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Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson
12+ albums
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LUTHER ‘Snake Boy’ JOHNSON (1941.08.30/Davisboro, GA - 1976/.03.18/Boston, MA) was an American Blues guitar player and singer known for his work with Muddy Waters Band as well as for his solo efforts. Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson aka Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson was born Lucious Brinson. A very confusing but talented blues musician, Johnson recorded under the names of Luther 'Snake Boy' Johnson, Luther 'Georgia Boy' Johnson, Little Luther, and Luther Johnson. After being discharged from the military, Johnson became a member and guitarist of the 'Milwaukee Supreme Angels' gospel group, working the local church circuit. Johnson later turned to blues music and he soon had his own little blues trio together, later moving to Chicago, Illinois, in the early 1960s. He played with musician Elmore James and later was a regular fixture in the Muddy Waters band by the mid-1960s. In the 1960s he recorded the song, 'The Twirl,' for the Chess Records Label. In 1970 Johnson moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to work as a solo artist. From 1970 to 1976 Johnson worked the college and blues festival circuit before he was taken ill. Johnson died on March 18, 1976, at the age of 34,in Boston, Massachusetts, following a battle with cancer. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
1
They Call Me The Snake
4,1372Take It off Him and Put It on Me
2,5433Woman Why You Treat Me So Mean
8014Woman Don't Lie
6615Get Down To The Nitty Gritty
6596Lonesome In My Bedroom
2617The blues is something I'll never loose
1748Somebody loan me a dime
1199Slip it off yoour hips and move
9010Long Distance Call
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