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Terry \u201cBuzzy\u201d Johnson, an R&B legend known for his time with the group The Flamingos, has died.<\/p>\n
He was 86. No cause of death has been reported. <\/p>\n
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame posted about Johnson\u2019s death on X. <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cDoo-wop legends the Flamingos, including 2001 inductee Terry Johnson, took listeners higher with their sublime harmonies and impeccable arrangements,\u201d the statement read. \u201cWith Johnson joining as tenor\/lead vocalist, guitarist and arranger in 1958, The Flamingos crafted a sophisticated sound like no other vocal group. They stand as one of the most influential doo-wop groups of all time, and their rendition or the definitive \u2018I Only Have Eyes for You\u2019 remain an irresistible expression of yearning. <\/p>\n \u201cIn the 1960s, Smokey Robinson recruited Johnson to join the staff at Motown, where he worked with such Hall of Famers as the Temptations, the Four Tops, and the Supremes.\u201d<\/p>\n Johnson was a native of Baltimore, and he went on to form The Whispers in 1954. The group recorded for Gotham Records out of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n He is best known, though, for his work with the Hall of Fame Flamingos. Johnson joined the group in 1958, per Soultracks.com<\/b><\/a>, and he is credited with arranging and co-producing the iconic hit song \u201cI Only Have Eyes for You,\u201d in 1959. <\/p>\n The Flamingo\u2019s cover of \u201cI Only Have Eyes for You\u201d ranked 158 on Rolling Stone\u2019s list of the \u201c500 Greatest Songs of All Time\u201d that was first published in 2004.<\/p>\n The group split following its \u201chit-making years\u201d per Soultracks, but Johnson owned the trademark for the name and toured with his version of The Flamingos well into the 21st century.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.pennlive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Terry \u201cBuzzy\u201d Johnson, an R&B legend known for his time with the group The Flamingos, has died. He was 86. No cause of death has been reported. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame posted about Johnson\u2019s death on X. \u201cDoo-wop legends the Flamingos, including 2001 inductee Terry Johnson, took listeners higher with their sublime […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2099990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2099990"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2099991,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099990\/revisions\/2099991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2099990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2099990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2099990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}