Chairmen of the Board is an American-Canadian, Detroit, Michigan-based soul… Read Full Bio ↴Chairmen of the Board is an American-Canadian, Detroit, Michigan-based soul music group, who saw their greatest commercial success in the 1970s.
General Norman Johnson (23 May 1943, Norfolk, VA – 13 Oct 2010, Atlanta, GA), had a hit as the lead singer of The Showmen, in the early '60s, 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-up Johnson with Eddie Custis, Danny Woods &, Canadian born, Harrison Kennedy - as the new company's flagship act - under the appropriate name 'Chairmen of the Board'. Dozier explained, according to Songfacts: "We called them that because of their extraordinary talents. They each played several instruments, sang and wrote songs as well." 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.
The Chairmen of the Board (General Johnson, Danny Woods and Ken Knox) were inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
General Johnson continued to perform with Woods and Knox as the "Chairmen of the Board" until his death from lung cancer in 2010.
In 2012, Chairmen of the Board released a single, "You", which was written and produced by Knox.
In 2013, former member Harrison Kennedy was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the "Acoustic Artist" category.
Danny Woods died in January 2018.
General Norman Johnson (23 May 1943, Norfolk, VA – 13 Oct 2010, Atlanta, GA), had a hit as the lead singer of The Showmen, in the early '60s, 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-up Johnson with Eddie Custis, Danny Woods &, Canadian born, Harrison Kennedy - as the new company's flagship act - under the appropriate name 'Chairmen of the Board'. Dozier explained, according to Songfacts: "We called them that because of their extraordinary talents. They each played several instruments, sang and wrote songs as well." 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.
The Chairmen of the Board (General Johnson, Danny Woods and Ken Knox) were inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
General Johnson continued to perform with Woods and Knox as the "Chairmen of the Board" until his death from lung cancer in 2010.
In 2012, Chairmen of the Board released a single, "You", which was written and produced by Knox.
In 2013, former member Harrison Kennedy was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the "Acoustic Artist" category.
Danny Woods died in January 2018.
It Will Stand
Chairmen Of The Board Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'It Will Stand' by these artists:
Showmen You take some music, music Sweet flowin' music Some movin' a…
Showmen the Rock, roll, rock, roll You take some music, music Sweet flo…
The Showmen Rock-roll-rock-roll You take some music, music Sweet flo…
The Showmen (A.K.A. The Humdingers) WIll it rain on the last day of my life Will…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Chairmen Of The Board:
(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String You've got me dangling on a string Please don't let me…
39-21-46 39-21-40 Showmen, Chairmen of the Board You are so beautifu…
Bless You Bless you Darling bless you Bless you Darling bless you Hea…
Chairmen of the Board I'm the chairman Chairman of the board I'm the chairman C…
Come Together Here come old flat top He come groovin' up slowly He got…
Danglin You've got me dangling on a string Please don't let me…
Danny Boy Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen…
Didn This time we almost made the pieces fit Didn't we? This ti…
Didn’t We This time we almost made the pieces fit Didn't we? This time…
Didn’t We? This time we almost made the pieces fit Didn't we? This ti…
Elmo James An electric current binds us together forever I am a memory…
Everybody's Got A Song To Sing Everybody's got a song to sing A little joy to bring Come…
Everything's Tuesday My heart was a lonely house Where strangers wandered in and…
Finders Keepers I found the love You threw away Now you realize You made a…
Give Me Just A Little More Time Give me just a little more time And our love will…
Patches I was born and raised down in Alabama On a farm…
Pay the Piper If you dance to the music, don't you know You've got…
Pretty Women Everywhere Hey, hey hey baby! I want to know if you'll be…
When Can I See You Again It′s been a long day without you, my friend And I'll…
Working On A Building Of Love I read a book the other day That changed my life…
You Don't Know What Love Is You don't know what love is 'Til you've learned the meaning…
You've Got Me Dangling On A String You've got me dangling on a string Please don't let me…
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@EBENNETT3519
General Johnson, was a singer's singer. Who's still listening in 2023
@60sgramma
Reminds me of my high school crush. Lost him in Vietnam in 1965 😢
@godswrath1244
No matter how much "Rap, New Generation or Alternative music" is played - they will never replace "Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues and Golden Oldies" they stand the tests of time forever!
@elainebernier
Ou said it
@markmccammon266
This was a favorite of mine in High School. We listened to it on the radio and loved it. How different his voice was. I am 78 now and was thrilled to find this. Memories of my youth. Gone forever.
@pattiaustin1808
This song was SO big on the northern Gulf Coast in the 60s. I love it. Forever.
@lynnglidewell7367
This made the top ten in Detroit in 1964 when I was young. We loved it!
@nnvincent3
The General later became lead singer for Chairmen Of The Board....his voice is instantly recognizable on their 1970 hit, "Give Me Just A Little More Time". Love these songs!
@smootheoperator
I first heard this song in the movie ‘Shag” it was the Bomb! !! Love love love it
@thenhbushman
i played guitar with the Showmen back in the late 70's. it was a fun gig.