Mike Johnson (bassist)

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Mike Johnson
cover art from the album What Would You Do
Background information
Born	(1965-08-27) August 27, 1965 Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
Genres	Indie rock, sadcore
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Guitar, Vocals, Bass guitar, piano
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Up
Associated acts	Mike Johnson, Snakepit, Dinosaur Jr, Mark Lanegan, Caustic Resin, Queens of the Stone Age
Website	www.uprecords.com/artists/mikejohnson

Mike Johnson (born 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and bass guitarist. He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon and played in Eugene, Oregon punk band Snakepit from 1984-1989. ^[1] He replaced Lou Barlow in Dinosaur Jr in 1991 ^[1] ^[2] and played with the band live and on its recordings from 1991 to 1998.^[3] He was briefly married to and then divorced from Leslie Hardy. ^[4] He collaborated with Mark Lanegan on his first five solo albums. He played guitar on and co-produced Lanegan's first three solo efforts.^[5] He also was involved with the bands Queens of the Stone Age and Caustic Resin in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Discography

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↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2012). "Dinosaur Jr. biography". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
↑ Peisner, David (2012). "Dinosaur Jr., ‘I Bet on Sky’". Spin. Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
↑ Svenonius, Ian (2005). "THE RUMOR MILL". MurderCityDevils.net. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
↑ Tangari, Joe (2002). "Mike Johnson: What Would You Do". Pitchfork Media Inc. Archived from the original on April 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-27.

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Studio albums	Dinosaur You're Living All Over Me Bug Green Mind Where You Been Without a Sound Hand It Over Beyond Farm I Bet on Sky

Singles	"Freak Scene" "Just Like Heaven" "The Wagon" "Whatever's Cool with Me" "Start Choppin" "Feel the Pain"

Related	Discography Deep Wound Sebadoh J Mascis + The Fog Witch Folk Implosion Rollercoaster Tour

Authority control	VIAF: 39198511 MusicBrainz: 5cc78a16-9da4-4cca-bf82-7c67fb8121c2

Persondata
Name	Johnson, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American musician
Date of birth	1965
Place of birth	Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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