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Calvin Johnson is a guitarist, vocalist and founding member of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go-Team, Dub Narcotic Sound System, and The Halo Benders. He is known for his uniquely deep, droning singing voice. Johnson was born in Olympia, Washington.

He has worked with Beck, Heavenly, The Microphones, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, and Built to Spill among others. He has also produced recordings by many bands.

Calvin Johnson is the founder of K Records in Olympia, Washington, and was one of the major organizers of the seminal International Pop Underground Festival.

His first solo album, “What Was Me”, is a quiet acoustic piece about love and loss. On a few songs he sings with no backing guitar, and the effect is haunting.

His second album, “Before the Dream Faded…”, is a jazzier piece. It includes multiple collaborators, making it markedly different from his first album. The songs cover an odd range of subjects, such as the size and color of hearts, Lucifer, and falling in love.

He can be found spinning records as Selector Dub Narcotic.

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1	Love Will Come Back Again full track	35
1	What Was Me full track	35
3	Rabbit Blood full track	33
4	Sorry Entertainer	26
5	When Hearts Turn Blue full track	22
6	I'm Down full track	21
7	Deliverance full track	20
8	Nothing to Hold Us Here full track	16
9	Ode To St. Valentine full track	15
10	Your Eyes full track	13
10	Red Wing Black full track	13
10	Warm Days full track	13
10	Palriga full track	13
10	Can We Kiss? full track	13
15	Lies Goodbye full track	12

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renanbroduei wrote:
October 2009

and this photo is Austin Power´s position

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xDanx1 wrote:
August 2009

wow! that IS a deep voice!

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spilled_milk wrote:
August 2009

I also love calvin johnson

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marekarel wrote:
June 2009

yes, your voice is lovely

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kaylastarkiller wrote:
June 2009

i'm pretty in love with calvin johnson, i think.

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Polyraclure wrote:
May 2009

God I love his voice !

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viciadoemarroz wrote:
February 2009

I would love to see Calvin playing live! Any chance of a concert in Germany??

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okrebecca wrote:
September 2008

LOLOLLLLLL hiii i recognize this picture! calpal, you gotta stop using your makeoutclub picture

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chris-thrash wrote:
August 2008

shame - he was great paul!

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wallerers wrote:
August 2008

Should be seeing him play 2 shows tomorrow but stuck at work. BUMHOLES

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TheBoyChild wrote:
August 2008

wooohooooo!

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ariesproject wrote:
August 2008

Calvin Johnson LIVE Road Records Dublin july 08 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lePTzzaug0

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electoral wrote:
April 2008

fucking good!!

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Waqcku wrote:
February 2008

KUCINICH/JOHNSON 2008!!!!

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timahall wrote:
December 2007

I met him many years ago when he came to my hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Nice guy, and absolute indie legend.

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carriepants wrote:
November 2007

Ohhhh Calvin Johnson you give me many boners.

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TripNip wrote:
October 2007

no prob. I saw this guy play btw, he looked so depressed.

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vaseofkarma wrote:
October 2007

oh wow you're right, thanks for clearing that up. they dont even have their own page on here sadly.

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Bayou16 wrote:
October 2007

Tender Forever

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TripNip wrote:
October 2007

There's 2 bands called the go team. The newer one has the '!' on it.

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