"American musician" . . . . . "solo_singer" . "Johnson, Jay"@en . . . "1955Z"^^ . . . "James \"Jay\" Johnson established himself as one of the top bass-baritone singers in the Detroit doo-wop and soul music scene during the pre-Motown years. He was a member of the Detroit group Nolan Strong & The Diablos and can be heard on the group's Fortune Records recordings from late 1956 on."@en . . "1955Z"^^ . . . . . "Jay Johnson"@en .