Jaimoe net worth

Happy birthday to Jai Johanny Johanson, aka Jaimoe, who turns 74 today. Jaimoe is Southern-rock royalty and one of the founding members of the The Allman Brothers Band, along with Gregg and Duane Allman, fellow drummer Butch Trucks, Dickey Betts, and Berry Oakley.

Before joining ABB in 1969, the Mississippi-born Johanson played with Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, and Joe Tex. His versatility, jazz, blues rock, R&B, and soul mastery helped ensure ABB’s placement as one of the most influential classic-rock bands of the era.

In 1995, Johanson and his fellow ABB members were indicted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

At 74, with more than 50 years of drumming under his belt, Johanson shows no signs of slowing down. He performs around the US with his current group, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band.

Celebrate Jaimoe with some classic Allman Brothers songs, as well as a few more contemporary numbers. The above video is a drum duo with fellow drummer Butch Trucks, from 1979 (RIP Butch!).

Allman Brothers Band,

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Jaimoe (Johnny Lee Johnson)

Major Works

in Allman Brothers Band Albums

• The Allman Brothers Band (1969)
• Idlewild South (1970)
• The Allman Brothers Band at Fillmore East (1971)
• Eat a Peach (1972)
• Beginnings (1973)
• Brothers and Sisters (1973)
• Brothers and Sisters (gold disc) (1973)
• The Road Goes on Forever (1975)
• Win, Lose, or Draw (1975)
• Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas (1976)
• Brothers of the Road (1981)
• Eat a Peach (ultradisc) (1988)
• Dreams (box set)(1989)
• Ludlow Garage (1990)
• Seven Turns (1990)
• Shades of Two Worlds (1991)
• A Decade of Hits: 1969-1979(1991)
• An Evening With the Allman Brothers Band (1992)
• Hell & High Water: The Best Of The Arista Years (1992)
• Legendary Hits (1992)
• The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East (ultradisc)(1992)
• The Fillmore Concerts (1992)
• Where It All Begins (1995)
• 2nd Set (1996)
• At the Fillmore East: February 1970(1996)
• Mycology: An Anthology (1998)

Major Works in Sea Level

• Sea Level (1977)
• Cats
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  Ocean Springs native Jai Johnny Johanson got his first big break as a professional drummer in 1966 when he joined Otis Redding's band. Over the next couple of years, he played for several big names including Percy Sledge, Joe Tex, Johnny Jenkins and Clarence Carter, but by 1968, found himself struggling to make ends meet.  Johanson was about to leave the south and move to New York to pursue a career in Jazz when he heard of a young guitar player named Duane Allman, looking to form a new band. The two men were soon joined by bassist Barry Oakley and that trio would serve as the foundation for the Allman Brother Band.

  In this episode, Johanson shares his memories of that time including the phone call he got from Cadillac Henry about joining Otis Redding’s band.  He recalls going to see Percy Sledge at the Apollo and how he got the nickname, Jaimoe. Finally, he discusses what made Duane Allman such an exceptional musician and the legacy of the Allman Brothers Band.

  Photo Credits: Carl Vernlund