Eine Kurz-Bio von Buddy Johnson gibt es bereits im Beitrag #4
Beim Geburtsjahr seiner Schwester Ella Johnson ist die Klärung nach wie vor noch offen. In der New York Times vom 20. März 2004, sie verstarb am 16. Februar an Alzheimer, wird ihr Neffe James Johnson Jr. zitiert der angab, dass sie 86 Jahre alt war. Das würde bedeuten, dass sie im Jahre 1917 geboren wurde. Irgendwo im Netz taucht auch ein 84-jährig auf, was Jahrgang 1919 bedeuten würde. Im ”Find A Grave” verstarb sie 80-jährig und wäre damit Jahrgang 1923. ”Find A Grave” ist normalerweise die definitive Bestätigung für uns, aber in diesem Falle fehlt leider ein Bild des Grabsteines zur Untermauerung.
Gesichert ist zumindest ihr Geburtsort Darlington in South Carolina und dass ihr Gatte, der bei ihrem Begräbnis anwesend war, Odell Day hieß.
Die 45er-Singles von Buddy, bzw. Buddy & Ella Johnson:
DECCA
01 50....9-24842....BUDDY JOHNSON and his Orchestra - Vocal by Arthur Prysock..Because—Part 1 (45-75590)/BUDDY JOHNSON and his Orchestra - Vocal by Arthur Prysock and Ensemble..Because—Concluded (45-75591)
03 50....9-24920....BUDDY JOHNSON and his Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Prysock..When Day Is Done (45-75842)/BUDDY JOHNSON and his Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Buddy Johnson..That's What My Baby Says (45-75628)
05 50....9-24996....BUDDY JOHNSON and his Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Buddy Johnson and Ensemble..You Got To Walk The Chalk Line (45-75843)/BUDDY JOHNSON and his Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Ella Johnson..Keep Me Close To You (45-75629)
07 50....9-27087....BUDDY JOHNSON..Tell Me What They're Saying (45-75630)/Shake 'Em Up (45-75631)
12 50....9-27330....BUDDY JOHNSON and his Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Prysock..I Cry (45-80088)/BUDDY JOHNSON and his Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Ella Johnson..Satisfy My Soul (45-80089)
02 51....9-27416....BUDDY JOHNSON and his Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Prysock..Jet (45-80285)/BUDDY JOHNSON and his Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Ella Johnson..No More Love (45-80286)
03 51....9-27486....BUDDY JOHNSON and his Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By Arthur Prysock..What Will I Tell My Heart? (45-80455)/BUDDY JOHNSON and his Orchestra..Dr. Jive Jives (45-80091)
04 51....9-27567....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By Arthur Prysock..My Reverie (45-80698)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By Ella Johnson..Am I Blue (45-80699)
06 51....9-27627....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By Arthur Prysock..We'd Only Start It All Over Again (45-80090)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By Ella Johnson..I Need You (45-75840)
08 51....9-27711....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By Arthur Prysock..I'm In Your Power (45-80700)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By Ella Johnson..Stormy Weather (45-80456)
10 51....9-27814....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By ARTHUR PRYSOCK..Ever Since The One I Love's Been Gone (45-80287)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By Buddy Johnson..Be Careful (If You Can’t Be Good) (45-80288)
01 52....9-27947....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By Ella Johnson And BEE JAYS..I'm Gonna Jump In The River (45-82015)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By Ella Johnson..‘Til My Baby Comes Back (45-82013)
02 52....9-27998....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By GEEZIL MINERVE..Root Man Blues (45-82016)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By ARTHUR PRYSOCK..At Last (45-80457)
04 52....9-28165....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By ELLA JOHNSON..I Don't Know What's Troublin' Your Mind (45-82193)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By ARTHUR PRYSOCK..My Aching Heart (45-82014)
07 52....9-28293....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra rechts Mitte: Vocal Chorus By Ella Johnson And The BEE JAYS..Baby You're Always On My Mind (45-82195/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra..Shufflin' And Rollin' (45-82196)
08 52....9-28378....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Duet by Ella Johnson and Nolan Lewis..This New Situation (45-83030)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Nolan Lewis..Be Reasonable (45-83028)
12 52....9-28530....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By Noland Lewis..Just To Be Yours (45 83031)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By Ella Johnson..Somehow, Somewhere (45 83029)
MERCURY
