- by foxnews
- 08 Apr 2025
Syl Johnson, much-sampled blues, funk and soul singer, dies aged 85
Syl Johnson, much-sampled blues, funk and soul singer, dies aged 85
- by theguardian
- 07 Feb 2022
- in news
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Syl Johnson, the blues, funk and soul singer whose work was much sampled in US hip-hop, has died aged 85.
He had his biggest hit in 1975 with Take Me To the River, the song by labelmate Al Green that would also be recorded by Talking Heads. It reached No 7 in the US R&B chart and crossed over into the Top 50 of the pop chart.
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