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Lois Johnson
Johnson in 1970
Background information
Birth nameLois Johnson
Born(1942-05-15)May 15, 1942
Union County, Tennessee, U.S.
Origin Maynardville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJuly 7, 2014(2014-07-07) (aged 72)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1969–1978
Labels Columbia, MGM, 20th Century, Polydor

Lois Johnson Scoggins (May 15, 1942 – July 7, 2014) was an American country music singer. She was from Maynardville, Tennessee. She recorded for different labels between 1969 and 1978, charted twenty singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. Her highest chart peak was "Loving You Will Never Grow Old", which reached No. 6 in 1975. [1] Johnson toured with Hank Williams Jr. between 1970 and 1973. [1]

She died at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, Nashville, Tennessee, on July 7, 2014. [2]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak
positions
US Country
Removing the Shadow
(with Hank Williams Jr.)
21
Send Me Lovin' and a Whole Lotta Loving
(with Hank Williams Jr.)
  • Release date: September 1972
  • Label: MGM Records
35
Lois Johnson
Loveshine
  • Release date: 1984
  • Label: EMH Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Title Peak positions Album
US Country
[1]
CAN Country
[3]
1962 "I'll Let You Go and Wish You Well"
1965 "The Whole World Is Turning (Just for Us)"
1966 "G.I. Joe"
"Daddy, Don't Hang Up the Phone"
1967 "Your Second Wedding Day"
"Chicago with Love"
1968 "Tell Me a Lie"
"One Drink Farther Away"
1969 "Softly and Tenderly" 74
"Mama, Was His Love Worth Leaving Me"
1970 "When He Touches Me (Nothing Else Matters)" 48
1971 "From Warm to Cool to Cold" 65
"Good Morning, Dear"
"Breaking in a Brand New Broken Heart"
1972 "Rain-Rain" 63
1973 "Love Will Stand" 97
1974 "Come On In and Let Me Love You" 19 Lois Johnson
"Loving You Will Never Grow Old" 6 10
1975 "You Know Just What I'd Do" 48
"Hope for the Flowers" 95
" The Door's Always Open" 70
1976 "Weep No More My Baby" 87
"Midnight"
1977 "Your Pretty Roses Came Too Late" 20
"I Hate Goodbyes" 40
"All the Love We Threw Away" (with Bill Rice) 97
1978 "When I Need You" 63
1981 "Willie Rides Again"
"It Won't Be Easy"
1984 "It Won't Be Easy" (re-release) 89 Loveshine
"Middle of the Road"
"Loveshine" Loveshine
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles with Hank Williams Jr.

Year Title Peak positions Album
US Country
[1]
CAN Country
[3]
1970 "Removing the Shadow" 23 27 Removing the Shadow
" So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" 12 10
1971 " Send Me Some Lovin'" 14 31 Send Me Some Lovin' and a Whole Lotta Loving
1972 "Whole Lotta Loving" 22 25

References

  1. ^ a b c d Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 211–212. ISBN  978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "East Tennessee country star Lois Johnson dies", knoxnews.com; accessed July 9, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Search results for Lois Johnson". RPM. Retrieved October 14, 2010.