Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson

Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson
Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson
Birth name	Keith Lamar Johnson
Also known as	Wonderboy
Born	May 17, 1972; Brooklyn, New York
Origin	New York City
Genres	CCM, gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active	1998–present
Labels	World Wide Gospel, Worldwide, Verity, Central South, Blacksmoke
Associated acts	The Spiritual Voices

Keith Lamar Johnson (born May 17, 1972), who goes by the stage name Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson, is an American gospel musician. He started his solo music career, in 1998, with the release of, Through the Storm, that was released by World Wide Gospel Records. He has released fourteen albums, over the course of thirteen years, with World Wide Gospel Records, Worldwide Records, Verity Records, Central South Records, and Blacksmoke Records. Eleven albums have charted on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart with other chartings on the Independent Albums and Heatseekers Albums charts.

Early life

Johnson was born on May 17,[1][2] 1972,[3] as Keith Lamar Johnson,[4] in Brooklyn, New York,[5] and he was given the moniker "Wonderboy" at the age of five because of his wondrous vocal acumen.[5] He has an older sister Sonya.[3][5] Started singing with his father Philip Johnson and Uncles with The original spiritual voices

Music career

His music career started in 1998, with the release of Through the Storm by World Wide Gospel Records,[6] and this would be just one of eleven albums to chart on the Billboard magazine charts, with most of the chartings occurring on the Gospel Albums.[7] A few placements were on the Independent Albums chart, for 2000's Live and Alive, 2001's Tribute to Quartet Legends, Vol. 1, and 2002's Send a Revival, and those just happen to be the albums that placed on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[7] The labels he has released albums with are World Wide Gospel, World Wide Records, Verity Records, Central South Records, and Blacksmoke Records, and he has released fourteen albums with those labels over the course of his thirteen-year career.[6] His backing vocalist and band are called The Spiritual Voices.[5]

Discography

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions[7]
Title	Album details	US Gos
Through the Storm	Released: April 21, 1998 Label: World Wide Gospel CD, digital download	25
Our Gift to You [World Wide Gospel]	Released: November 24, 1998 Label: World Wide Gospel CD, digital download	–
Live and Alive	Released: January 25, 2000 Label: Worldwide CD, digital download	12
Would You	Released: October 3, 2000 Label: Worldwide CD, digital download	–
Tribute to Quartet Legends, Vol. 1	Released: February 6, 2001 Label: World Wide Gospel CD, digital download	8
Send a Revival	Released: May 28, 2002 Label: World Wide Gospel CD, digital download	4
New Season	Released: April 20, 2004 Label: Verity/World Wide Gospel CD, digital download	12
Our Gift to You [Verity]	Released: September 28, 2004 Label: Verity CD, digital download	–
Unity	Released: June 21, 2005 Label: World Wide Gospel CD, digital download	20
Just Being Me	Released: May 9, 2006 Label: Verity CD, digital download	23
The Best of Keith Wonderboy Johnson	Released: August 19, 2008 Label: World Wide Gospel CD, digital download	37
Stronger Than Ever	Released: January 27, 2009 Label: Central South CD, digital download	25
Back 2 Basics: Chapter Two	Released: 2011 Label: Central South CD, digital download	20
Keep Pushin'	Released: 2018 Label: Shanachie CD, digital download	20

References

Family Search (2009). "U.S. Public Records Index". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Missing or empty |url= (help)
Keith, Johnson (May 18, 2013). "Lord thank u for letting me celebrate another birthday! Thank God". Twitter. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
Intelius. "Keith L Johnson in Brooklyn, NY (Keith Lamar Johnson, age 42)". Intelius. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
"Songwriter/Composer: JOHNSON KEITH LAMAR". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
Carpenter, Bil (2005). "Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia": 224. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
AllMusic. "Keith Wonderboy Johnson : Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
Billboard. "Keith Wonderboy Johnson : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

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[Public_Records-1] Family Search (2009). "U.S. Public Records Index". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Missing or empty |url= (help)

[TW_Birthday-2] Keith, Johnson (May 18, 2013). "Lord thank u for letting me celebrate another birthday! Thank God". Twitter. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

[Intelius-3] Intelius. "Keith L Johnson in Brooklyn, NY (Keith Lamar Johnson, age 42)". Intelius. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

[BMI-4] "Songwriter/Composer: JOHNSON KEITH LAMAR". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

[GE-5] Carpenter, Bil (2005). "Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia": 224. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[AM_Disc-6] AllMusic. "Keith Wonderboy Johnson : Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

[AM_Awards-7] Billboard. "Keith Wonderboy Johnson : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2015.