Syl Johnson in 2010; Jimmy Johnson at the Chicago Blues Festival in 2016 Credit: Syl Johnson by Saverio Truglia for the Chicago Reader; Jimmy Johnson by Paul Natkin/Getty Images Chicago shaped Jimmy ...
R&B legend Syl Johnson has died at the age of 85. Johnson’s music was heavily sampled by countless rappers. Read more. R&B legend Syl Johnson, an artist heavily sampled by Hip-Hop artists, has died at ...
CHICAGO — Chicago blues and soul icon Syl Johnson has died at the age of 85, his family confirmed in a statement issued Sunday. “A fiery, fierce fighter, always standing for the pursuit of justice as ...
Syl Johnson, the veteran R&B voice behind the 1967 classic “Different Strokes” and an indelible underground influence on the hip-hop community, has died. He was 85. The Holly Springs, Mississippi ...
Syl Johnson was born Sylvester Thompson, but he used to tell folks he changed his name to honor the man he said was his real father, blues legend Robert Johnson. This wasn't true -- a record label ...
Syl Johnson was known for 1960s hits including "Come On Sock It to Me," and his 1967 song "Different Strokes" became one of the most sampled in hip-hop. By The Associated Press Syl Johnson, a Chicago ...
Last year, Kanye West put out a song with Jay-Z, the BNT'd "The Joy", as part of his "Good Fridays" series of free singles leading up to the release of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. That song ...
Read this story for free. To continue reading, sign up for The Rundown and get unlimited access to WBEZ.org. Syl Johnson was born Sylvester Thompson near Lamar, Miss., in 1936, the sixth child of a ...
Earlier this week, veteran soul singer Syl Johnson discovered that one of America's best-selling albums, Watch the Throne by Jay-Z and Kanye West, uses an unauthorized sample of one of his songs, ...
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