Roy Lee Johnson
Roy Lee Johnson (born December 31, 1938) is an American
He was born in
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.[2][4]
He continued to release occasional singles in the late 1970s and 1980s, setting up his own studio and continue to perform with various bands.[4] 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.[2][5]
References
- ^ "Music at Home: Behind the British Invasion".
- ^ a b c d Martin Goggin, The Story of 'Mr Moonlight', Roy Lee Johnson, Juke Blues no.59, 2005, pp.16-23
- ^ Jaap Hindricks, letter in Juke Blues no.60, 2006, p.15, correcting earlier article
- ^ a b c "ROY LEE JOHNSON : Sir Shambling's Deep Soul Heaven". Sirshambling.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- AllMusic. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
Jaap Hendricks had one correction. Brassetts 45 was Stat label not Ebb Label
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