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Johnnie Louise Richardson (June 29, 1935, Montgomery, Alabama - October 25, 1988, New York City) [1] and Joe Rivers (March 20, 1937, Charleston, South Carolina) [2] began singing together in 1957 and released several singles on Chess Records, [3] which were leased from J & S Records, to whom the duo were under contract.
"Over the Mountain; Across the Sea" was originally released by Johnnie & Joe in 1957. Johnnie & Joe's version reached No. 8 on Billboard ' s "Top 100 Sides" chart, [2] No. 3 on Billboard ' s chart of "R&B Best Sellers in Stores", [3] and No. 6 on Billboard ' s chart of "Most Played R&B by Jockeys". [4]
Donnie and Joe Emerson are an American musical duo. Their late 1970s work was largely unknown until it was rediscovered by a new generation of fans in the 21st century. Their late 1970s work was largely unknown until it was rediscovered by a new generation of fans in the 21st century.
Rex Garvin (July 24, 1940 [1] [2] – December 2, 2013) [3] was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, keyboard player and arranger. His writing credits include the 1957 US chart hit "Over the Mountain; Across the Sea", by Johnnie and Joe, and his own 1966 recording "Sock It To 'Em J.B.", later recorded by The Specials.
Johnny Gioeli (/ ˌ dʒ iː oʊ ˈ ɛ l i / JEE-oh-EL-ee; [2] born October 5, 1967) [3] is an American rock singer. He is the lead vocalist of Hardline, Crush 40, and Axel Rudi Pell's backing band. He is best known for his musical contributions to the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series since 1998, as part of Crush 40.
Young Johnny was brought up by his maternal grandfather and step-grandmother in the Bronx and took his mother’s family name. Robert Lee Carr was born on February 10, 1938, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to William and Eliza (Lane) Carr.
Robert Lewis "Jackey" Beavers (June 19, 1937 – October 28, 2008) [1] [2] was an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, songwriter, pastor and community activist. He recorded with Johnny Bristol as the duo Johnny and Jackey, and co-wrote "Someday We'll Be Together", later a no.1 hit for Diana Ross and the Supremes.
In 1964, he changed his name legally to Johnny Paycheck, taking the name from Johnny Paychek, a top-ranked boxer from Chicago who once fought Joe Louis for the heavyweight title (and not directly as a humorous alternative to Johnny Cash, as is commonly believed). [5] He first charted under his new name with "A-11" in 1965.