Bio
In the early morning (six o'clock) of february of 1975 an ecstatic Quincy Jones called Edward Eckstine, president of mercury records, who was in Japan for arranging a pre-tour for Quincy. Quincy told him that he had found two brothers for his band named George and Louis Johnson.
Quincy told Eckstine that they are the two baddest cats he ever heard. At that time Quincy was just started to record his 'Mellow Madness' album when the Johnsons arrived on the scene. They co-write four (Is it love that we're missin / Listen (What it is) / Tryin to find out about you / Just a little taste of me) of the album's ten songs.
Quincy didn't believe his ears when they walked into the studio and started to play. Louis, at that time 20 years old, picked up the bass and started playing and in a matter of ten seconds the entire studio was silent, with all eyes pointed on him. Then George, 22, picked up his guitar and fell in, rocking the walls of The Record Plant with intensity. They told me that they also had some songs for me to hear.
Four of those songs, 'Is it love that We're Misin' 'Listen (What It Is)' 'Tryin'' To Find Out About you, and Just A little taste Of me appear on 'Mellow Madness'.
Prior to joining Quincy's musical family the Brothers toured the states for a year as sidemen with Billy Preston, leaving to pursue their own musical directions. With Quincy the Brothers toured the U.S. and Japan exciting audiences with their own brand hot futuristic funk.
Louis has rapidly become one of the most sought after bass players in the country, and in a matter of seven months he has appeared on albums by Grover Washington, Jr. "Feel So Good," Herbie Hancock "Man-Child," (he co-authored "The Traitor" on that album), Bill Withers "Making Music," Bobby Womack "Safety Zone," as well as sessions for Bob James, George Duke, Gabor Szabo. Louis's unique style of playing has earned him the nickname "Thunder Thumbs", while George's speedy guitar style has led him to be dubbed "Lightnin' Licks". Appropriately one of the songs on this, their first album is titled after their aliases.
