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American jazz guitarist (born 1954)

For other people named Henry Johnson, see Henry Johnson (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Henry Johnson (born January 28, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist from Chicago.

Career

Johnson was born in Chicago on January 28, 1954, and grew up in Memphis.^[1] He started playing the guitar at the age of 12, teaching himself.^[1] He played various styles of music until hearing Wes Montgomery ignited an interest in jazz.^[1] He entered Indiana University in 1973.^[2]

Johnson has worked with Hank Crawford, Freddie Hubbard, Ramsey Lewis, Norman Simmons, Jimmy Smith, Sonny Stitt, Stanley Turrentine, Joe Williams, and Nancy Wilson.^[2] He has led his own bands since 1982.^[1]

Discography

As leader

• You're the One (MCA Impulse!,
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  Henry Johnson was born enslaved on June 11, 1850, in Boydton, Virginia. Johnson enlisted in 1867 in the newly formed F Troop, Tenth U.S. Cavalry. In June of 1877 Johnson reenlisted in the Army for the third time. He transferred to D Troop, Ninth U.S. Cavalry, stationed at Fort Wallace, Kansas. Soon after his transfer, D Troop relocated to Fort Union, New Mexico, where it engaged in scouting and patrolling. 

  In the spring of 1879, D Troop was on the move again. This time they logged 589 miles north to Colorado as part of the Ute Expedition. In the autumn of 1879, D Troop escorted surveyors making the line between Colorado and Utah. 

  On October 1, 1879, a courier arrived at D Troop’s camp with a message for Captain Francis S. Dodge. It said that Ute Indians had surrounded the Fifth Cavalry at the Milk River in Colorado. The Fifth Cavalry was going to be overrun if help didn’t arrive. Dodge issued 225 rounds of ammunition to each of his 35 veteran Buffalo Soldiers. As night fell, the soldiers broke camp and hastily headed toward Milk River. They traveled 70 miles in 20 hours and ar

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  Henry Johnson was born on July 15, 1892, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In his early teens, Johnson and his family moved to Albany, New York. He held various jobs including soda mixer, coal-yard laborer, chauffeur, and redcap porter at Albany’s Union Station. 

  Johnson enlisted in Company C, Fifteenth New York (Colored) Infantry Regiment on June 5, 1917. The Fifteenth New York was originally founded in 1913 in the New York Army National Guard. In line with the military’s racial segregation policies, the unit was all-Black. Once the United States entered World War I, the Fifteenth New York was called into federal service and redesignated the 369th Infantry Regiment. The 369th Infantry was assigned to the 93rd Division, which was one of two divisions comprising African Americans. General John J. Pershing, American Expeditionary Force commander, avoided placing the 369th Infantry or other Black units on the front lines, reflecting the military leadership’s view that African Americans could not be effective combat soldiers. They were deployed in logistics and support roles.

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