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William Manuel Johnson

William Manuel Johnson
William Manuel Johnson, American bassist (d. 1972)

William Manuel "Bill" Johnson was an American jazz musician who played banjo and double bass; he is considered the father of the "slap" style of double bass playing.

10 August 1872

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