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Robert White Johnson

real name Robert Albin Johnson

Robert White Johnson is credited on 529 releases across 146 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1971–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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529

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146

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127

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Biography

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American songwriter, producer, vocalist and percussionist, born in 1952 in Moline, Illinois.
A long term veteran of the Nashville music community, he has worked with and written for a variety of major recording artists including Celine Dion, penning her first worldwide hit, "Where Does My Heart Beat Now", The Beach Boys, Lynyrd Skynyrd,.38 Special and Van Zant. In addition Robert has co-written or produced 15 number 1 Contemporary Christian Music hits over the years and has also won a Dove Award, been nominated for 5 others and has been nominated for 2 Grammys.
Earlier in his career as lead singer and main co-writer, he and his rock band RPM was first signed to EMI Records in Los Angeles, then to Warner Bros. Records in Burbank. He has also sung background vocals for various other CD projects including artists such as Faith Hill and Michael Bolton and has sung lead vocal on over 200 radio and TV commercials over the years.
In 1995 he formed his own music publishing/production company, RadioQuest. In 2008, independent record label Radio1records. was formed under RWJ's music group.

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