Janice Marie Johnson's guest appearances

Janice Marie Johnson

TRUTH IN RHYTHM

The Victor Brooks Show

OwlTail

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 231 (Part 2 of 2): Singer, bassist and composer Janice Marie Johnson, most famous for being an upfront member of the late 1970s and early 1980s group A Taste of Honey.  Emerging during disco music’s late 1970s peak, A Taste of Honey notched a pair of No. 1 hits, the dance floor-geared “Boogie Oogie Oogie” and the mellow “Sukiyaki,” as well as three other Top 20 R&amp;B singles. Having won the Grammy Award as 1978’s Best New Artist, the group went on to release five albums through 1984.  Johnson also recorded with Lionel Richie, released a solo album in 1999, later worked with Con Funk Shun’s Felton Pilate (A Taste of Honey toured with the Commodores and Con Funk Shun in the late 1970s), and she continues to perform today. RECORDED JANUARY 2022 LEGAL NOTICE: All video and audio content protected by copyright. Any use of this material is strictly prohibited without expressed consent from original content producer and owner Scott Goldfine, dba FUNKNSTUFF. For inquiries, email info@funknstuff.net. TRUTH IN RHYTHM is a registered U.S. Trademark (Serial #88540281). Get your copy of "Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk" today! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541256603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1541256603&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=funknstuff-20&amp;linkId=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c400

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by <a href="http://FUNKNSTUFF.NET" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FUNKNSTUFF.NET</a> and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm</a>. Featured in TIR Episode 231 (Part 2 of 2): Singer, bassist and composer Janice Marie Johnson, most famous for being an upfront member of the late 1970s and early 1980s group A Taste of Honey.  Emerging during disco music’s late 1970s peak, A Taste of Honey notched a pair of No. 1 hits, the dance floor-geared “Boogie Oogie Oogie” and the mellow “Sukiyaki,” as well as three other Top 20 R&amp;B singles. Having won the Grammy Award as 1978’s Best New Artist, the group went on to release five albums through 1984.  Johnson also recorded with Lionel Richie, released a solo album in 1999, later worked with Con Funk Shun’s Felton Pilate (A Taste of Honey toured with the Commodores and Con Funk Shun in the late 1970s), and she continues to perform today. RECORDED JANUARY 2022 LEGAL NOTICE: All video and audio content protected by copyright. Any use of this material is strictly prohibited without expressed consent from original content producer and owner Scott Goldfine, dba FUNKNSTUFF. For inquiries, email info@funknstuff.net. TRUTH IN RHYTHM is a registered U.S. Trademark (Serial #88540281). Get your copy of "Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk" today! <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541256603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1541256603&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=funknstuff-20&amp;linkId=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c400" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541256603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1541256603&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=funknstuff-20&amp;linkId=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c400</a>

TRUTH IN RHYTHM Podcast - Janice Marie Johnson (A Taste of Honey), Part 2 of 2

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 231 (Part 1 of 2): Singer, bassist and composer Janice Marie Johnson, most famous for being an upfront member of the late 1970s and early 1980s group A Taste of Honey.  Emerging during disco music’s late 1970s peak, A Taste of Honey notched a pair of No. 1 hits, the dance floor-geared “Boogie Oogie Oogie” and the mellow “Sukiyaki,” as well as three other Top 20 R&amp;B singles. Having won the Grammy Award as 1978’s Best New Artist, the group went on to release five albums through 1984.  Johnson also recorded with Lionel Richie, released a solo album in 1999, later worked with Con Funk Shun’s Felton Pilate (A Taste of Honey toured with the Commodores and Con Funk Shun in the late 1970s), and she continues to perform today. RECORDED JANUARY 2022 LEGAL NOTICE: All video and audio content protected by copyright. Any use of this material is strictly prohibited without expressed consent from original content producer and owner Scott Goldfine, dba FUNKNSTUFF. For inquiries, email info@funknstuff.net. TRUTH IN RHYTHM is a registered U.S. Trademark (Serial #88540281). Get your copy of "Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk" today! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541256603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1541256603&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=funknstuff-20&amp;linkId=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c400

