Louis Johnson

Louis Johnson (born April 13, 1955, Los Angeles, California, USA – died May 21, 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) was an American R&B, soul, funk and jazz bassist and vocalist. In 1975, with his brother [a258908] they formed the group [a88606]. He also worked as a session musician playing on numerous releases of the 1970's and 1980's including [a15885]'s albums "Off The Wall", "Thriller" and "Dangerous". He was known for his distinctive slapping technique on the bass guitar (aka "Thunder Thumbs"). Cousin of [a275838].