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Marv Johnson
American singer and songwriter (1938–1993)
Musical artist
Marvin Earl Johnson (October 15, 1938[1] – May 16, 1993)[2] was an American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist. He was influential in the development of the Motown style of music, primarily for the song "Come to Me," which was the first record issued by Tamla Records, the precursor to the famous label.
Despite his early success in the United States, Johnson ultimately enjoyed more popularity overseas than in his native country. His music was especially popular in the United Kingdom and Australia.[3][2]
Biography
Johnson was born in Detroit.[2] His early musical influences included gospel and blues,[4] but he began his singing career with a doo-wop group, the Junior Serenaders, in the mid-1950s.[1] He was discovered by Berry Gordy while performing at a carnival;[5] Gordy had already decided to form his first record label, Tamla, and Johnson's recording of the song "Come to Me" became the label's first single,& Canadian politician and farmer (1923–2019) For the American football coach, see Merv Johnson (American football). Willis Merwyn Johnson (May 9, 1923 – July 14, 2019), better known as Merv Johnson, was a Canadian farmer and politician in Saskatchewan. Johnson was the Co-operative Commonwealth FederationMember for Parliament for Kindersley, Saskatchewan. He first won his seat in the House of Commons of Canada in the 1953 federal election and was re-elected in 1957 before being defeated in the 1958 general election in the Diefenbaker landslide. He attempted to re-enter the House of Commons in several subsequent elections as a New Democrat but was unsuccessful. In 1977, Johnson was appointed to serve as Saskatchewan's agent-general in London, England. He also served for several years as president of the Saskatchewan CCF-NDP and was president of the federal New Democratic Party of Canada from 1963 to 1965.[2] He died in Victoria, British Columbia in July 2019 at the age of 96.[3] Born Marvin Earl Johnson, 15 October 1938, Detroit, Michigan R&B / soul singer, songwriter, pianist Marv Johnson was the very first Motown artist. Berry Gordy started his fabled Detroit empire in January 1959, with the release of Johnson's "Come To Me" on Tamla 101 (the Motown and Gordy labels followed later). The singer is best remembered for a handful of hits in the early 1960s, in particular "You Got What It Takes" and "I Love the Way You Love". Johnson was raised in a musical environment that mixed the gospel music of the Baptist church with the good time jive recordings of Louis Jordan. By the time of his high school graduation he had acquired rudimentary skills as a pianist and soon joined a singing group known as The Junior Serenaders. Clyde McPhatter, Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke were his three main stylistic influences. In 1958 Marv made his debut as a recording artist with the single "My Baby-O"/"Once Upon A Time" for the small Kudo label from Detroit. At this session he first met Berry Gordy, then a struggling
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MARV JOHNSON
Died 16 May 1993, Columbia, South Carolina