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by <a href="http://FUNKNSTUFF.NET" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FUNKNSTUFF.NET</a> and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm</a>. Featured in TIR Episode 231 (Part 1 of 2): Singer, bassist and composer Janice Marie Johnson, most famous for being an upfront member of the late 1970s and early 1980s group A Taste of Honey.  Emerging during disco music’s late 1970s peak, A Taste of Honey notched a pair of No. 1 hits, the dance floor-geared “Boogie Oogie Oogie” and the mellow “Sukiyaki,” as well as three other Top 20 R&amp;B singles. Having won the Grammy Award as 1978’s Best New Artist, the group went on to release five albums through 1984.  Johnson also recorded with Lionel Richie, released a solo album in 1999, later worked with Con Funk Shun’s Felton Pilate (A Taste of Honey toured with the Commodores and Con Funk Shun in the late 1970s), and she continues to perform today. RECORDED JANUARY 2022 LEGAL NOTICE: All video and audio content protected by copyright. Any use of this material is strictly prohibited without expressed consent from original content producer and owner Scott Goldfine, dba FUNKNSTUFF. For inquiries, email info@funknstuff.net. TRUTH IN RHYTHM is a registered U.S. Trademark (Serial #88540281). Get your copy of "Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk" today! <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541256603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1541256603&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=funknstuff-20&amp;linkId=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c400" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541256603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1541256603&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=funknstuff-20&amp;linkId=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c400</a>

TRUTH IN RHYTHM Podcast - Janice Marie Johnson (A Taste of Honey), Part 1 of 2

Victor Brooks

Singer/bassist/guitarist/songwriter Janice Marie Johnson, as a founding member of A Taste of Honey, sang lead on the million-selling hits "Boogie Oogie Oogie" and a cover of Kyu Sakamoto's 1963 gold hit "Sukiyaki." The group won the 1978 Grammy for Best New Artist. The number one R&amp;B/pop "Boogie Oogie Oogie" was used in a national TV ad campaign by fast food chain Burger King during summer 1999. The track has also been sampled by hip-hop and rap groups MC Lyte, Mac 10, and others. Johnson also sang background vocals on Lionel Richie's ten-million-selling LP Can't Slow Down. Capitol Records released as a part of their Double Shot series a two-album single CD that included the group's debut album, A Taste of Honey (includes a 12" remix of "Boogie Oogie Oogie") and Twice As Sweet (includes "Sukiyaki") in January 2000.The Los Angeles native, whose father was a musician, started playing music as a small child. Growing up, Johnson sang in L.A.-area jazz clubs, opening for Miles Davis, among others. While attending college she began playing bass. About 1971, Johnson met keyboardist Percy Kibble while auditioning for a vacation cruise gig with Princess Cruises lines, and the two started a band using the title of one of their favorite songs, "A Taste of Honey," as the band's moniker. Adding guitarist Hazel Payne and drummer Donald Johnson, they began playing Southern California bars and military bases in the U.S. and abroad.After meeting with producers Fonce Mizell (formerly of the Motown songwriting/arranging/producing collective The Corporation that had hits with the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back," "ABC," and "The Love You Save") and his brother Larry Mizell who had success with LTD ("Love Ballad"), the group was signed to Capitol Records by Larkin Arnold after meeting him after a performance at the wedding of Smokey Robinson's bass player.While playing before a staring, apathetic audience during a gig at an airbase in San Bernardino, CA, Johnson improvised these lyrics: "If you're thinking that you're too cool to boogie/we've got news for you/everyone here tonight must boogie/and you are no exception to the rule." The infamous bass solo intro on "Boogie Oogie Oogie" came about when Johnson was warming up before the recording session unaware that she was being recorded. The single "Boogie Oogie Oogie" b/w "World Spin" sold more than two million copies, and topped Billboard's charts at number one R&amp;B/pop for three weeks in fall 1978. After the huge success of "Boogie Oogie Oogie," Johnson detested the group being labeled as a "disco group," but that would change later in a big way. The follow-up single, the slinky funky "Do It Good" b/w "I Love You" went to number 13 R&amp;B in summer 1979. The A Taste of Honey album went platinum, going to number six pop in summer 1978.A Taste of Honey was a favorite in Japan long before signing with Capitol, having traveled there to play military bases and entering the Yamaha Song Festival. One of Johnson's favorite records was Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki." After hearing Linda Ronstadt's version of Smokey's "Oo Baby Baby," Johnson decided that the group (now Johnson and Payne) should do a remake of a classic song. Contacting her Japanese subpublisher who in turn contacted the original writers, Rokusuke EI and Hachidai Nakamura, to get permission to redo the song with English lyrics. After employing two translators, one of which came up with lyrics that were close to the bittersweet theme of the original song title, which translated into English as "I Look Up When I Walk (To Keep the Tears From Falling)," Johnson decided to add her own original lyrics to the song.

