By The Associated Press
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Jimmy Johnson, a founder of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios and guitarist with the famed studio musicians “The Swampers,” has died.
He was 76.
His family announced his death Thursday in a Facebook post.
As a studio musician, sound engineer and record producer, Johnson played a role in iconic hits by Percy Sledge, The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd and others.
Photo: jimmyjohnsonmusic.com
Bassist and business partner David Hood said Johnson was an inspiration to him and countless others in the music business.
Johnson was the sound engineer on Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman.” He later helped found the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, which became a recording destination for well-known artists.
Johnson’s son, Jay Johnson, wrote on Facebook of his father’s passing: “Playing music with the angels now.”
