1) Jimmy Johnson … Read Full Bio ↴There are numerous artists with this name, including:
1) Jimmy Johnson (born James Earl Thompson in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on 25 November 1928; died January 2022) was an American blues guitarist and singer.
2) Jimmy Johnson (born James Franklin Johnson in Fordyce, Arkansas, on February 23, 1926; died in Los Angeles on November 25, 2000) was an American blues musician.
3) Jimmy Johnson (born Jimmy Ray Johnson on February 4, 1943, Sheffield, Alabama, USA; died September 5, 2019) was an American session guitarist, songwriter, engineer, and producer.
4) Jimmy Johnson is a trance artist.
5) Jimmy Johnson is a Canadian rapper from the 6 (Toronto, Ontario).
1) Jimmy Johnson (born James Earl Thompson in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on 25 November 1928; died January 2022) was an American blues guitarist and singer. Born into a musical family (younger brother Syl Johnson became a soul star, while sibling Mack Thompson was Magic Sam's first-call bassist), Thompson moved to Chicago with his family in 1950. He began playing professionally with Slim Willis in 1959, changing his last name to Johnson, as did his brother Syl. As a guitarist he was influenced by Buddy Guy and Otis Rush. He played with Freddie King, Albert King, Magic Sam, Otis Rush, and Eddy Clearwater, among others.
In the 1960s, he began to focus on soul, working with Otis Clay, Denise LaSalle, and Garland Green. He had his own group from the early 1960s, and by the mid-1960s he had released his first single. By 1974, Johnson had returned to playing blues, working with Jimmy Dawkins and touring Japan with Otis Rush in 1975.
His first solo albums appeared on MCM Records in 1978 and Delmark Records in 1979, when he was fifty years old.
Tragedy struck on December 2, 1988, when Johnson was driving his band's van when it swerved off the road in downstate Indiana, killing bassist Larry Exum and keyboardist St. James Bryant. Understandably, Johnson, himself injured in the wreck, wasn't too interested in furthering his career for a time after the tragedy. But he was back back in the harness by the mid-'90s, cutting a solid set for Verve in 1994, I'm a Jockey. Every Road Ends, recorded in France and released on Ruf, followed in 1999. A collaboration with his brother Syl appeared in the summer of 2002, the cleverly titled Two Johnsons Are Better Than One. Brothers Live, recorded by Jimmy Johnson and the Chicago Dave Blues Band featuring saxophonist Sam Burckhardt at Switzerland’s Basel Blues Festival in 2002, arrived in 2004.
2) Jimmy Johnson (born James Franklin Johnson in Fordyce, Arkansas, on February 23, 1926; died in Los Angeles on November 25, 2000) was an American blues musician. He wrote the song "Don't Answer the Door", which was recorded by B. B. King.
3) Jimmy Johnson (born Jimmy Ray Johnson on February 4, 1943, Sheffield, Alabama, USA; died September 5, 2019) was an American session guitarist, songwriter, engineer, and producer. In 1969 he co-founded the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He released the album "Bar Room Preacher".
4) Jimmy Johnson is a trance artist.
5) Jimmy Johnson is a Canadian rapper from the 6 (Toronto, Ontario). Cosigned by Drake & OVO Sound.
In April, 2014, he released his debut EP, ‘In God We Trust’, fully-produced by Eric Dingus.
In the Midnight Hour
Jimmy Johnson Lyrics
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That's when my love comes tumblin' down
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
When there's no one else around
I'm gonna take you girl and hold you
And do all the things I told you
In the midnight hour
Yes I am, oh, yes, I am
I'm gonna wait 'til the stars come out
And see that twinkle in your eyes
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
That's when my love begins to shine
You're the only girl I know
That really loves me so
In the midnight hour
Oh, yeah, in the midnight hour
(Yeah! All right - play it for me one time now)
I'm gonna wait til the midnight hour
That's when my love comes tumblin' down
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
When there's no one else around
Just you and I...oh, baby, hah!
Just you and I...nobody around, baby, just you and I
All right...you know what?
I'm gonna hold you in my arms
The lyrics of Jimmy Johnson's "In The Midnight Hour" speak of waiting until the perfect moment to express love and devotion to the object of his affections. The midnight hour serves as a metaphor for a time when there are no distractions and there is complete focus on the couple's connection. In this moment, everything else fades away except for the two of them. Johnson expresses his love by promising to take care of his lover and do all the things he said he would, but only at this special time of the night.
The lines "That's when my love comes tumblin' down" and "That's when my love begins to shine" are especially poignant. The first suggests that his love has been waiting to be expressed, and the second suggests that the expression of his love is a powerful force that illuminates his being. His love is not a temporary emotion; it is something that is always present, but only fully seen and felt by his sweetheart at the midnight hour.
Overall, the song speaks of waiting for the right moment to express love and devotion, and the midnight hour serves as a metaphor for that perfect moment. The lyrics are romantic and heartfelt, expressing a deep and enduring love that can only be expressed at a certain time.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm gonna wait til the midnight hour
I will wait until the night gets deeper
That's when my love comes tumblin' down
That's the time when all my emotions and feelings come out
When there's no one else around
When nobody is looking, it's just you and me
I'm gonna take you girl and hold you
I will take you in my arms and hold you tightly
And do all the things I told you
I will fulfill all the promises I made to you earlier
Yes I am, oh, yes, I am
I am definitely going to do it, and I am serious about it
I'm gonna wait 'til the stars come out
I will wait until the night sky is filled with stars
And see that twinkle in your eyes
I want to appreciate the sparkle in your eyes when looking at the stars with you
That's when my love begins to shine
That is the moment when my love is at full force
You're the only girl I know
You are the only girl that means anything to me
That really loves me so
Who deeply loves me by heart
Oh, yeah, in the midnight hour
All these feelings burst out at night
Just you and I...oh, baby, hah!
It will only be you and I, no one else, love
Just you and I...nobody around, baby, just you and I
It will only be you and I in this magical moment
I'm gonna hold you in my arms
I will embrace/cradle you in my arms
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Wilson Pickett, Steve Cropper
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