. "non_vocal_instrumentalist" . . . "1880Z"^^ . . . "Bill Johnson"@en . . "1972-12-03Z"^^ . "William Manuel \"Bill\" Johnson (August 10, 1872 \u2013 December 3, 1972), was an American jazz musician, considered the father of the \"slap\" style of Double bass playing.Johnson claimed to have started \"slapping\" the strings of his bass (a more vigorous technique than the classical pizzicato) after he accidentally broke his bow on the road with his band in northern Louisiana in the early 1910s."@en . "William Manuel Johns"@en . "1872-08-10Z"^^ . . "American musician" . "1872Z"^^ . . "1950Z"^^ . "1972Z"^^ . . . "Johnson, Bill"@en . .