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Died. Johnnie Johnson, 80, thumping boogie-woogie blues and early rock-'n'-roll pianist who on New Year's Eve 1952 gave Chuck Berry his first break, in Johnson's popular trio, and later, as Berry's bandmate and co-writer, shaped the rock legend's inventive sound; in St. Louis, Mo. Johnson, for whom Berry wrote Johnny B. Goode, slammed the keys on such tunes as Maybellene, Rock & Roll Music and Roll Over Beethoven. Johnson later backed John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards, and in 2001 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
However, just as the growing pains should not blind us to the growth, the progress should not blind us to the problems. Johnson is right in pointing out that in order for the Communist government to survive in the long term, change must come in some form or another. Johnson believes that ultimate political change will come from below, from the sorts of commoners that he portrays in “Wild Grass,” rather than from within the Party. “I think [change] will come from ordinary people, not from some enlightened Gorbachev figure...
...Johnson encountered some of the most problematic aspects of modern China, and he did not look away. The result is worth reading...
...modern mainstream reference point, but coming up empty. This song, and those to follow, have a rich mellow ambience that no radio-friendly band has managed to emulate, but it’s notable that these tunes could fit comfortably in an iPod right alongside Norah Jones or Jack Johnson...
...Jack Johnson...