Jimmy Johnson
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Alabama-born guitarist Jimmy Johnson has played with everyone from the Rolling Stones and Aretha Franklin to Duane Allman and Otis Rush. And as a member of the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Johnson's tight, funky rhythm guitar playing and strong producing skills have been in high demand for over 30 years, helping to make the Muscle Shoals area one of the leading recording centers in the country.
Growing up near Florence, Alabama, the teenage Johnson often hung out at one of the early incarnations of Rick Hall's FAME studios. At the time, the studio was nothing more than a two-track mono-recorder housed above an old drugstore, but with skilled musicians like David Briggs, Dan Penn and Jerry Carrigan frequenting the studio as well, it wasn't long before Johnson was learning how to put together and play on a professional session. When, in the fall of 1962, Rick Hall built a larger version of FAME in nearby Muscle Shoals, Johnson became his first salaried employee, answering phones, putting sessions together and taking care of paperwork.
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Growing up near Florence, Alabama, the teenage Johnson often hung out at one of the early incarnations of Rick Hall's FAME studios. At the time, the studio was nothing more than a two-track mono-recorder housed above an old drugstore, but with skilled musicians like David Briggs, Dan Penn and Jerry Carrigan frequenting the studio as well, it wasn't long before Johnson was learning how to put together and play on a professional session. When, in the fall of 1962, Rick Hall built a larger version of FAME in nearby Muscle Shoals, Johnson became his first salaried employee, answering phones, putting sessions together and taking care of paperwork.
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