Roy Lee Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Roy Lee Johnson

American R&B and soul songwriter, singer and guitarist

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1938

Place of Birth: Centralhatchee, Georgia, United States

Profession: singer, singer-songwriter, songwriter, guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Roy Lee Johnson

  • Roy Lee Johnson (born December 31, 1938) is an American R&B and soul songwriter, singer and guitarist.
  • He is best known for his composition "Mr.
  • Moonlight", which has been covered by many artists, including The Beatles. He was born in Centralhatchee, Georgia, and began playing guitar as a child.
  • Around 1955, he joined his first band, The Brassettes, who included Robert Ward and who played local dances in and around Hogansville.
  • After the band won a talent contest in Atlanta, they recorded Johnson's song, "Nobody Does Something For Nothing", for the small Stat label.
  • In the late 1950s, Johnson moved to Ohio, joining Ward in the Ohio Untouchables.
  • However, by 1961 he had returned to Atlanta, and began playing in Piano Red's band, the Interns.
  • His song "Mister Moonlight", which he had written in high school, was first recorded by Piano Red, credited as "Dr.
  • Feelgood and the Interns", and released in 1962 as the b-side of "Doctor Feel-Good" on OKeh 4-7144.Johnson left the Interns in about 1963, and released his first solo record, "Too Many Tears", on OKeh that year.
  • Neither it nor its follow-up, a reworked "Nobody Does Something For Nothing", were successful.
  • However, in 1964 the Beatles covered "Mr.
  • Moonlight" on the album Beatles for Sale (on Beatles '65 in the US), the success of which allowed Johnson to form his own band.
  • He recorded three singles for Columbia Records in 1966-67, including "My Best Just Ain’t Good Enough", and another single for the Josie label.
  • Otis Redding, for whom he had previously been a support act, then introduced him to Phil Walden, who recorded three singles with him in 1968 at the FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, featuring the studio rhythm section.
  • The singles included "Cheer Up, Daddy’s Coming Home" and "Take Me Back And Try Me", but again were not hits.
  • He then formed a new band, Roy Lee Johnson & The Villagers, who recorded a self-titled album for Stax Records in 1973, influenced by the funk style of James Brown.
  • However, the band broke up after the sudden death of 21-year-old bass player Michael James.He continued to release occasional singles in the late 1970s and 1980s, setting up his own studio and continue to perform with various bands.
  • In the early 1990s, tracks he had recorded were released in England as the album All Night Long (Howzat LBW1).
  • He released another album, When a Guitar Plays the Blues, in 1998.

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