Lamont Johnson (Fretless Bassist)

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Lamont Johnson playing his signature electric fretless bass

Eugene Lamont Johnson (born April 20th, 1955, in Highland Park, Michigan), commonly known as E Lamont Johnson or Lamont Johnson, is an American musician.[1] He was the lead singer of the composition "This Must Be Heaven" and electric fretless bassist of the R&B band Brainstorm. As a result of his electric fretless bass work throughout the mid 1970s, He gained recognition for being the first internationally recognized electric fretless bassist in R&B music.

After leaving Brainstorm in 1978, he recorded two solo albums for C.B.S Records.[2] He recorded an album with American disco group "Niteflyte" for Ariola Records.[3] He is a notable bass instructor in the Detroit area, and many have sought his electric bass instruction since the mid 1970s.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1977: "Together" (With Gloster Williams & The King James Version)
  • 1977: "Stormin'" (With Brainstorm)
  • 1978: "On My Way" (With Hamilton Bohannon)
  • 1978: "First Time Out" (With Jimmy McKee)
  • 1978: "Physical Attraction" (With Keith Barrow)
  • 1978: Music of The Sun[5]
  • 1979: Niteflyte[6]
  • 1979: "Chapter 8"
  • 1981: "Was" (Not Was)
  • 1985: "Double Dip" (With Robert Lowe)

Singles

  • 1978: "Sister Fine"[7]
  • 1978: "Hey Girl"[8]
  • 1979: "If You Want It"(With Niteflyte)
  • 1980: "Masta Luva"[9]
  • 1980: "Rock You Baby"[10]
  • 1984: "The Heart Is a Hunter" (With The Stingrays)

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References

  1. ↑ Hitchcock, Hugh J. "Lamont Johnson, Detroit Bass Legend". The Funkatologist. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Lamont Johnson - Music of the Sun". Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Niteflyte". Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Lamont". Lamont Johnson website. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Lamont Johnson Discography". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Niteflyte Discography". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Lamont Johnson Discography". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Lamont Johnson Discography". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Lamont Johnson Discography". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Lamont Johnson Discography". Retrieved 12 May 2015.

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