Williams, Donna Summer, Donn Thomas, Gábor Szabó, Gene Van Buren, Harvey Mason, Herbie Hancock, Hiroshima, Irene Cara, the Jacksons, James Ingram, John Mellencamp, Karen Carpenter, Kent Jordan, Kenny Loggins, Lee Ritenour, Leon Haywood, Lesley Gore, Makoto Izumitani, Natalie Cole, Patti Austin, Paul McCartney, Peabo Bryson, Peggy Lee, Phil Collins, Pointer Sisters, Randy Badazz, Rene & Angela, the Ritz, Rufus, Sérgio Mendes, Side Effect, Sister Sledge, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Sweet Comfort Band, Temptations, George Duke, Toshiki Kadomatsu and The Supremes. Death Louis Johnson died on May 21, 2015, at the age of 60. The cause of death was gastrointestinal bleeding of the esophagus. Solo releases Collaborations With Aretha Franklin Aretha (Arista Records, 1980) Love All the Hurt Away (Arista Records, 1981) Jump to It (Arista Records, 1982) Who's Zoomin' Who? (Arista Records, 1985) Through the Storm (Arista Records, 1989) With Billy Preston Music Is My Life (A&M Records, 1972) Pressin' On (Motown, 1982) With Deniece Williams I'm So Proud (Columbia Records, 1983) With George Benson Give Me the Night (Warner Bros. Records, 1980) With Michael McDonald If That's What It Takes (Warner Bros. Records, 1982) With Peabo Bryson Straight from the Heart (Elektra Records, 1984) With John Mellencamp Uh-huh (Riva Records, 1983) With Barbra Streisand Till I Loved You (CBS Records, 1988) With Jeffrey Osborne Jeffrey Osborne (A&M Records, 1982) Stay with Me Tonight (A&M Records, 1983) Don't Stop (A&M Records, 1984) With Betty Wright Wright Back At You (Epic Records, 1983) With Michael Jackson Off the Wall (Epic Records, 1979) Thriller (Epic Records, 1982) Dangerous (Epic Records, 1991) With Irene Cara Carasmatic (Elektra Records, 1987) With Patti Austin Every Home Should Have One (Qwest Records, 1981) With Bill Withers Making Music (Columbia Records, 1975) With Donna Summer Donna Summer (Geffen, 1982) References 1955 births 2015 deaths A&M Records artists African-American guitarists American double-bassists Male double-bassists American jazz bass guitarists American funk bass guitarists American male bass guitarists American rhythm and blues bass guitarists Deaths from gastrointestinal hemorrhage American session musicians Grammy Award winners Guitarists from Los Angeles Burials at Rose Hills Memorial Park 20th-century American bass guitarists Jazz musicians from California 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians 20th-century African-American musicians 21st-century African-American people