Joseph “Smokey” Johnson

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New Orleans musician drummer funk musician musician person

Joseph “Smokey” Johnson was a renowned New Orleans drummer and funk pioneer whose powerful, syncopated style helped shape the city’s modern jazz and R&B sound.

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Joseph "Smokey" Johnson	0

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Orleans musician ⓘ drummer ⓘ funk musician ⓘ musician ⓘ person ⓘ
activeIn	20th century ⓘ
associatedWith	New Orleans music scene ⓘ funk pioneers from New Orleans ⓘ
contributedTo	development of New Orleans R&B drumming ⓘ development of New Orleans modern jazz drumming ⓘ development of funk drumming in New Orleans ⓘ
creativeRole	funk pioneer ⓘ
familyName	Johnson ⓘ
genre	New Orleans R&B NERFINISHED ⓘ funk ⓘ jazz ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ
givenName	Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedGenre	New Orleans R&B NERFINISHED ⓘ New Orleans funk ⓘ New Orleans modern jazz ⓘ
name	Joseph "Smokey" Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
nickname	Smokey NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	helping shape modern New Orleans funk ⓘ influencing New Orleans R&B sound ⓘ influencing New Orleans modern jazz sound ⓘ powerful syncopated drumming style ⓘ
occupation	drummer ⓘ session musician ⓘ
placeOfActivity	New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
style	powerful groove-oriented playing ⓘ syncopated drumming ⓘ

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The Preservation Hall Jazz Band → notableMember → Joseph “Smokey” Johnson ⓘ

subject surface form: Preservation Hall Jazz Band