Mike Johnson (bassist)
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Mike Johnson is an American
songwriter
and bass guitar
ist. He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon
and played in Eugene, Oregon
punk band Snakepit from 1984-1989. He replaced Lou Barlow
in Dinosaur Jr
in 1991 and played with the band live and on its recordings from 1991 to 1998. Concurrently he collaborated with Mark Lanegan
on his first five solo albums. He played guitar on and co-produced Lanegan's first three solo efforts. He also was involved with the bands Queens of the Stone Age
and Caustic Resin
in the late 90s and early 2000s.
United States
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songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
ist. He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon
Grants Pass, Oregon
-Rogue River:The Rogue River runs through Grants Pass.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,003 people, 9,376 households, and 5,925 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 9,885 housing units at an average density of 1,303.3 per square mile . By 2008,...
and played in Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
punk band Snakepit from 1984-1989. He replaced Lou Barlow
Lou Barlow
Louis Knox Barlow is an American alternative rock musician and songwriter. A founding member of the groups Deep Wound, Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh and The Folk Implosion. Barlow is credited with helping to pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
in Dinosaur Jr
Dinosaur Jr
Dinosaur Jr. is an American alternative rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1984. Originally called Dinosaur, prior to legal issues that forced the group to change their name, the band disbanded in 1997 until reuniting in 2005...
in 1991 and played with the band live and on its recordings from 1991 to 1998. Concurrently he collaborated with Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career...
on his first five solo albums. He played guitar on and co-produced Lanegan's first three solo efforts. He also was involved with the bands Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
and Caustic Resin
Caustic Resin
Caustic Resin is an indie rock band from Boise, Idaho, who have released several albums for Up Records, Alias Records, and C/Z Records. The band is Brett Netson on guitar and vocals, Tom Romich, Jr. on bass guitar, and either James Dillion or Pat Perkins on drums...
in the late 90s and early 2000s.
Discography
- Where Am I (1994)
- Year of Mondays (1996)
- I Feel Alright (1998)
- What Would You Do (2002)
- Gone Out of Your Mind (2006)