Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson Dies At 50

One of the current kings of gospel quartet music, Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, died suddenly at the age of  50. Johnson was found dead in his Atlanta, GA home last Friday morning. An autopsy is  scheduled. Johnson was known for big gospel radio hits such as “Let Go and Let God Have His Way,” “Be Right,” and “Hide Behind the Mountain.”

When Johnson was five years old, his  family started calling him “Wonderboy” for his wonderous musical talents. He was going to gospel shows as a teenager, and even sang with the Boys Choir of Harlem and with his father’s quartet group,  The Spiritual Voices.

Black Smoke Music Worldwide founder Kerry Douglas, who first  discovered Johnson when he was performing at the American Gospel Quartet Convention in Birmingham, AL in the late 1990s said he is in total disbelief in statement late Friday. “He was the second act I ever signed, and he was my first signing to become a major artist. adding, “He was an electrifying performer."

The Detroit Praise Network is extending our prayers of strength and comfort at this time.

We lost a giant in the gospel music industry last Friday. Known for his down home quartet sound, Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson had his audience up on their feet.

Here are some of his best!

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