Richard Brown Johnson (December 1, 1925 – January 10, 2010[1]) was an American big bandclarinetist, best known for his work with the Artie Shaw Band.[1] From 1983 until his death he was the leader of the Artie Shaw Orchestra.
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dick, johnson, clarinetist, richard, brown, johnson, december, 1925, january, 2010, american, band, clarinetist, best, known, work, with, artie, shaw, band, from, 1983, until, death, leader, artie, shaw, orchestra, dick, johnsonbirth, namerichard, brown, johns. Richard Brown Johnson December 1 1925 January 10 2010 1 was an American big band clarinetist best known for his work with the Artie Shaw Band 1 From 1983 until his death he was the leader of the Artie Shaw Orchestra Dick JohnsonBirth nameRichard Brown JohnsonBorn 1925 12 01 December 1 1925Brockton MassachusettsDiedJanuary 10 2010 2010 01 10 aged 84 Boston MassachusettsGenresFree jazzOccupation s Jazz musicianInstrumentsClarinet alto saxophone flute Born in Brockton Massachusetts he also played the alto saxophone and flute Johnson worked with Frank Sinatra the Swing Shift Orchestra Dizzy Gillespie and Tony Bennett 1 Johnson died in Boston Massachusetts after a short illness aged 84 2 Discography edit1956 Music for Swinging Moderns EmArcy 1957 Most Likely Riverside with Dave McKenna Wilbur Ware Philly Joe Jones 3 1957 At Newport Verve with Eddie Costa 1979 Dick Johnson Plays Alto Sax amp Flute amp Soprano Sax amp Clarinet Concord with Dave McKenna Bob Maize Jake Hanna 1980 Live at Bovi s Argonne with Duke Belaire Jazz Orchestra 4 1980 Spider s Blues Concord with Dave McKenna 1981 Swing Shift Concord 1982 Everybody Eats When They Come to My House Soap with Razmataz 2004 Artie s Choice and the Naturals 2006 Star Dust amp Beyond A Tribute to Artie ShawReferences edit a b c The Dead Rock Stars Club January to June 2010 Thedeadrockstarsclub com Retrieved January 26 2020 Kyle Alspach Brockton jazz great Dick Johnson dies at 84 The Enterprise Retrieved on January 12 2010 AllMusic review Duke Belaire Bovi s Tavern Big Bands Ripopmusic org Retrieved January 26 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dick Johnson clarinetist amp oldid 1156530057, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
