Louis Johnson

bass, bass guitar, arranger, producer, vocal, electric bass guitar

Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
Raymond Diaz (producer aka Soram)
Gábor Szabó
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Michael Jackson bass guitar, electric bass guitar Billie Jean, Burn This Disco Out, Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough, Get on the Floor, Girlfriend, I Can’t Help It, It’s the Falling in Love, Off the Wall, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), She’s Out of My Life, The Lady in My Life, Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’, Who Is It, Workin’ Day and Night
Raymond Diaz arranger, producer A Touch of Class, I Tried, I Wanna Take You Away, Kinky, Kinky (Extended 12"), Midnight, Might as Well Make Love, Our Love, She's Bad, To Get Love (You Make Love), Your Vain and Shallow Love
Gábor Szabó bass Hungarian Rhapsody #2, Macho, Macho (alt. version), Poetry Man, Transylvania Boogie, Ziggidy Zag
Herbie Hancock bass Gettin' to the Good Part, Give It All Your Heart, Lite Me Up!, Motor Mouth, The Bomb, The Fun Tracks
George Benson bass Dinorah, Dinorah, Love All the Hurt Away, Love x Love, Off Broadway, Turn Out the Lamplight
Earl Klugh bass Dance With Me, Jolanta, Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow, Twinkle
Harvey Mason vocal, bass, bass guitar Freedom Either Way, Sho Nuff Groove, Space Cadets
Lee Ritenour bass Caterpillar, Sweet Syncopation
Aretha Franklin bass Integrity, Sweet Bitter Love
Michael McDonald bass guitar I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)
Percy Wenrich vocal, bass I'll Be Good to You
Quincy Jones bass guitar Ai no Corrida
Kollege Schnürschuh bass guitar The Girl Is Mine
Sérgio Mendes bass Dream Hunter
The Pointer Sisters bass Jump (for My Love)