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Louis Johnson

American bass guitarist, songwriter (1955–2015)
Person Human Q2407789

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
April 13, 1955
Date of death
May 21, 2015
Place of birth
Los Angeles
Place of death
Las Vegas
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
record producer, jazz musician, guitarist, songwriter, musician
Sibling
George Johnson[28]
Genre
funk[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Copyright representative
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[29]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[30]
Different from
Louis Johnson[26]
Family name
Johnson[17]
Given name
Louis, E.[18][19]
Instrument
bass guitar, double bass, guitar[20][21][22]
Member of
The Brothers Johnson[13]
Name in native language
Louis Johnson, Louis E. Johnson[24][25]
Native language
English[12]
Place of burial
Rose Hills Memorial Park[10]
Record label
A&M Records[16]
Start of work period
1973[27]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000081333034
VIAF cluster ID
54332818
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91090611
GND ID
134418824
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Louis Johnson.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000285943
BIBSYS ID
10007806
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13895688x
Carnegie Hall agent ID
126710
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134418824
Discogs artist ID
321966
FES digital collections entity ID
395267
Show all 23 identifiers +11
Fandango person ID
326713
Find a Grave memorial ID
146829579
Freebase ID
/m/06yj5q
IPI name number
00086445059
MusicBrainz artist ID
58aa29ec-4b08-4ce1-81aa-a4f0a7a2c9cb
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000126411
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX982093
Prabook ID
2167290
Rate Your Music artist ID
louis_johnson
SBN author ID
DDSV041682
Songkick artist ID
2239835

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Mb:writer 6
New Slaves, New Slaves, Send It Up, Send It Up, Stomp!, Stomp!
Occupation 4
record producer, songwriter, guitarist, jazz musician
Instrument 3
guitar, bass guitar, double bass
Mb:composer 2
Get on the Floor, Get on the Floor
Belongs to 1
USA for Africa
Copyright representative 1
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Different from 1
Louis Johnson
Family name 1
Johnson
Genre 1
funk
Given name 1
Louis
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:member of band 1
The Brothers Johnson
Member of 1
The Brothers Johnson
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Los Angeles
Place of burial 1
Rose Hills Memorial Park
Place of death 1
Las Vegas
Record label 1
A&M Records
Sex or gender 1
male
← Different from 1
Louis Johnson
← Mb:sibling 1
George Johnson
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Summary

Louis Johnson was born on April 13, 1955[1], in Los Angeles[2]. He died on May 21, 2015[3], in Las Vegas[4]. He worked as a record producer[5], jazz musician[6], guitarist[7], songwriter[8], and musician[9].

FAQs

Where was Louis Johnson born?

Louis Johnson was born in Los Angeles[2].

Where did Louis Johnson die?

Louis Johnson passed away in Las Vegas[4].

What did Louis Johnson do for work?

Louis Johnson worked as a record producer[5], jazz musician[6], guitarist[7], songwriter[8], and musician[9].

Related Entities

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers A&M Records Los Angeles United States

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  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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