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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Art by Johnny
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1937
- Active to
- 1995
Discography
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- Listeners
- 33,336
- Total plays
- 149,112
Tags
rockabilly50sRock and Rollrock n rollrock
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
Wikidata facts
- 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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- date of birth
- 1937-10-23
- date of death
- 1995-02-13
- cause of death
- liver failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- Commons category
- Johnny Carroll (rockabilly musician)
- birth name
- John Lewis Carrell
- pseudonym
- Johnny Carroll
- member of
- Johnny Kidd & the Pirates
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