| LC control no. | no2012115745 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Johnson, Bola |
| Associated country | Nigeria |
| Birth date | 1947-07-06 |
| Death date | 2014-04-06 |
| Place of birth | Lagos (Nigeria) |
| Place of death | Ikorodu (Lagos State, Nigeria) |
| Field of activity | Radio comedies Radio music Highlife (Music) Nigerian newspapers--Sections, columns, etc. Pidgin English |
| Affiliation | Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria Bola Johnson and his Easy Life Top Beats Radio Nigeria Band Wagon |
| Profession or occupation | Musicians Disc jockeys Journalists Screenwriters |
| Found in | Nigeria 70, p2008: label (Bola Johnson) The significance of Bola Johnson's Pidgin English with his Wakabout column in Lagos Weekend Newspaper from 1970-1990, 2016: page 28 (born in Lagos 6 July 1947) page 29 (relocated to Ilorin, Kwara State, as a typist with Government Trade Centre, where he played for the state football club until 1965; played maracas in highlife band of Eric Akaeze in Ibadan, learned trumpet, formed his own band in 1968, Bola Johnson and his Easy Life Top Beats; moved to Zaria with his band) page 31 (highlife musician, entertainer, comedian, columnist; in the 1970s Bola Johnson started writing scripts for newspapers as a freelance journalist; in 1970 joined the Radio Nigeria Band Wagon; had many recordings as Papa Rebecca, a comedy radio program; played in FRCN (Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria Lagos) live, took part in music shows; employed as a DJ at FRDN in 1970, developed his own Pidgin English style by telling stories; wrote Pidgin English scripts for Nollywood film producers; spoke Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo fluently; died 6 April 2014, in his Ikorodu home; his remains were taken to his hometown, Obon, Delta State, where he was buried) |
| Associated language | cpe yor ibo hau |
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