Woodrow Wilson "Buddy" Johnson (January 10, 1915 – February 9, 1977)[1] was an American jump blues pianist and bandleader active from the 1930s through the 1960s.

His songs were often performed by his sister Ella Johnson, most notably "Since I Fell for You", which became a jazz standard.

[2] Born in Darlington, South Carolina, United States,[3] Johnson took piano lessons as a child, and classical music remained one of his passions.

[2] In 1938, he moved to New York City,[4] and the following year toured Europe with the Cotton Club Revue,[1] being expelled from Nazi Germany.

"Personally, I like classics," Buddy Johnson told Down Beat, "but our bread and butter is in the south.