The Brothers Johnson
Toolsband
ESTFormed 1973 (as Johnson Three)
The LPLook Out for #1 (1976)
VIBES funk Stevie WonderCurtis MayfieldIsaac HayesPrinceMichael JacksonD'AngeloJanet JacksonSam & DavePatti LaBelleBobby WomackRick JamesJames BrownParliamentFunkadelicGeorge ClintonBootsy CollinsSly & The Family StoneEarth Wind & FireKool & The GangThe Isley BrothersWarRufus & Chaka KhanChaka KhanHerbie HancockRoy AyersGil Scott-HeronQuincy JonesThe MetersZapp & Roger TroutmanOhio PlayersTower of PowerLarry GrahamMaurice WhiteThe Neville BrothersCameoThe Gap BandThe CommodoresDr. JohnSlaveLakesideMaze featuring Frankie BeverlyDazz BandMidnight StarThe SOS BandThe TimeDonald ByrdBilly PrestonAverage White BandThe Brothers JohnsonCon Funk ShunHeatwaveRose RoyceLonnie Liston SmithMandrillGraham Central StationThe Last PoetsPatrice RushenCymandePleasureMillie JacksonRufusZappMorris DayRaphael SaadiqMint ConditionTeena MarieJackie MooreTimmy ThomasEvelyn Champagne KingShalamarJimmy Jam & Terry LewisPointer SistersGeorge BensonIncognitoBrand New HeaviesJamiroquaiMaceo ParkerFred WesleyJohnny "Guitar" WatsonThe J.B.'sSouliveLettuceDumpstaphunkThe New MastersoundsBreakestraThe Dap-KingsSharon JonesCharles BradleyLee FieldsBetty DavisSylvesterBudos BandLyn CollinsVickie AndersonRAMPEddie BoProfessor Longhair soul Stevie WonderThe TemptationsThe SupremesSmokey RobinsonThe Four TopsEtta JamesRay CharlesSam CookeJackie WilsonAretha FranklinOtis ReddingMarvin GayeAl GreenCurtis MayfieldWilson PickettNina SimoneBill WithersIsaac HayesBooker T. & the M.G.'sThe Staple SingersMichael JacksonWhitney HoustonErykah BaduLauryn HillMary J. BligeLuther VandrossBeyonceSadeTina TurnerSolomon BurkeBen E. KingSam & DaveLittle RichardDinah WashingtonPatti LaBelleThe DelfonicsDonny HathawayRoberta FlackLionel RichieDiana RossMartha ReevesThe Jackson 5Alicia KeysUsherAnita BakerMaxwellJill ScottDestiny's ChildGladys KnightMavis StaplesTeddy PendergrassBobby WomackLou RawlsPercy SledgeJames CarrLaVern BakerR. KellyJames BrownFunkadelicGeorge ClintonBootsy CollinsSly & The Family StoneEarth Wind & FireKool & The GangThe Isley BrothersRufus & Chaka KhanChaka KhanBarry WhiteThe O'JaysGladys Knight & The PipsHerbie HancockRoy AyersQuincy JonesZapp & Roger TroutmanOhio PlayersTower of PowerLarry GrahamMaurice WhiteThe Neville BrothersThe Gap BandThe CommodoresSlaveLakesideHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesThe StylisticsThe SpinnersThe WhispersThe Chi-LitesThe DramaticsBlue MagicThe ManhattansThe Main IngredientMaze featuring Frankie BeverlyThe DellsMidnight StarThe SOS BandDonald ByrdBilly PrestonAverage White BandThe Brothers JohnsonCon Funk ShunHeatwaveRose RoyceMandrillGraham Central StationPatrice RushenCymandePleasureHarold MelvinEddie LevertEddie KendricksDavid RuffinDennis EdwardsWilliam HartRussell Thompkins Jr.Jessi ColterCandi StatonAnn PeeblesO.V. WrightLittle MiltonTyrone DavisClarence CarterBetty WrightMillie JacksonDoris DukeBobbie GentryMelba MooreDeniece WilliamsAngela BofillStephanie MillsRandy CrawfordRegina BellePeabo BrysonFreddie JacksonAlexander O'NealCherrelleRufusZappAngie StoneMint ConditionTony! Toni! Toné!JodeciBoyz II MenNew EditionEn VogueSWVXscapeSade AduToni BraxtonBabyfaceEugene RecordJohnnie TaylorWilliam BellEdwin StarrTammi TerrellMary WellsJunior WalkerLittle Willie JohnJoe TexArthur ConleyBettye SwannSpencer WigginsGloria JonesMaxine BrownTommy HuntDobie GrayJohnny MooreLloyd PriceBig MaybelleTeena MarieJackie MooreBrenda HollowayKim WestonBetty EverettTimmy ThomasBilly PaulJean CarnPhyllis HymanEvelyn Champagne KingShalamarMarilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.Ashford & SimpsonNickolas AshfordValerie SimpsonGamble & HuffJohn OatesDaryl HallHall & OatesPointer SistersSister SledgeThe EmotionsThe Three DegreesFloetryMusiq SoulchildGinuwineAaliyahBrandyMonicaFaith EvansIndia ArieGoapeleLedisiLalah HathawayDianne ReevesGeorge BensonAl JarreauIncognitoBrand New HeaviesJamiroquaiMaceo ParkerFred WesleyCannonball AdderleySouliveLettuceDumpstaphunkThe New MastersoundsBreakestraThe Dap-KingsSharon JonesCharles BradleyLee FieldsBetty DavisSylvesterEugene McDanielsMarvin Gaye & Tammi TerrellOtis ClayLyn CollinsVickie AndersonRAMPEddie BoJohn LegendAmy WinehouseBeBe Winans r&b B.B. KingStevie WonderThe TemptationsThe SupremesSmokey RobinsonThe Four TopsEtta JamesBig Mama ThorntonRay CharlesSam CookeJackie WilsonAretha FranklinMarvin GayeAl GreenCurtis MayfieldWilson PickettBill WithersIsaac HayesBooker T. & the M.G.'sThe Staple SingersPrinceMichael JacksonWhitney HoustonErykah BaduD'AngeloLauryn HillMary J. BligeJanet JacksonLuther VandrossBeyonceSadeTina TurnerSister Rosetta TharpeSolomon BurkeBen E. KingSam & DaveFats DominoLittle RichardChuck BerryLouis JordanDinah WashingtonPatti LaBelleThe DelfonicsDonny HathawayRoberta FlackLionel RichieDiana RossMartha ReevesThe Jackson 5Alicia KeysUsherAnita BakerMaxwellJill ScottTLCDestiny's ChildGladys KnightMavis StaplesBig Joe TurnerJohnny OtisTeddy PendergrassBobby WomackLou RawlsRick JamesRuth BrownLaVern BakerR. KellyEarth Wind & FireKool & The GangThe Isley BrothersWarRufus & Chaka KhanChaka KhanBarry WhiteThe O'JaysGladys Knight & The PipsQuincy JonesThe MetersOhio PlayersTower of PowerMaurice WhiteThe Neville BrothersCameoThe Gap BandThe CommodoresSlaveLakesideHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesThe StylisticsThe SpinnersThe WhispersThe Chi-LitesThe DramaticsBlue MagicThe ManhattansThe Main IngredientMaze featuring Frankie BeverlyThe DellsDazz BandMidnight StarThe SOS BandBilly PrestonThe Brothers JohnsonCon Funk ShunRose RoycePatrice RushenPleasureHarold MelvinEddie LevertEddie KendricksDavid RuffinDennis EdwardsWilliam HartRussell Thompkins Jr.Candi StatonTyrone DavisClarence CarterBetty WrightMillie JacksonMelba MooreDeniece WilliamsAngela BofillStephanie MillsRandy CrawfordRegina BellePeabo BrysonFreddie JacksonAlexander O'NealCherrelleRufusAngie StoneRaphael SaadiqMint ConditionTony! Toni! Toné!JodeciBoyz II MenNew EditionBell Biv DeVoeEn VogueSWVXscapeSade AduToni BraxtonBabyfaceEugene RecordJohnnie TaylorEdwin StarrTammi TerrellMary WellsJunior WalkerLittle Willie JohnJoe TexArthur ConleyMaxine BrownTommy HuntDobie GrayJohnny MooreLloyd PriceBig MaybelleTeena MarieJackie MooreBrenda HollowayKim WestonBetty EverettTimmy ThomasBilly PaulJean CarnPhyllis HymanEvelyn Champagne KingShalamarMarilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.Ashford & SimpsonNickolas AshfordValerie SimpsonJimmy Jam & Terry LewisGamble & HuffJohn OatesDaryl HallHall & OatesPointer SistersSister SledgeThe EmotionsThe Three DegreesFloetryMusiq SoulchildGinuwineAaliyahBrandyMonicaFaith EvansIndia ArieGoapeleLedisiLalah HathawayDianne ReevesGeorge BensonAl JarreauCannonball AdderleyJohnny "Guitar" WatsonBetty DavisMarvin Gaye & Tammi TerrellLyn CollinsProfessor LonghairThe ContoursThe IntrudersMcFadden & WhiteheadDenise LaSalleLatimoreDyke & the BlazersThe BlackbyrdsMarva WhitneyLoose EndsSoul II SoulMica ParisLisa StansfieldBilalDweleVan HuntThe Sweet InspirationsCissy HoustonDee Dee WarwickBobby CaldwellThe Jones GirlsBobbi HumphreyLabi SiffreArchie Bell & the DrellsMel & TimThe 8th DayJohn LegendAmy WinehouseBeBe Winans
George and Louis Johnson. Quincy Jones' secret weapons. Guitar licks and bass lines that built the bridge between funk and smooth. Stomp! still hits like a fist.
Played With
George JohnsonLouis JohnsonQuincy Jones
Essential Listening
1Strawberry Letter 23