US funk/soul producer/arranger/singer/songwriter. Born on 17.01.1942 in Chicago, IL - Died on 23.09.2011 in Chicago, IL. In 1965, he left [[artist:The Chi-Lites]] and went on to become a legendary composer and producer for [[artist:Brighter Side Of Darkness]], [[artist:Imaginations]], [[artist:Heaven And Earth (2)]], [[artist:Starvue]] etc.

For the boogie woogie pianist, see [[artist:Clarence Johnson (2)]].

For the New York doo wop songwriter ("Desiree"), see [[artist:Clarence Johnson (7)]].

For the jazz bassist, see [[artist:Clarence Johnson (8)]]