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William Manuel " Bill " Johnson (died December 3, 1972) was an American jazz musician who played banjo and double bass; [2] he is considered the father of the "slap" style of double bass playing. [3] In New Orleans, he played at Lulu White's legendary house of prostitution, with the Eagle Band, and with the Excelsior Brass Band. [4] .
William Manuel " Bill " Johnson (died December 3, 1972) was an American jazz musician who played banjo and double bass; he is considered the father of the "slap" style of double bass playing.
William Manuel " Bill " Johnson (died December 3, 1972) was an American jazz musician who played banjo and double bass; he is considered the father of the "slap" style of double bass playing. In New Orleans, he played at Lulu White's legendary house of prostitution, with the Eagle Band, and with the Excelsior Brass Band.
Aug 10, 2015 · William Manuel “Bill” Johnson was an African American jazz musician, considered the father of the “slap” style of Double bass playing. Johnson who started out playing the guitar and mandolin switching to bass in the late 1890s is the founder of the Original Creole Orchestra.
William Manuel "Bill" Johnson (died December 3, 1972) was an American jazz musician who played banjo and double bass; he is considered the father of the "slap" style of double bass playing. Johnson claimed to have started "slapping" the strings of his bass (a more vigorous technique than the classical pizzicato ) after he accidentally broke his ...
William Manuel "Bill" Johnson, was an American jazz musician, considered the father of the "slap" style of string bass playing. Johnson claimed to have started "slapping" the strings of his bass after he accidentally broke his bow on the road with his band in northern Louisiana in the early 1910s.
William Manuel "Bill" Johnson (August 10, 1872 – December 3, 1972), was an American jazz musician, considered the father of the "slap" style of double bass playing.
