Has anyone heard anything from The Brothers Johnson. Back in the 70's and early 80's they were the absolute shit!! Remember Strawberry Letter 23, I'll Be Good To You, Stomp, Get The Funk Outta My Face.

tpzlamont said:

I think they got back to touring recently, but then again, I heard it was only one brother?

I LOVE me some Brothers J!!

I saw them live last year at a Soul picnic show which included War and a bunch of other groups. It was definitely both brothers performing. If you're having a big event, there's a way to book them. Anyway they were awesome, and the crowd was dancing up a storm when they were onstage.

really? wow, i thought they'd be in the land of ladies or somethin....wouldja like to come with me to the land of laaaaa-diiiiies?

They are back together.I saw them in concert in June 2002.I got to meet them after the show too,and they mentioned that they are working on new music.At the concert I attended,they performed a kickass new song called "Grooveless".If they ever come to your town,you gotta see them.That's real Old School funk right there!

funkyslsistah said:

Did you see them at the free concert in San Jose,back in June 2002? It was a free show given by radio station KISS-FM.The emcee was none other than Al B.Sure.

DavidEye said:

Naw it was at the Stone Soul Picnic that KBLX puts on every Memorial Day. It's starting to become a bit unfair cuz San Jose is getting the really good free shows. The last time I saw free shows in SF was with AWB and The Gap Band a few years ago...great shows. I would love to see Al B. Sure up live and upclose. Did he sing a song or two of his?

Saw them two Summers ago with The Time and Gap Band. They were great and seemed to really enjoy playng together again after all these years. Their daughters are singing background for them so the whole thing is a family affair. Hope they drop a new album (they were takling about this) soon.

WOW! I hope they keep touring--I will be SURE not to miss them if they make it back to Detroit.

funkyslsistah said:

No,Al didn't sing.He just came out and spoke to the crowd a few times,along with Renel (the cool morning DJ).Back then,Al had his own slowjams show on KISS,called "The Secret Garden".

I heard they were making a good living selling soap, shower gel, baby lotion and stuff like that.