Johnny Coley

Johnny Coley
  • Type: Musician
  • Country: United States
  • Born: United States
  • Died: Birmingham, Alabama, United States (2025)
  • Active: 2021 - 2025

Biography

American poet and spoken word artist from Birmingham, Alabama, who died in 2025 aged 76. Johnny Coley published and performed poetry for decades before recording 'Antique Sadness' in 2021 at around seventy, setting surreal Southern stories against jazz, electronics and improvisation by Birmingham collaborators. 'Mister Sweet Whisper' followed on #Mississippi Records# in 2024, and two final albums recorded with local improvisers appeared posthumously in 2026.

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Johnny Coley Discography