Lois Johnson Explained

Lois Johnson
Birth Name:Lois Johnson
Birth Date:15 May 1942
Birth Place:Union County, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Background:solo_singer
Origin:Maynardville, Tennessee, U.S.
Instrument:Vocals
Genre:Country
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:1969–1978
Label:Columbia, MGM, 20th Century, Polydor
Associated Acts:Hank Williams Jr.

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

TitleDetailsPeak
positions
US Country
Removing the Shadow
21
Send Me Lovin' and a Whole Lotta Loving
  • Release date: September 1972
  • Label: MGM Records
35
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Loveshine
  • Release date: 1984
  • Label: EMH Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearTitlePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
CAN Country
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1962"I'll Let You Go and Wish You Well"rowspan="16"
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"19Lois Johnson
"Loving You Will Never Grow Old"610
1975"You Know Just What I'd Do"48
"Hope for the Flowers"95rowspan="10"
"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" 97
1978"When I Need You"63
1981"Willie Rides Again"
"It Won't Be Easy"
1984"It Won't Be Easy" (re-release)89Loveshine
"Middle of the Road"
"Loveshine"Loveshine
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles with Hank Williams Jr.

YearTitlePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
CAN Country
1970"Removing the Shadow"2327Removing the Shadow
"So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)"1210
1971"Send Me Some Lovin'"1431Send Me Some Lovin' and a Whole Lotta Loving
1972"Whole Lotta Loving"2225

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 211–212. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2014/jul/09/east-tennessee-country-star-lois-johnson-dies "East Tennessee country star Lois Johnson dies"
  3. Web site: Search results for Lois Johnson. RPM. October 14, 2010.