Singer/bassist/guitarist/songwriter Janice Marie Johnson, as a founding member of A Taste of Honey, sang lead on the million-selling hits "Boogie Oogie Oogie" and a cover of Kyu Sakamoto's 1963 gold hit "Sukiyaki." The group won the 1978 Grammy for Best New Artist. The number one R&amp;B/pop "Boogie Oogie Oogie" was used in a national TV ad campaign by fast food chain Burger King during summer 1999. The track has also been sampled by hip-hop and rap groups MC Lyte, Mac 10, and others. Johnson also sang background vocals on Lionel Richie's ten-million-selling LP Can't Slow Down. Capitol Records released as a part of their Double Shot series a two-album single CD that included the group's debut album, A Taste of Honey (includes a 12" remix of "Boogie Oogie Oogie") and Twice As Sweet (includes "Sukiyaki") in January 2000. The Los Angeles native, whose father was a musician, started playing music as a small child. Growing up, Johnson sang in L.A.-area jazz clubs, opening for Miles Davis, among others. While attending college she began playing bass. About 1971, Johnson met keyboardist Percy Kibble while auditioning for a vacation cruise gig with Princess Cruises lines, and the two started a band using the title of one of their favorite songs, "A Taste of Honey," as the band's moniker. Adding guitarist Hazel Payne and drummer Donald Johnson, they began playing Southern California bars and military bases in the U.S. and abroad. After meeting with producers Fonce Mizell (formerly of the Motown songwriting/arranging/producing collective The Corporation that had hits with the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back," "ABC," and "The Love You Save") and his brother Larry Mizell who had success with LTD ("Love Ballad"), the group was signed to Capitol Records by Larkin Arnold after meeting him after a performance at the wedding of Smokey Robinson's bass player. While playing before a staring, apathetic audience during a gig at an airbase in San Bernardino, CA, Johnson improvised these lyrics: "If you're thinking that you're too cool to boogie/we've got news for you/everyone here tonight must boogie/and you are no exception to the rule." The infamous bass solo intro on "Boogie Oogie Oogie" came about when Johnson was warming up before the recording session unaware that she was being recorded. The single "Boogie Oogie Oogie" b/w "World Spin" sold more than two million copies, and topped Billboard's charts at number one R&amp;B/pop for three weeks in fall 1978. After the huge success of "Boogie Oogie Oogie," Johnson detested the group being labeled as a "disco group," but that would change later in a big way. The follow-up single, the slinky funky "Do It Good" b/w "I Love You" went to number 13 R&amp;B in summer 1979. The A Taste of Honey album went platinum, going to number six pop in summer 1978. A Taste of Honey was a favorite in Japan long before signing with Capitol, having traveled there to play military bases and entering the Yamaha Song Festival. One of Johnson's favorite records was Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki." After hearing Linda Ronstadt's version of Smokey's "Oo Baby Baby," Johnson decided that the group (now Johnson and Payne) should do a remake of a classic song. Contacting her Japanese subpublisher who in turn contacted the original writers, Rokusuke EI and Hachidai Nakamura, to get permission to redo the song with English lyrics. After employing two translators, one of which came up with lyrics that were close to the bittersweet theme of the original song title, which translated into English as "I Look Up When I Walk (To Keep the Tears From Falling)," Johnson decided to add her own original lyrics to the song.