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Syl Johnson(1936-2022)

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Syl Johnson was born on 1 July 1936 in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA. He died on 6 February 2022 in Mableton, Georgia, USA.
BornJuly 1, 1936
DiedFebruary 6, 2022(85)
BornJuly 1, 1936
DiedFebruary 6, 2022(85)
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Moritz Bleibtreu, Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Ünel, Pheline Roggan, and Anna Bederke in Soul Kitchen (2009)
Soul Kitchen
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Don't Do It")
  • 2009
Frankie & Alice (2010)
Frankie & Alice
6.4
  • Soundtrack("Goin' Man Huntin")
  • 2010
Samuel L. Jackson, Edward Asner, Regina King, Nick Jameson, Charlie Murphy, Greg Travis, Gary Anthony Williams, John Witherspoon, Cedric Yarbrough, Bobb'e J. Thompson, and Carl Jones in The Boondocks (2005)
The Boondocks
8.5
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Is It Because I'm Black")
Michael C. Hall in Dexter: New Blood (2021)
Dexter: New Blood
8.0
TV Mini Series
  • Soundtrack("Same Kind of Thing")

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  • Ben Kingsley, Scott Adkins, Daniel Bernhardt, Terry Crews, Marko Zaror, Shaina West, Sofia Boutella, Dave Bautista, Drew McIntyre, Pom Klementieff, and Lucy Cork in The Killer's Game (2024)
    The Killer's Game
    5.8
    • performer: "Hot Pants Lady"
    • 2024
  • Giovanni Ribisi, Dan Fogler, Patrick Gallo, Matthew Goode, Juno Temple, and Miles Teller in The Offer (2022)
    The Offer
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Different Strokes" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Michael C. Hall in Dexter: New Blood (2021)
    Dexter: New Blood
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Same Kind of Thing"
    • writer: "Same Kind of Thing"
    • 2021
  • Shenae Grimes-Beech, Michael Steger, Dustin Milligan, AnnaLynne McCord, Jessica Stroup, and Tristan Mack Wilds in 90210 (2008)
    90210
    6.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "That's Just My Luck" (uncredited)
    • 2010
  • Frankie & Alice (2010)
    Frankie & Alice
    6.4
    • writer: "Goin' Man Huntin"
    • 2010
  • Moritz Bleibtreu, Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Ünel, Pheline Roggan, and Anna Bederke in Soul Kitchen (2009)
    Soul Kitchen
    7.2
    • performer: "Don't Do It"
    • 2009
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Edward Asner, Regina King, Nick Jameson, Charlie Murphy, Greg Travis, Gary Anthony Williams, John Witherspoon, Cedric Yarbrough, Bobb'e J. Thompson, and Carl Jones in The Boondocks (2005)
    The Boondocks
    8.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Is It Because I'm Black"
    • 2008

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  • Born
    • July 1, 1936
    • Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • February 6, 2022
    • Mableton, Georgia, USA(congestive heart failure)

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    Recorded a dozen albums for the Chicago label Twinight in the 1960s and '70s. His 1968 debut album was "Dresses Too Short".

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