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Given birth to in Olympia, Washington, Calvin Johnson’s 1st true romantic relationship with music were only available in 1977. After coming back from a vacation along with his parents to Britain, he came back and signed up for a summer program known as Radio for everybody. The 15-year-old would perform …

b. 26 March 1942, Pensacola, Florida, USA. Butler experienced something of a unique begin to his musical profession; a kid prodigy pianist, he performed guest piano using the Harry Wayne orchestra at six, sang with Crimson Foley at 10, managed his personal radio display and co-hosted a tv program at …

The oddball indie-funk collective Dub Narcotic AUDIO SYSTEM was spearheaded by vocalist Calvin Johnson, the former frontman from the renowned Beat Happening along with the founder from the famed K Information label. Named honoring Johnson’s very own Olympia, WA-based cellar studio room Dub Narcotic, the task was started in 1994 …