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.
Let Me Down Easy
Chairmen Of The Board Lyrics
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Dave Thomas Junior Spending all my dreams Wanting to believe Wasting all my bre…
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Derrick Harriott (Let me down easy) Give me time (To get over you…
Diamond Head When I want you I don't need you Oh babe I don't need…
Dusty Springfield Ahh-haa Now, if you're gonna let me down Let me down easy So…
EKOH Nah right I never think about the future too afraid to…
Etta James I gave you all of my love Don't you abuse it I…
Expose So this is how you say goodbye You said you'd always…
Faith Paloma Let me down easy All your love for me is…
First Choice I can feel it Why not reveal it? Say what you gotta…
G.C. Cameron To my motherfuckin' man 50 Grand, the alcoholic man Inject a…
Gang of Youths You want someone who wants you for who you are I…
J.C. Lodge Don't let me down (phoenix, phoenix) Don't let me down again…
Jesse L W Flying high, flying low, ohh All I really want is for…
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Max Frost It's cold, the lake is frozen She floats across at night No…
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Norah Jones & Chris Isaak Here she comes Don't say anything At first you smile,…
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Paloma Faith Let me down easy All your love for me is…
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Pete Rock & Keb Darge Let me down easy though your love for me is…
Ralph McTell How can I say it? There's just something I feel from…
Roger Daltrey Well I saw you on the avenue And as usual you're…
Sam Amidon You want someone to want you for who you are I…
Saving Jane I can feel us changing You don't wait up for my…
Scout All I can do is think of you Until the sky…
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Sheppard Night and day I've been doing the math To calculate where…
T.J. Kingston I remember actin out with straight aggression I was in all…
The Isley Brothers Is love behind me? Though I need you to satisfy me Destiny…
The Isleys Is love behind me? Though I need you to satisfy me Destiny…
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(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…
Chairman Of The Board I'm the chairman Chairman of the board I'm the chairman Chai…
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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Lord Brett Sinclair
Love this song
Jeff Davis
My favorite song by the Chairmen. RIP General.....
Brian Mark
One of my favorites. I miss the General. RIP
Anthony Cothran
That song reminds me when I worked for the Santa Fe railroad as a cook on dining car going from Chicago to Los Angeles in the summer of 1972 used to hearing on station KGFJ radio in Los Angeles
Schlomo Goldstein
Lots of good memories with this song.
Schlomo Goldstein
Memories of Ocean Drive SC
Denise Farrow
Tiki Fluwood, Billy Bass, Bernie Worrell, Eddie Hazel From Funkadelic... From Blewfoot...
CJ Bani
+Denise ~ you know, mama! the whole album is great
Skinnyman
Another gem that didn't get put on any of their albums was "Only time will tell".