Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson

Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson
Birth name Keith Lamar Johnson
Also known as Wonderboy
Born May 18, 1972
Brooklyn, New York
Origin New York City, New York
Genres CCM, gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active 1998–present
Labels World Wide Gospel, Worldwide, Verity, Central South, Blacksmoke
Associated acts The Spiritual Voices

Keith Lamar Johnson (born May 18, 1972), who goes by the stage name Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson, is an American gospel musician. He started his solo music career, in 1998, with the release of, Through the Storm, that was released by World Wide Gospel Records. He has released fourteen albums, over the course of thirteen years, with World Wide Gospel Records, Worldwide Records, Verity Records, Central South Records, and Blacksmoke Records. Eleven albums have charted on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart with other chartings on the Independent Albums and Heatseekers Albums charts.

Early life

Johnson was born on May 18,[1] 1972,[2] as Keith Lamar Johnson,[3] in Brooklyn, New York,[4] and he was given the moniker "Wonderboy" at the age of five because of his wondrous vocal acumen.[4] He has an older sister Sonya.[4][2]

Personal life

Johnson resides in New York City with his wife and children.[4]

Music career

His music career started in 1998, with the release of Through the Storm by World Wide Gospel Records,[5] and this would be just one of eleven albums to chart on the Billboard magazine charts, with most of the chartings occurring on the Gospel Albums.[6] A few placements were on the Independent Albums chart, for 2000's Live and Alive, 2001's Tribute to Quartet Legends, Vol. 1, and 2002's Send a Revival, which those just happen to be the albums that placed on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[6] The labels he has released albums with are World Wide Gospel, World Wide Records, Verity Records, Central South Records, and Blacksmoke Records, and he has released fourteen albums with those labels over the course of his thirteen year career.[5] His backing vocalist and band are called The Spiritual Voices.[4]

Discography

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[6]
US
Gos
Through the Storm 25
Our Gift to You [World Wide Gospel] –
Live and Alive 12
Would You –
Tribute to Quartet Legends, Vol. 1 8
Send a Revival 4
New Season 12
Our Gift to You [Verity] –
Unity 20
Just Being Me 23
The Best of Keith Wonderboy Johnson 37
Stronger Than Ever 25
Back 2 Basics: Chapter Two 20

References

  1. ↑ Keith, Johnson (May 18, 2013). "Lord thank u for letting me celebrate another birthday! Thank God". Twitter. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Intelius. "Keith L Johnson in Brooklyn, NY (Keith Lamar Johnson, age 42)". Intelius. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Songwriter/Composer: JOHNSON KEITH LAMAR". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Carpenter, Bil (2005). "Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopdia". p. 224.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 AllMusic. "Keith Wonderboy Johnson : Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Billboard. "Keith Wonderboy Johnson : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2015.