Manhattan - Candy Johnson

Floyd "Candy" Johnson (May 1, 1922, Madison County, Illinois – June 28, 1981, Framingham, Massachusetts) was an American jazz saxophonist. Johnson played drums from age 13 and picked up saxophone shortly thereafter; he continued to play drums well enough to play as a session drummer professionally. He attended Wilberforce University, where he played in the bands of Ernie Fields and Tiny Bradshaw.

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