Eddie Johnson
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American jazz and blues tenor saxophonist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Edwin Lawrence Johnson was an American jazz and blues tenor saxophonist. Early life Johnson was born in Napoleonville, Louisiana, and moved with his family to Chicago at the age of two. As a teenager, Johnson sang in a vocal group. He graduated from Englewood High School and attended Wilson Junior College. In 1938, he and his bandmates were recruited to play for Kentucky State College, where Johnson received a scholarship and attended for eight months.
