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Larry Johnson
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Among the postwar generation of blues artists, Larry Johnson is one of the most devoted to the pure Delta and Texas styles of the '20s. He was born on May 15, 1938, in Fulton County, GA. His father was a preacher and his son would often travel with him from town to town. In this environment, Johnson was exposed to early blues records and he especially loved those of Blind Boy Fuller. It was Fuller's records that made Johnson pick up a guitar. After a stint in the Navy from 1955 to 1959 <a href
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Power Forward
- Nationality
- United States
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Johnson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Morganfield
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Educated at
- University of Kentucky
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
- Position played
- shooting guard
- Mass
- 93
- Height
- 190
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- drafted by
- Los Angeles Clippers
- date of birth
- 1954-11-28
- different from
- Larry Johnson
- date of death
- 2025-04-29
- name in native language
- Larry Johnson
- sport number
- 10
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