Paul Johnson

January 4, 2024
Journalist

Quick Facts

Paul Johnson
Full Name Paul Johnson
Occupation Journalist
Date Of Birth Nov 2, 1928(1928-11-02)
Age 96
Birthplace England
Country United Kingdom
Birth City England
Horoscope Scorpio

Paul Johnson Biography

Name Paul Johnson
Birthday Nov 2
Birth Year 1928
Place Of Birth England
Home Town England
Birth Country United Kingdom
Birth Sign Scorpio
Spouse Marigold Hunt (m. 1957)
Children(s) Daniel Johnson, Luke Johnson

Paul Johnson is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on November 2, 1928 in England, England, United Kingdom. British journalist, author, and historian who edited the New Statesman and penned over forty works, including the 1959 novel, Left of Centre, and the 1997 non-fiction work, A History of the American People. He also wrote four works on art and architecture and two memoirs.

He defended President Richard Nixon during the infamous Watergate Scandal.

He first began DJing in Chicago in 1984 when he was 13, and started working as a producer in 1987, doing tracks for Chicago house labels Dance Mania, Relief, Cajual, Nite Life, Undaground Therapy, Defected, DJax Up Beats, Peacefrog, and Moody. His tune “Get Get Down” became an international house hit, sustaining airplay for several years in clubs and was a top 5 hit in the UK Singles Chart and a top 3 hit in Greece. The song reached number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in December 1999. In 1997 Johnson and his partner Radek started the Chicago house label Dust Traxx, and has worked with Robert Armani under the name Traxmen and with Gant Garrard as Brother 2 Brother. His 2004 track, “Follow This Beat”, hit #8 on the US Dance chart.

Johnson is a double amputee and DJs in a wheelchair. This was primarily due to an accidental gunshot in his shoulder on May 17, 1987, at which point he lost one of his legs. A subsequent motor vehicle accident led to his other leg being amputated.

He married Marigold Hunt in 1957. The couple later had two sons, Daniel and Luke.

Paul Johnson Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Journalist
House Living in own house.

Paul Johnson is one of the richest Journalist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Johnson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He served in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps and the Royal Army Educational Corps after graduating from Oxford. In 1971, he published an anthology called Statesmen and Nations.

He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006.

Paul Leighton Johnson (born 1971) is an American house DJ and producer. He is best known for his self-taught D.J. style of house music and his 1999 single “Get Get Down”, which became a worldwide hit.

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Who is Paul Johnson Dating?

According to our records, Paul Johnson married to Marigold Hunt (m. 1957). As of December 1, 2023, Paul Johnson’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Paul Johnson celebrates birthday on November 2 of every year.

What happened to Paul Johnson?

Paul Johnson, a DJ, producer and house music alchemist who mixed pounding bass beats, hypnotic rhythms and looping melodies to create intoxicating dance music, recording international hits like the 1999 song “Get Get Down,” died Aug. 4 at a hospital in Evergreen Park, Ill., a Chicago suburb.

How did Paul Johnson end up in a wheel chair?

After a publicised struggle with Covid-19 in recent weeks, he passed away on the morning of August 4th 2021, leaving behind a chasm in house music. Johnson was one of the most visible disabled DJs on the world stage, a wheelchair user from the age of 16 after a stray bullet left him paralysed from the waist down.

Is Paul Johnson alive?

August 4, 2021

Who is Paul Johnson in music?

Paul Johnson, the Chicago producer and DJ whose ferociously melodic style of house music yielded a series of classic singles and inspired producers in his hometown and beyond, died on Wednesday at age 50, his agent confirmed to Rolling Stone.

Why did Paul Johnson lose his legs?

Personal life and death. In 1987, Johnson was injured by a stray bullet and paralyzed from the waist down. After further health complications and a motor vehicle accident , he had one leg amputated in 2003, and the other in 2010.

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