Larry Johnson (musician)

Larry Alonzo Johnson[1] (May 15, 1938 – August 6, 2016) was an American blues singer and guitarist.

After his befriending Brownie and Stick McGhee, Johnson found employment recording with Big Joe Williams, Harry Atkins, and Alec Seward.

[3] His first album was produced by iconic blues writer/producer Sam Charters on Prestige Records entitled The Blues/A New Generation (PR 7142), in 1964.

A couple of low key albums appeared in the 1980s, before Johnson received more regular live work in the 1990s, particularly in Europe.

[2] Johnson died on August 6, 2016, aged 78, in a nursing home in Harlem, New York.