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The Brothers Johnson first came to the attention of the music industry as part of the band Johnson Three Plus One which included the brothers George and Louis alongside older brother Tommy and cousin Alex Weir.
The band backed up touring artists such as Bobby Womack and the Supremes. George and Louis also joined Billy Preston's backing band and while with Preston wrote the song Music In My Life.
Following their departure from the Billy Preston band Quincy Jones hired George and Louis to play on his album Mellow Madness recording four of the brother's songs into the bargain. Quincy Jones then produced the Brothers Johnson debut album Look Out For #1 in 1976 although it was the following years Right On Time which was to break the Brothers Johnson into the mainstream. Right On Time was again produced by Quincy Jones.
In addition to the bands success with albums and the singles Strawberry Letter 23 and Stomp the duo also served as session musicians for a great many artists including Paul McCartney playing on McCartney’s soundtrack to the film Give My regards To Broadstreet.
The Best Of Funk is a compilation album that highlights the brothers talents and shows not only why they were so popular as an act in the late seventies and beyond but also musically why the were in great demand individually as session artists in their own right.
The Brothers Johnson
Active Decades: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: 1975 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: R&B
Styles: Soul, Funk, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Guitarist/vocalist George Johnson and bassist/vocalist Louis Johnson formed the band Johnson Three Plus One with older brother Tommy and their cousin Alex Weir while attending school in Los Angeles. When they became professionals, the band backed such touring R&B acts as Bobby Womack and the Supremes. George and Louis Johnson later joined Billy Preston's band, and wrote "Music in My Life" and "The Kids and Me" for him before leaving his group in 1973.
Quincy Jones hired them to play on his LP Mellow Madness, and recorded four of their songs, including "Is It Love That We're Missing?" and "Just a Taste of Me." Jones took them on a Japanese tour, then produced their debut LP, Look Out for Number 1, after they signed with A&M, which was also his label at the time (1976). They scored a number-one R&B and number-three pop hit with "I'll Be Good to You," and enjoyed R&B chart toppers in 1977 and 1980 respectively with "Strawberry Letter 23" and "Stomp!," while sustaining a consistent hit presence via such songs as "Get the Funk Out Ma Face" and "Runnin' for Your Lovin." Jones remade "I'll Be Good to You" in 1989 with Ray Charles and Chaka Khan on his Back on the Block release.
The Brothers earned platinum records for Look Out for Number 1 and Right on Time. Jones produced both of these, along with their third and fourth LPs, Blam and Light Up the Night. The group produced its single "The Real Thing" in 1981. It reached number 11 on the R&B charts, and the Brothers had another hit with "Welcome to the Club" in 1982. They started doing separate ventures; Louis Johnson played bass on Michael Jackson's Thriller LP and recorded a gospel album, while George Johnson worked with Steve Arrington. Leon Sylvers produced their mid-'80s return LP Out of Control; it didn't equal their past success, but got them another R&B hit with "You Keep Coming Back" in 1984. They recorded Kickin' in 1988, and co-wrote "Tomorrow" with Siedah Garrett for Jones' Back on the Block in 1989.
---Ron Wynn, All Music Guide |
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