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Added: Mar 24, 2004. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 8551748. Source citation. Motown Singer, Songwriter, Producer. He became active in the Detroit music scene in the early 1960s, and was a potent force behind the scenes, writing and/or producing many hit songs such as the Supremes' Someday We'll Be Together, Junior Walker's How Sweet It Is, What ...
Motown Singer, Songwriter, Producer. He became active in the Detroit music scene in the early 1960s, and was a potent force behind the scenes, writing and/or producing many hit songs such as the Supremes' Someday We'll Be Together, Junior Walker's How Sweet It Is, What Does It Take, and many others. As a solo artist,...
1959–1993. Labels. Motown, MGM, Ariola / Hansa, Atlantic. John William Bristol (February 3, 1939 – March 21, 2004) [1] was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a native of Morganton, North Carolina, about which he wrote an eponymous song.
Oct 4, 2021 · Composer, singer, and producer John William “Johnny” Bristol, Sr. was born on February 3, 1939, in Morganton, North Carolina. He attended Olive Hill High School in the city and performed with a singing group called The Jackets that appeared at school functions. He graduated in 1957 and joined the United States Air Force in 1958.
Johnny Bristol. Johnny Bristol first came to local attention in the Detroit area as a member of the soul duo ‘Johnny & Jackey’ with Jackey Beavers, an associate Bristol met while in the US Air Force. The pair recorded two singles in 1959 for Anna Records, a label owned by Gwen Gordy (Berry Gordy’s sister) and Billy Davis and four 45s for ...
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Born John William Bristol on February 3, 1939 in Morganton, North Carolina; died on March 21, 2004 in Brighton Township, Michigan. Johnny Bristol was a producer and songwriter best known for his work with Motown during the late 1960s and early 1970s when he worked with Harvey Fuqua on Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrells’ “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (1967), “Your Precious Love (1967 ...
