Billy-Johnson
Very sad to see an old friend go so early.
In the Tennessean.
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Oh, am so sorry to hear about Billy.
Our love & prayers to his family who have always been so good me and my family
He was a wonderful, unselfish person and a great family man
Ginny, Jess, Heather, Wes, Noah, Austin & Hallie
Met Billy when he was 14 or 15, he was playing in a family band.. tough as nails then.. he had “the touch”, so sad to hear a great picker passed .
Does anyone know if this is the same Billy Johnson from Marion Ohio? The Billy Johnson I know was in a band with his Mother/Band which used to be a house band at The Country Stage in Nova, Oh. The Country Stage was owned by my family.
Billy was from Ohio, I think. His Mom sang at the Palace in Nashville for a long time. I’m sure it’s the same guy.
Thank you Cal for your reply. I am sure it must be the same person. What a shame.
The band was “Anna Mae and the Country Imperials” Billy on lead & fiddle, Janet? sister on drums, Bills mom Anna Mae of later fame as Granny Johnson @the Nashville Palace on her Gibson “Everly Bros.” guitar, usually Gene Drake on steel and Bill Utley on drums. They were tough. Gene played w/ some of the Ohio pickers Dave Thornhill, Donnie Ballinger and Chuck Flynn bass player from Mt. Vernon who later went on to be Lorettas’ “Coal Miners”
Billy Utley played bass sorry