Gus Johnson (jazz musician)
- Gus Johnson (jazz musician)
Gus Johnson (November 15, 1913 – February 6, 2000) was the drummer in various jazz bands for many years. In the 1960s he played for saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and accompanied singer Ella Fitzgerald in her 1960 . He is memorialized in the Medeski Martin & Wood song "Whatever Happened to Gus."
elect discography
With Ralph Sutton and Ruby Braff
*"Remembered" (Arbors Records)
References
[http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=950270239 Gus Johnson, 1913—2000, "A Sensitive Drummer in Many Contexts"]
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