The Brothers Johnson are back! George Johnson and Louis Johnson, the originators of the sophisticated funk r&b style that shook a generation and influenced almost every musician who came after them are back together and performing again after many years apart. Guitar playing George (lightning licks) along with bass slapping Louis (thunder thumbs) began playing music together in Los Angeles in the 1970’s with Billy Preston’s God Squad and quickly discovered what the groove was all about on their way to collecting Grammy Awards and releasing 6 Gold and Platinum LP’s.
However, it was the legendary Quincy Jones who learned early on what a special pair of brothers he had discovered. It was back in 1975 when ‘The Dude’ approached them with his idea to make records. “I knew that I had found something extremely special and couldn’t wait to get into the studio and create some hits with these boys on my ‘Mellow Madness’ album” said Jones. That’s exactly what they did on their way to 6 number ones, numerous top 40 hits on the r&b charts and millions of records sold. Songs like ‘Strawberry Letter 23’, ‘Stomp’, ‘Tomorrow’ and ‘I’ll be Good to You’ and ‘Get the Funk Out Ma Face’ are timeless classics and instantly recognizable to music fans the world over. When one hears these standards, it immediately brings the listener back to the days of carefree living, 8 track stereos and Afro Sheen.
As a matter of fact, The Brothers Johnson sound was so popular, that George and Louis’ musicianship was requested on many ground breaking albums by artists such as Michael Jackson (Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad), George Benson, Aretha Franklin, Herbie Hancock, Herb Alpert, Chaka Kahn, Donna Summer, Bobby Womack, and countless others.
After not performing together for years, The Brothers Johnson are back on the road and hitting the stage, giving all fans of the 70’ and 80’s a funk experience to remember. Grab a date, dust off your bell bottoms, and get ready to groove to soulful classics that will make you say ‘man, I wish I could re-live those days’. Well brother, you just did. George and Louis are badder than ever.
