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Syl Johnson, Soul Singer Heavily Sampled in Hip-Hop, Dies at 85

Ottawa, ON, Canada / AIR AM 1700 - All Hit Radio
Madison Bloom
Feb 6, 2022 | 1:43 PM
Syl Johnson, Soul Singer Heavily Sampled in Hip-Hop, Dies at 85


The Chicago bluesman’s 1967 single “Different Strokes” has been used in tracks by Jay-Z and Kanye West, Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan, and more