CHICAGO — Chicago blues and soul icon Syl Johnson has died at the age of 85, his family confirmed in a statement issued Sunday. “A fiery, fierce fighter, always standing for the pursuit of justice as ...

Johnson's 1967 hit "Different Strokes" formed the backbone to many Hip-Hop classics. Syl Johnson, a soul and blues singer out of Chicago, has reportedly died. Johnson’s 1967 hit “Different Strokes” ...

R&B legend Syl Johnson has died at the age of 85. Johnson’s music was heavily sampled by countless rappers. Read more. R&B legend Syl Johnson, an artist heavily sampled by Hip-Hop artists, has died at ...

Syl Johnson died last month. He was 85. Syl was a Chicago soul and blues singer. He was probably best known for his work on Hi Records, the home of Ann Peebles and, of course, Al Green. In fact, he ...

It’s a Thursday evening in early November, and Chicago soul great Syl Johnson and five other veteran musicians are at Soundmine Studios in Stony Island Park to rehearse. Drummer Morris Jennings, ...

Syl Johnson, the Chicago blues and soul singer behind one of the most sampled songs in hip-hop history, has passed away at 85. CBS Chicago broke the news Sunday morning. Born Sylvester Thompson in ...

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Sylvester “Syl” Johnson, famed soul and blues singer known for creating what would become one of Hip-Hop’s most sampled songs, died at the age of 85 on Sunday (Feb. 6). A statement confirming the ...