sammy johns

Sammy Johns (born 7 February 1946, Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American country singer-songwriter, best known for his million selling 1975 hit single, "Chevy Van". When he was nine years old, Johns' father presented him with a guitar, and by the time he was a teenager he had established his own band, the Devilles. The group performed in local clubs and recorded a few records on the Dixie record label. After a move to Atlanta, Georgia, he was given a recording contract in 1973. General Recording Corporation put out Johns' first solo record, "Early Morning Love," that year.

Although he wrote a number of hit songs for other artists, Johns is best remembered for the one he recorded himself, "Chevy Van". The single drove up to #5 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] It remained in the chart for 20 weeks and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. on 4 May 1975.

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