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General Norman Johnson (born 23 May 1943, Virginia) had a hit as the lead singer of The Showmen in the early 1960s, with the New Orleans rock ‘n’ roll anthem “It Will Stand”.
When Holland/Dozier/Holland left Motown in 1967 to establish their own Invictus/Hot Wax group of labels, they teamed Johnson up with Eddie Custis, Danny Woods and Canadian born Harrison Kennedy as the new company’s flagship act, under the appropriate name “Chairmen of the Board”. Custis left the group after their second album.
Though they all had a turn at lead vocals, it was General Johnson’s quirky hiccup-laden style and his songwriting which became increasingly showcased, wit hthe group selling a million plus copies of “Give Me Just A Little More Time”. Chairmen of the Board also scored with “You’ve Got Me Dangling On A String”, “Pay To the Piper”, “Everything’s Tuesday”, “Working On A Building Of Love”, “Elmo James”, “Finders Keepers”, and the original version of “Patches”, a memorable ballad later covered with great success by Clarence Carter.
Kennedy, Woods and Johnson all went on to cut solo albums of varying quality, whilst Johnson wrote and produced (with Greg Perry) for other Invictus/Hot Wax acts, notably Honey Cone. Harrison having left, Johnson and Woods toured the UK in 1976 with six musicians as “Chairmen of the Board”, but were not as successful as before. The act was broken up immediately afterwards, Johnson having signed for Arista Records as a solo artist.
In 1978, Johnson reformed the Chairmen of the Board. In 1980, the new Chairmen founded Surfside Records, for which the group records for to this day.
When Holland/Dozier/Holland left Motown in 1967 to establish their own Invictus/Hot Wax group of labels, they teamed Johnson up with Eddie Custis, Danny Woods and Canadian born Harrison Kennedy as the new company’s flagship act, under the appropriate name “Chairmen of the Board”. Custis left the group after their second album.
Though they all had a turn at lead vocals, it was General Johnson’s quirky hiccup-laden style and his songwriting which became increasingly showcased, wit hthe group selling a million plus copies of “Give Me Just A Little More Time”. Chairmen of the Board also scored with “You’ve Got Me Dangling On A String”, “Pay To the Piper”, “Everything’s Tuesday”, “Working On A Building Of Love”, “Elmo James”, “Finders Keepers”, and the original version of “Patches”, a memorable ballad later covered with great success by Clarence Carter.
Kennedy, Woods and Johnson all went on to cut solo albums of varying quality, whilst Johnson wrote and produced (with Greg Perry) for other Invictus/Hot Wax acts, notably Honey Cone. Harrison having left, Johnson and Woods toured the UK in 1976 with six musicians as “Chairmen of the Board”, but were not as successful as before. The act was broken up immediately afterwards, Johnson having signed for Arista Records as a solo artist.
In 1978, Johnson reformed the Chairmen of the Board. In 1980, the new Chairmen founded Surfside Records, for which the group records for to this day.
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fendercillo wrote:
Great music!
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yggdrasill0117 wrote:
I saw them on Saturday. They're quite the entertainers.
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Noddy-of-the-A5 wrote:
grooooooovy
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spraycanfan wrote:
GIVE MEEE JUST A LITTLE MORE TIMEEEEE.....many thanks.....utter genius
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JukeBoxHero48 wrote:
Miss you guys...! Some great dancing at OD Pavilion :-)
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ritesofspring wrote:
working on a building of love is sooooo uplifting
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bTouch wrote:
I'm working on a building of love/Gonna build in the name of everyone...
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Tr1xx wrote:
PS. Elmo James is superb
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Tr1xx wrote:
A great powerful sound - they deserve many more plays
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PappaWheelie wrote:
i also hate the shamen of the broad band!!!!!!!
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This band is amazing
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i hate the chamen of the board band!!!!!!
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