Al Johnson

Al Johnson may refer to:

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Al Johnson (ice hockey)

Allan Edmund Johnson (born March 30, 1935) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 105 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings.

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Al Johnson (musician)

Alfred Orlando "Al" Johnson (February 11, 1948 – October 26, 2013) was an American R&B singer, writer, arranger and producer.

Biography

Born in Newport News, Virginia in 1948, Johnson attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. and while there, co-founded the soul group, The Unifics. The group, with Johnson as lead singer, scored three hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 and 1969 for the Kapp Records label. The first, "Court Of Love" climbed to #25, but reached #3 on the US Billboard R&B chart. The follow-up, "The Beginning Of The End" got to #36 on the Hot 100 and #9 R&B. Two further releases in 1969 reached the R&B chart.

Johnson returned to recording in 1978 with a solo album, Peaceful which he co-produced, as well as arranging and co-writing, for a small label, Marina, part-owned by former singer, Lloyd Price.

In 1980, Johnson collaborated with jazz/soul producer Norman Connors, for an album, Back for More, on Columbia Records. This came after he had sung on Norman Connors' album, Invitation for Arista Records in 1979, singing the lead track, "Your Love". Back For More peaked at #48 on the Billboard Black Albums chart. The lead single from the album, "I'm Back for More", a duet with Jean Carn, reached #26 on the R&B chart, whilst the follow-up, "I've Got My Second Wind", hit #58, both in 1980.

Dirty Man

"Dirty Man" is the third single from The Living End's second album Roll On. It was released on 22 October 2001. The single was relatively unsuccessful due to relentless touring outside Australia and the car crash of Chris Cheney in September 2001 leading to a lack of promotion. The second track on the single, "Revolution Regained", was written by Chenney and originally performed by the band on Roll On however for the single they included a version recorded by the Dili Allstars (an East Timorese reggae/ska band based in Melbourne). The third track is a cover of the Cole Porter song, "I Get A Kick Out Of You".

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