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In the 1950s and the first half of the 1960s, Osie Johnson was one of the most in-demand drummers in New York, making a countless number of recordings and working steadily in the studios. He started working professionally in 1941, was with Sabby Lewis' band in Boston (1942-1943), and then was in the military where he played in a Navy band (1944-1945). After five years freelancing in Chicago, Johnson was a member of <a href="spotify:artist:2mY5u4CceAPrpBnse1WpFr">Earl Hines</a>' band during 1951-1953. Stints with <a href="spotify:artist:6jqglFaeowpFgQ8W1gfOIC">Dorothy Donegan</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:6HzzZqLS76PGbKaw6dIMHZ">Illinois Jacquet</a> followed before he became a busy session musician, playing and recording with a who's who of mainstream (including <a href="spotify:artist:0JM134st8VY7Ld9T2wQiH0">Coleman Hawkins</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:32LHRiof0sa4taYew9i3Fa">Dinah Washington</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:03YhcM6fxypfwckPCQV8pQ">Wes Montgomery</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:217b0uqAzsOOhGcnoANZqj">Sonny Stitt</a>). In addition to contributing tasteful and supportive drums, Osie Johnson was an occasional composer, arranger, and singer, leading sessions for Jazztone (1955) and RCA (1956). ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
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