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.
Life And Death
Chairmen Of The Board Lyrics
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B L A Z E He lay broken, broken down, and the pieces on the…
Balanescu Quartet Lume, lume, sora lume Lume, lume, sora lume Cand sa ma satu…
Big H Life and death back, forward, right and left Your time to…
Billy Burnette I found your note and that was all she wrote You…
Blaze He lay broken, broken down, and the pieces on the…
blue boredom I've been thinking about death What would happen to my soul…
C.Hangul [Chorus] Oh It's life or death in my town And…
CUSTOMI Z Happiest! Saijōkyū Ikite iru dake de sankyū Happiest! Eikyu …
Dear Hunter When we dance it looks just like fire. When we sing…
Devastator So far it's been tough So far it's been rough But I…
Elder J.E. Burch You only think of yourself, and wealth. Won't ask for help…
From Ashes Rise Behind the golden gates and the locked doors. Away from wher…
Iced Earth I came into this world A screaming infant Forced entry into …
Input feat. Joanna Rubio This is not a revolution It's a protest of interest An empty…
K-Rino Hey taxi, send me straight to the heart of it The…
Lost Dog Street Band Oh the difference, between life and death. It's a smile to…
Low Pop Suicide Not quite paradise, alright, Make the best of it all T…
Lulu Dikana What kind of love is this It's so unusual to me, That…
M. Giacchino The fall is what we chose Not Forbear the ones we…
Metronomy I don't know, life and death Wait until nobody's left Save t…
MF Grimm Her name is Life, loyal, would never do me wrong With…
Out Cold A.D. Last night I drove to Harper's Ferry and I thought…
Rites of Passage Life and death In the dry land of ground cracked by…
RVIVR AS THE HOUSES GET EMPTY/ THE STREETS BEGIN TO FILL/ I CAN’…
Sim Uh Check, check Hypocrites One, two I don't care about…
Snow Patrol Everything is sudden Everything is suddenly alive All these …
Tale Of Us & Clockwork feat. The/Das [Chorus] Oh It's life or death in my town And…
Terror So many times left alone. This was my only home. Again down…
The B.O.M.B. Previously on Ready to Die Me and her sister had somethin'…
The Dear Hunter When we dance it looks just like fire. When we sing…
The Screaming Jets A memory ain't enough to ease the pain from the…
Wicked Lady Long I have waited While the spirits in my sleep Dark is…
Window View I know a girl with daisies growing on her head, Her…
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…
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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rodney jerome
I have this on vinyl, and the first time I heard it, I was at Eddie and Brian's House, in 1976, about to start on my group NYPA'S album. I had never heard something as powerful and funk drenched as this. Found out Jeffery Bowen produced, and used Funkadelic rhythm section. I think Mckinley Jackson may have put the arrangement together. This album was ahead of it's time. Thanks for this.
Gamers against Lean Alberta 2007
Eddie Hazel was a fucking genius and you don't really get as many of guitarist who are great Composers like that anymore.
Gamers against Lean Alberta 2007
Eddie Hazel was a god. You can tell him apart from just about anyone else on his core 70s recordings.
Choice Beats
Just discovered this incredible group. I'v got a lot of good listening ahead of me.
Anne Gonzalez
I remember my neighbor asking me to turn down my bass on this song. Said his house was shaking. Went to his house to hear my music. The Chairmen 'were' rocking his house.
Anne Gonzalez
Going through my vinyls today, hope I have more than 'skin i'm in.
Pahl Dickens
😂
cheaptoons
NOW THIS IS A SONG TO START YOUR DAYS WHEN EVER YOUR UP OR DOWN
cheaptoons
dins7
you told me the name of the song and thats how I found it !!!
toddbulky
I got into this brilliant track originally through the (much later) cover done by World of Twist on their LP "Quality Street". Turns out that it was a pretty faithful version, although of course this one brings da funk heavy! 😁