James Johnson
USA
Born: 11 January 1923
Died: 10 February 1966
Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Swing, Big Band/Swing
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In the 1950s and the first half of the 1960s, Osie Johnson was one of the most in-demand drummers in New York, making a countless number of recordings and working steadily in the studios. He started working professionally in 1941, was with Sabby Lewis' band in Boston (1942-1943), and then was in the military where he played in a Navy band (1944-1945). After five years freelancing in Chicago, Johnson was a member of Earl Hines' band during 1951-1953. Stints with Dorothy Donegan and Illinois Jacquet followed before he became a busy session musici...
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