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.

Ya-ya

Ya-ya may refer to one of the following.

Ya Ya

"Ya Ya" is a song by Lee Dorsey. The song was written by Lee Dorsey, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson and Morris Levy. Levy’s participation in the writing has been previously called into question. In fact, the Flashback release of the single (image) lists only Dorsey and Lewis as writers, as do the liner notes to the American Graffiti soundtrack.

The song was inspired by a children’s nursery rhyme.

Chart performance

The song reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the R&B singles chart in 1961.

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Ya Ya (film)

Ya Ya (Tamil: யா யா) is a 2013 Indian Tamil comedy drama film written and directed by debutant I. Rajasekaran, who was an assistant to Director M. Rajesh and S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film features Shiva, Santhanam, Sandhya and Dhansika in the lead roles. It received 'U/A' certificate from Central Board of Film Certification because of the intense violence and a few other scenes. The film received mixed to negative reviews and was average at the box office.

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