Jai Johanny Johanson

American drummer and percussionist

drum kit

Born: 8 July 1944
Ocean Springs
Country: United States
Active: 1966–
Record labels: Capricorn Records

Biography

Jai Johanny Johanson is a jazz musician who plays drum kit. Jai Johanny Johanson was born on 8 July 1944 in Ocean Springs. Record labels: Capricorn Records.

John Lee Johnson (born July 8, 1944), frequently known by the stage names Jai Johanny Johanson and Jaimoe, is an American drummer and percussionist. He is best known as one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band. He is the last surviving original member of the band. Johanson played with a number of Muscle Shoals and Memphis soul acts in the early-to-mid 1960s, such as Otis Redding and Sam and Dave, as a session and touring drummer. While recording and touring he would meet the various members of what would become the Allman Brothers Band. One of the few bands at the time to employ two drummers, alongside Butch Trucks, they drew on R&B, blues, jazz, country, and rock to create a unique variety of southern rock. Upon the death of founding bassist Berry Oakley in 1972, Johanson brought in frequent collaborator Lamar Williams to replace him.

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