Artist description Olympic silver medallist and former UT national champion polevaulter, Lawrence Johnson shares dreams experiences, and hopes through cont. jazz, r/b, and pop.

Music Style pop and r/b

Musical Influences Lenny Kravitz, Maxwell, Boyz II Men, Babyface, Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg

Similar Artists Lenny Kravitz, Maxwell

Artist History Lawrence Johnson was formerly a member of the Knoxville native R/B vocalist group Soja. Johnson recorded "Masquerade"(contemporary classical) as his first solo project. He finished his first vocal album,"It May Be Right" cont. jazz, pop, r/b, after competing in his second Olympic Games. He is now signed with LoJo Entertainment and working on a new untitled project slated for release in the Spring of 2002.

Group Members Lawrence Johnson

Instruments keyboards, piano, and drum machine

Albums Masquerade, It May Be Right

Press Reviews "The biggest applause of the evening was reserved for silver medalist Johnson, a quiet, intense, and inmmensly talented (athlete) from Knoxville, TN... who stepped to a piano on stage and played and sang the 'Star Spangled Banner"" -Reno Gazette Journal/sec. B (1/20/01)JOHNSON TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS IN MUSIC

Location Knoxville, Tennessee - USA

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