04 53....70116-X45....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal by Nolan Lewis..Ecstasy (YW9481)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal by Ella Johnson..Hittin' On Me (YW9482)
06 53....70173-X45....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra..Jit, Jit (YW9483)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal by Ella Johnson..That's How I Feel About You (YW9480)
10 53....70251-X45....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal by Ella Johnson..I'm Just Your Fool (YW9917)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra..A-12 (YW9917)
DECCA
11 53....9-28907....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus By Geezil Minerve..Talkin’ About Another Man’s Wife (45-82194)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra..Jeanette (45-75841)
02 54....9-29058....BUDDY JOHNSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA - Vocal Chorus By ARTHUR PRYSOCK..A Handful Of Stars (45-80696)/Two Cigarettes In The Dark (45-80697)
MERCURY
02 54....70321-X45....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Tenor Solo Purvis Henson..Mush Mouth (YW9935)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal by Ella Johnson..One More Time (YW9932)
05 54....70377-X45....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal by Nolan Lewis..Let's Start All Over Again (YW9933)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal by Ella Johnson..Ain't Cha Got Me (Where You Want Me) (YW9919)
07 54....70421-X45....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal By Ella Johnson..Any Day Now (YW10538)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal By Ricky Harper With Band Chorus..A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac And Some Money) (YW10539)
11 54....70488-X45....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal by Nolan Lewis..There's No One Like You (YW10541)/I Never Had It So Good (YW9918)
12 54....70523-X45....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal by Ella Johnson..(Gotta Go) Upside Your Head (YW11076)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal by Buddy Johnson..Crazy 'Bout A Saxophone (YW11074)
06 55....70656X45....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal By Nolan Lewis..Send Out For A Bottle Of Beer (YW11075)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra..Bitter Sweet (YW11073)
08 55....70695X45....BUDDY JOHNSON and His Orchestra - Vocal by Buddy Johnson and Gil Askey..It's Obdacious (YW11964)/BUDDY JOHNSON and His Orchestra - Vocal by Floyd Ryland..Save Your Love For Me (YW11965)
12 55....70775X45....BUDDY JOHNSON and His Orchestra..Doot Doot Dow (YW 12319)/BUDDY JOHNSON and His Orchestra - Vocal by Ella Johnson..I Don’t Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You) (YW 12320) (dann WING 90064)
WING
02 56....W-90064X45....BUDDY JOHNSON and His Orchestra..Doot Doot Dow (WW-12319)/BUDDY JOHNSON and His Orchestra - Vocal by Ella Johnson..I Don’t Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You) (WW-12320) (MERCURY 70775)
04 56....W-90074X45....BUDDY JOHNSON - Vocal by Floyd Ryland..I'll Dearly Love You (WW-523)/BUDDY JOHNSON Buddy's Boogie (WW-521)
MERCURY
07 56....70912X45....BUDDY JOHNSON - Vocal By Floyd Ryland..You Got It Made (YW W12321)/BUDDY JOHNSON - Vocal By Ella Johnson and the Bee Jays..Bring It Home To Me (YW W12322)
11 56....71017X45....BUDDY JOHNSON..Kool Kitty (YWW-524)/BUDDY JOHNSON - Vocal by ELLA JOHNSON..Why Don't Cha Stop It (YWW-522)
02 57....71068X45....BUDDY JOHNSON and His Orchestra - Vocal by Buddy Johnson..Rock On! (YW14486)/BUDDY JOHNSON and His Orchestra - Vocal by The Bee Jays..Oh! Baby Don't You Know (YW14483)
07 57....71159X45....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal by Floyd Ryland..I've Surrendered (YW15456)/BUDDY JOHNSON and His Orchestra..Slide's Mambo (YW15457)
01 58....71262X45....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra..Minglin' (YW16142)/BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra - Vocal by Floyd Ryland..I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone (YW16140)
ROULETTE
02 59....R-4134....BUDDY JOHNSON & His Orch. ..Tuke No. 1 (13453)/BUDDY JOHNSON & HIS ORCH. Vocal by ELLA JOHNSON..Don't Fail Me Baby (13450)
09 59....R-4188....BUDDY JOHNSON & HIS ORCH. Vocal by LEE THOMAS..A Woman, A Lover, A Friend (14253)/BUDDY JOHNSON & HIS ORCH. Vocal by ELLA JOHNSON..Keeping My Love For You (14251)
MERCURY
11 60....71723....ELLA JOHNSON with BUDDY JOHNSON And His Orchestra..I Don't Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You) (YW12320)/I'm Just Your Fool (YW9916) (70775/70251)
03 61....71799....BUDDY JOHNSON And His Band..Good-Time Man (YW20865)/ELLA JOHNSON with BUDDY JOHNSON And His Band..(Ha! Ha! Baby) The Last Laughs On You (YW20863)
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Gerd
