Johnson

real name Jimmy Ray Johnson

Jimmy Johnson is credited on 2,681 releases across 468 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,681

Credits

468

Albums

7

Decades active

1,133

In collections

Biography

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Jimmy Johnson (born February 4, 1943, Sheffield, Alabama, USA – died September 5, 2019) was an American session guitarist, songwriter, engineer, and producer. In 1969 he co-founded the in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

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Credited work

2,681 releases · 468 albums · active 1965–2025

  • Performance · 2,507
  • Production · 491
  • Engineering · 484
  • Other credits · 44
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · Fame Recording Studios · Criteria Recording Studios · Atlantic Studios

Discography

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