# Syl Johnson

> Sylvester Johnson was an American blues and soul singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. His most successful records included "Different Strokes" (1967), "Is It Because I'm Black" (1969) later covered by reggae artists Ken Boothe and Delroy Wilson, and "Take Me to the River" (1975), a cover of Al Green's 1974 original.

*American blues and soul singer and record producer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/syl-johnson

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1936-07-01
- **Died:** 2022-02-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 65.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.1 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 12.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 75.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 85.0 / 100
- **Total followers across platforms:** 4,080

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6650887/ (@nm6650887)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6XItHNeKXecnFpkJHOn5JL (@6XItHNeKXecnFpkJHOn5JL)
- **YOUTUBE**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWL70pS4Kwi6H2gfiKt-MMg (@Syl Johnson - Topic, 4,080 followers)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/49823)
- [سيل جونسون (مغنى)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%85%D8%BA%D9%86%D9%89))
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2e8cbd3d-44c0-4725-89e0-7db8010aa832)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3049904)
- [Syl Johnson](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4220998)

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