Johnny Bristol
Sign in to saveAmerican musician (1939–2004)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1939-02-03
- Active to
- 2004-03-21
classic pop and rocksoul
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Johnny Bristol (born John William Bristol on 3 February 1939 in Morganton, North Carolina, USA - 21 March 2004), was an African American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for Motown Records in the 1960s and early 1970s. Bristol and singing partner Jackey Beavers recorded two singles in 1959 for Anna Records, a label owned by Gwen Gordy (Berry Gordy's sister) and Billy Davis and four 45s for Gwen Gordy and Harvey Fuqua's Tri-Phi label, none of which was a success beyond
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Morganton
- Place of death
- Howell
- Occupation
- record producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Motown
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- date of birth
- 1939-02-03
- date of death
- 2004-03-21
- birth name
- John William Bristol
- name in native language
- Johnny Bristol
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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