Who was/is Byron Johnson ? - CDs, Vinyl LPs, DVD and more
Byron Johnson
Picayune, Mississippi deejay Byron (or B.J.) Johnson was another of the Gulf Coast acts who came to 'D' via Fred Henley, who is co-credited here with Ray Doggett as composer. Johnson was essentially a honky-tonker, but True Affection finds him leaning ever-so-slightly toward rock 'n' roll, with Billy Fred Stockstill again featured on guitar on a tune cut in the WRJW studios, where Johnson worked. He also cut sides for Pee Wee Maddux's Biloxi-based Fine Records and for Big Howdy, as well as a fantastic honky-tonker with Vern Pullens issued originally on Jones & Hess' Spade label that was later issued by 'D' (see 'The Complete 'D' Singles, Volume 2') Johnson, who was born in Kiln, Mississippi in 1928, reportedly died in 1997.
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