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From his early days in the Pacific Northwest punk outfit Snakepit, his longtime collaborations with Mark Lanegan, his stint in Dinosaur Jr., to his most recent outing with Caustic Resin, Mike Johnson has cemented himself as venerable player in the field of rock music.

Mike Johnson was born in Grants Pass, Oregon in 1965. After taking the ubiquitous “student loan to University” way out of small-town hell, he joined the Eugene band Snakepit in 1984. Two self-released cassettes, two 45s, and countless shows later the college rockers threw in the decidedly stinky towel in 1989.

In 1990, Johnson moved to Seattle at the behest of Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan to begin work on Lanegan’s second solo album. Johnson had commuted between Eugene and Seattle the previous year to co-produce, co-write, and play guitar on The Winding Sheet, Lanegan’s maiden solo effort. This effort would prove fruitful to the duo, as it launched a long, multi album collaboration between the two that would last over a decade. In addition to Winding… He would collaborate with Lanegan on Whiskey for the Holy Ghost, Scraps at Midnight, I’ll Take Care of You, and Field Songs, as well as guesting on Here Comes That Weird Chill.

From 1991 to 1998, Mike played bass for Dinosaur Jr. He played with the band for three long players - Where You Been, Without a Sound, and Hand it Over, in addition to a slew of singles and compilations that would have the band’s name.
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  • kingspade71

    Is mike johnson his real name?? Did he attend school in grants pass ??

    March 2012

  • danziilla

    the greatest...

    March 2012

  • shallowdaydream

    There is ONLY one Mike we all love. The gloomy one!! buy his awesome records here: http://www.uprecords.com/artists/mikejohnson/

    July 2011

  • Rikishi65

    Where am I? Mike's pure melancholy music touches your soul.

    July 2011

  • Rumpy5897

    The definition of a grower. You don't even realize when the music wraps its tentacles around you and pulls you under. Beautiful music. Some of the saddest stuff ever penned.

    June 2011

  • MikeJohnson-2

    In regards to the two "Mike Johnson's" Last-FM states that they are working on a system that will distinguish same-name artists and their music. Mike Johnson, Black Yodel No.1 was born in 1946 and has been performing since the mid-1960s. He recorded in Nashville from 1981 to 1989. 2 45rpms, 8 cassettes, 40 CDs, and 1200 songs later, he still has some ground to cover. See the [2nd] biography for Mike Johnson-2 on this page. ... Joe Arnold, Roughshod Records

    April 2011

  • OccultusMaximus

    Apparently there are two Mike Johnsons, one is the dark & gloomy guy we know and love, the other is a yodelling upbeat country singer. It's truly disturbing to hear the latter when you're looking for the former. How do we fix this?

    November 2010

  • shallowdaydream

    Sadly, one of the most massively underrated artist:-(((

    July 2010
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