Denise Johnson interview
One of the most poignant interviews I’ve done was with the soul singer Denise Johnson. To me she was a musical icon of the 90’s. Her vocals shaped many a dancefloor from that period as her tonsils sent towering vocals on tracks by the likes of Primal Scream, Electronic and A Certain Ratio. With the invent of social media, I cant remember how we first connected, but I used to message Denise regularly via Twitter, her replies were always polite, interesting and void of any ego. She was great. I last saw her on stage with A Certain Ratio a couple of years after this interview and she was as powerful a singer and performer as she was when I saw her on stage with the Primals. Anyways, this interview was to introduce her fans to investigate the release of Denise’s forthcoming solo album, which sadly she didn’t get to see released, but her legacy as one of the very best singers ever to spawn from Manchester has firmly been stamped into the northern musical landscape. This was first publi...