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Lou Johnson

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Also known as Louis Brown Johnson

American baseball player (1934-2020)

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Looking for Love
  • World steam since 1980

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1911-05-08
Active to
1938-08-16

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
40,566
Total plays
177,555

Tags

soulnorthern soulbluesUnited Statesmale vocalists

Lou Johnson (Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A, 1941 - May 1, 2019) was an American soul singer and pianist who was active as a recording artist in the 1960s and early 1970s. Coming from a musical family, he started singing in gospel choirs in his teens, before studying music at Brooklyn College. He learned keyboards and percussion, forming a gospel group, the Zionettes, who recorded for Simpson Records and achieved some local success. Johnson then formed a secular vocal group <a href="https://www.last

via Last.fm · Lou Johnson

Sports profile

Sport
Rugby
Team
Saracens
Position
Fly-half
Nationality
England

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Lou
Family name
Johnson
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Lexington
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
baseball player
Languages spoken
English language
Member of team
Los Angeles Angels
Position played
outfielder
Image
Lou Johnson Dodgers.jpg
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name in native language
Lou Johnson
birth name
Louis Brown Johnson
nickname
Sweet Lou
date of birth
1934-09-22
date of death
2020-09-30
Sources (3)

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