Mike Johnson (bassist)

Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
Background information
Born	August 27, 1965 (age 47); Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
Genres	Indie rock, Sadcore
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Guitar, Vocals, Bass guitar, piano
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Up
Associated acts	Mike Johnson, Snakepit, Dinosaur Jr, Mark Lanegan, Caustic Resin, Queens of the Stone Age
Website	www.uprecords.com/artists/mikejohnson

For other people named Michael Johnson, see Michael Johnson.

Mike Johnson (born 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and bass guitarist. He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon and played in Eugene, Oregon punk band Snakepit from 1984-1989. ^[1] He replaced Lou Barlow in Dinosaur Jr in 1991 ^[1] ^[2] and played with the band live and on its recordings from 1991 to 1998.^[3] He was married and then divorced to Leslie Hardy. ^[4] He collaborated with Mark Lanegan on his first five solo albums. He played guitar on and co-produced Lanegan's first three solo efforts.^[5] He also was involved with the bands Queens of the Stone Age and Caustic Resin in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Discography [edit]

^ ^a ^b "mike johnson". Up Records. © 2004. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2012). "Dinosaur Jr. biography". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
^ Peisner, David (2012). "Dinosaur Jr., ‘I Bet on Sky’". Spin. Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
^ Svenonius, Ian (2005). "THE RUMOR MILL". MurderCityDevils.net. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
^ Tangari, Joe (2002). "Mike Johnson: What Would You Do". Pitchfork Media Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-04. Retrieved 2013-03-27.

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Persondata
Name	Johnson, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American musician
Date of birth	1965
Place of birth	Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
Date of death
Place of death

Mike Johnson

Background information
Born	(1965-08-27) August 27, 1965 (age 47) Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
Genres	Indie rock, Sadcore
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Guitar, Vocals, Bass guitar, piano
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Up
Associated acts	Mike Johnson, Snakepit, Dinosaur Jr, Mark Lanegan, Caustic Resin, Queens of the Stone Age
Website	www.uprecords.com/artists/mikejohnson