Mike Johnson
He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon and fronted Eugene, Oregon punk band Snakepit from 1984 until their break up in 1989. He joined Dinosaur Jr. As bass player in 1991 and played with the band live and on its recordings from 1991 to 1998.
Also recorded as Michael Alan Johnson
Mike Johnson
- Name
- Mike Johnson
- Born
- 27 August 1965
- Birthplace
- Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
- Died
- YYYY MM DD
- Occupation
- * Musician
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- indie rock
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He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon and fronted Eugene, Oregon punk band Snakepit from 1984 until their break up in 1989. He joined Dinosaur Jr. As bass player in 1991 and played with the band live and on its recordings from 1991 to 1998.
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He was briefly married to Juned's Leslie Hardy in 1994, and contributed to both the band's studio albums. He collaborated with Mark Lanegan on his first five solo albums, playing guitar, co-producing, and writing music. In 1994, he released his first solo album, Where Am I, on Up Records, and he continued a solo career, alongside involvement with the bands Queens of the Stone Age and Caustic Resin up until 2006's Gone Out of Your Mind, when he moved to France with his wife.
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• Name — Mike Johnson • Born — 27 August 1965 • Birthplace — Grants Pass, Oregon, United States • Died — YYYY MM DD • Instrument — * Guitar • vocals • bass • piano • Genre — * Indie rock • sadcore • country • Occupation — * Musician • singer • songwriter • Years Active — 1984–present • Label — Up • Associated Acts — * Snakepit • Dinosaur Jr. • Mark Lanegan • Caustic Resin • Queens of the Stone Age
Discography
Solo • Where Am I (1994) • Year of Mondays (1996) • I Feel Alright (1998) • What Would You Do (2002) • Gone Out of Your Mind (2006) With Dinosaur Jr • Where You Been (1993) • Without a Sound (1994) • Hand It Over (1997) With Mark Lanegan • The Winding Sheet (1990) • Whiskey for the Holy Ghost (1994) • Scraps at Midnight (1998) • I'll Take Care of You (1999) • Field Songs (2001) • Imitations (2013)
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- 1.Up Records. mike johnson. 2004.
- 2.Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Dinosaur Jr. biography. allmusic.com. 2012.
- 3.Peisner, David. Dinosaur Jr., 'I Bet on Sky'. Spin. 2012.
- 4.Kiser, Amy. Dinosaur Johnson. Westword. 1996.
- 5.Tangari, Joe. Mike Johnson: What Would You Do. Pitchfork Media Inc. 2002.
- 6.Scanlon, Tom. Au revoir, Mike Johnson – we hardly knew ya. Seattle Times. 2006.
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