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Sammy Johns
Sammy Johns wrote "Chevy Van" in 1974, a song that became a hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It was his only major chart success, released on Epic Records after...
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Sammy Johns wrote "Chevy Van" in 1974, a song that became a hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It was his only major chart success, released on Epic Records after he'd briefly played in a band called Fuse with Mike Pinera and Allen Woody.
He was born in Pensacola, Florida, in 1950. His solo albums included Sammy Johns in 1974, Total Control in 1975, and Restless in 1976.
Later years brought personal difficulties that affected his music career. He kept recording into the late 1970s with albums like You Are My Love in 1978, but never matched the reach of that one early song.
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