Johnny Carroll
Sign in to saveAmerican musician (1937–1995)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1937-10-23
- Died
- 1995-02-13
- Works
- 1
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- Art by Johnny
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Johnny Carroll (October 23, 1937 – February 18, 1995) was an American rockabilly singer and guitarist. Born John Lewis Carrell (Carrell was printed incorrectly as Carroll on the record label), Carroll began recording for Decca Records in the middle of the 1950s as Johnny Carroll & His Hot rocks. He released several singles, but none of them saw significant success, though they are now critically acclaimed. His records were eclipsed by the success of other rockabilly and early rock & roll musici
Key dates
- Born
- 23 October 1937
- Died
- 13 February 1995
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lewis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cleburne
- Place of death
- Dallas
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Johnny Carroll.jpg
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1937 births1995 deaths20th-century American guitarists20th-century American male singers20th-century American singer-songwritersAmerican bandleadersAmerican country singer-songwritersAmerican male guitaristsAmerican male singer-songwritersAmerican rockabilly guitaristsAmerican rockabilly musiciansAmerican rock guitarists