D Johnson is a
full-blood Dine’ (Navajo) American Indian, born in Shiprock, New
Mexico (United States), in 1961. Though born in New Mexico,
Johnson was raised in Teec Nos Pos, AZ. Johnson’s family
consists of his mother and two nieces. His late father passed on
in 1998 and both of Johnson's older brothers passed on,
one in 1971 and the second in January of 2023. D Johnson is the youngest of three brothers.
Johnson released his first CD Album, entitled "Midnight Song",
in 2001 with VPR label. His debut CD is a compilation of songs
he had written during prior years. Two songs from this debut CD,
"Only Wind Blowing Sand", and "One Winter's Day", became the
theme tracks to two national Silver Telly Award-winning
documentary videos. Billy Williams of MCA Records, who had
produced several albums with MCA Country Music Recording Artist
Lyle Lovett, produced both songs. Additionally, "Only Wind
Blowing Sand" became Song Number Nine in the 2006 Super Country
Hits Top 50 Songs List for the year. "Midnight Song" went to #1
for one week in November 2006 on NCI FM-Radio of Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada and later "Midnight Song" went to #1 for
two-weeks on Super Country Hits in January 2007. From the recent
CD album release of "K Town", Johnson had another #1 Single ,
again, with NCI-FM on February 10, 2018.
Johnson is currently even more at a professional level backed by
a mainstream Nashville, TN professional band. In the past in
late 1980s and early 1990s, Johnson formed Night Gun Band. They
played with many national artists, including John Anderson,
Asleep At The Wheel, Mark Chesnutt, Faith Hill, The Kendalls,
the Kentucky Headhunters, Doug Kershaw, Tracy Lawrence, Michael
Martin Murphy, and Johnny Rodriguez. Johnson and Night Gun Band
performed at many prestigious concerts in Arizona, California,
Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, as well as throughout the
country. After a ten-to-fifteen year absence from the music
scene, Johnson returned to performing in 2004, with a full-scale
band beginning in September of 2005. In 2008, Johnson relieved
the reformed Night Gun Band members from the group and
encouraged them to freelance with other artists. From time to
time, Johnson and Night Gun Band members get together for "Jam"
sessions. If you're lucky, you just might run into one of those
Saturday night "jams" somewhere in a Juke Joint hammering away
at some good 'ole Country music mixed with Classic Rock and
Blues tunes. Every so often, Johnson may share with you a moving
ballad with that rich, deep and resonating voice he is so well
known for.
Johnson always had the stage pizzazz and with his wonderfully
rich musical voice he would bring a mesmerizing spirit to a
song. You can never get enough of listening to Johnson. Should
you ever get the chance to see his performance, you'll know why
Johnson continues to have such a large and loyal following
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