| LC control no. | no 91027224 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Johnson, Howard, 1941-2021 |
| Variant(s) | Johnson, Howard Lewis, 1941-2021 |
| See also | Corporate body: Gravity (Musical group : Howard Johnson) |
| Located | Massillon (Ohio) |
| Birth date | 1941-08-07 |
| Death date | 2021-01-11 |
| Place of birth | Montgomery (Ala.) |
| Place of death | Harlem (New York, N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz |
| Profession or occupation | Tubists Arrangers (Musicians) Jazz musicians Saxophonists |
| Found in | Tyner, M. Tender moments [SR] 196-?: container (Howard Johnson, tuba) New Grove dict. of jazz (Johnson, Howard (Lewis); b. 8-7-41, Montgomery, AL; tuba player, baritone saxophonist, flugelhorn player, arranger) New York times online, January 17, 2021 (obituary dated January 14, 2021: Howard Johnson; born Howard Lewis Johnson, August 7, 1941, in Montgomery, Alabama; raised in Massillon, Ohio; died Monday [January 11] at his home in Harlem, age 79; jazz tuba player who moonlighted as a multi-instrumentalist and arranger for some of the most popular acts in rock and pop; led the horn section for the Band in the 1970s, including on the group's farewell performance, captured in Martin Scorsese's famed concert film “The last waltz"; performed as an original member of the “Saturday Night Live” band; led the band Gravity from the 1970s until the end of his life) |
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