Syl Johnson (born Sylvester Thompson in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on 1 July 1936; died 6 February 2022 ) was an American blues and soul singer and music producer. His most successful records included "Different Strokes" (1967), "Is It Because I'm Black" (1969) and "Take Me to the River" (1975). "Different Strokes" has been sampled by number of rappers including Wu-Tang Clan, Hammer, and the Ghetto Boys. Blues guitarist and singer Jimmy Johnson, and bassist Mack Thompson, are his brothers.
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syl johnson has had 17 concerts.
syl johnson is most often considered to be Soul, Blues, R&B, Funk, Classic Soul, Rhythm And Blues, Southern Soul, Memphis Soul, and Chicago Soul.
The last syl johnson concert was on November 18, 2017 at Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The bands that performed were: "Sixty Soulful Years: Royal Studios' 60th Anniversary" / Anthony Hamilton / Boz Scaggs / Robert Cray / Dee dee bridgewater / William Bell / syl johnson / Dave Stewart / Tony Joe White.
