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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Sammy Johns| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Sammy Johns| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1946|02|07|df=y|birth_place = Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte , North Carolina | death_date =| origin =| instrument = Human voice|Vocals | genre = Country music | occupation = Singing|Singer , songwriter | years_active = 1970present| label = General Recording Corporation Warner-Curb New World Records Elektra Records | associated_acts =| website =| notable_instruments = Sammy Johns (born 7 February 1946, Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte , North Carolina ) is an United States|American country music|country singer-songwriter , best known for his million selling 1975 hit single , " Chevy Van (song)|Chevy Van ".
Career
When he was nine years old, Johns' father presented him with a guitar , and by the time he was a adolescence|teenager he had established his own musical ensemble|band , the Devilles.cite web |first= |last= |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p25248|pure_url=yes |title=Biography by Linda Seida |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=8 December 2008 The group performed in local nightclub|clubs and sound recording and reproduction|recorded a few gramophone record|records on the Dixie record label . After a move to Atlanta , Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia , he was given a recording contract in 1973. General Recording Corporation put out Johns' first solo (music)|solo record, "Early Morning Love", that year.
Although he wrote a number of hit song s for other musician|artists , Johns is best remembered for the one he recorded himself, "Chevy Van". The single drove up to #5 in the Billboard Hot 100 record chart|chart . It remained in the record chart|chart for 20 weeks and was awarded a music recording sales certification|gold disc by the Recording Industry Association of America|R.I.A.A. on 4 May 1975.cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | page= 114 | isbn= 0-214-20512-6
After his eponymous debut album on the GRC record label , which included "Chevy Van", the singer signed a deal in 1976 with Warner-Curb, which resulted in Johns working on the soundtrack to The Van (1977 film)|The Van . The 1982 New World Records single (music)|single "Falling for You" came to the attention of Elektra Records|Elektra , and the company took Johns on board and issued "Love Me off the Road" and "Common Man". When country artist John Conlee cover version|covered "Common Man", the single went gold and topped the charts. Conlee made the song his theme, and Johns continued writing songs for others.
Those who have recorded Johns' songs are Waylon Jennings , Sammy Kershaw , and Conway Twitty . In 1985, Jennings serenaded the Statue of Liberty with Johns' song "America", on a nationally broadcast event to mark the statue's restoration. The performance helped turn the single gold, and "America" was nominated for song of the year in country music circles. Johns' "Desperado Love" also brought Twitty his final gold record. Kershaw covered "Chevy Van" on his 1996 album Politics, Religion and Her .
Discography
Albums
Year
Album
US
Label
1973
Sammy Johns
148
General Recording
1994
Golden Classics
Collectables
2000
Honky Tonk Moon
Southern Tracks
Singles
Year
Single
Chart Positions
RIAA
Album
US cite book
US Country
1974
Chevy Van "
5
Gold
Sammy Johns
"Early Morning Love"
68
79
1975
"Rag Doll"
52
1980
"Falling for You"
103
singles only
1981
"Common Man"
50
1988
"Chevy Van" (re-release)
80
References
reflist
External links
http://www.famousinterview.ca/interviews/sammy_johns.htm Interview with Sammy Johns
Persondata | NAME =Johns, Sammy | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =7 February 1946 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte , North Carolina | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Johns, Sammy Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:American male singers Category:American country singers Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:People from Charlotte, North Carolina Category:Musicians from North Carolina
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