Sammy Johns

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Like a lot of musicians, Johns started young. When he was nine, his father presented him with a guitar. By the time he was a teenager in his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, he had established his own band, the Devilles. The group performed in local clubs and cut a few records on the Dixie record label. Shifting to Atlanta, he began to make a name for himself and snagged a recording contract in 1973. General Recording Corporation put out Johns' first solo record, "Early Morning Love," the following year. Although he wrote a number of hit songs for other artists, Johns is best remembered for the one he recorded himself, "Chevy Van", a song about a loose-loving man who picks up a woman while he's on the road, struck a chord with listeners in the sexually liberated 1970s when Johns released it mid-decade. His mellow and easy style made love that was free and easy seem natural when he sang, "We made love in my Chevy van, and that's all right with me." The singer/songwriter sold more than three million copies in 1975, and the single climbed to #5 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. After his eponymous debut album on the GRC record label (General Recording Corporation), which included "Chevy Van," the singer inked a deal in 1976 with Warner-Curb, which resulted in Johns working on the soundtrack to The Van, the first film to feature Danny DeVito. The 1982 New World Records single "Falling for You" caught the eye of Elektra, and the company took Johns on board and issued "Love M

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Sammy Johns

Chevy Van

Golden Classics

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70's Mixtape Vol. 1 & 2 - Music Inspired by Guardians of the Galaxy

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Yacht Rock: '70s Soft Rock Hits

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70's Mixtape Vol. 1 2 - Music Inspired by Guardians of the Galaxy

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Chevy Van (2021 Remaster)

Chevy Van - Single

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Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day, Vol. 14

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Billboard Top 100 of 1975

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70s Mixtape Vol. 1 & 2 (Music Inspired by Guardians of the Galaxy)

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One Hit Wonders

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