Osie Johnson

Jazz drummer, vocalist, and arranger; born January 11, 1923 in Washington, D.C., died February 10, 1966 in New York City

Studied harmony at the same high school attended by . He first worked with and then, after service in the United States Navy freelanced for a time in Chicago. From 1951 to 1953, he worked with . Johnson recorded on albums led by , , and .