What is Damon Johnson net worth?
In this article, you will find out about the net worth of Damon Johnson, his early life, career and his source of income.
Damon Johnson is an American rock, vocalist and songwriter who co-founded Brother Cane in the ’90s and later joined Alice Cooper’s band as lead guitarist. He is a member of Thin Lizzy and he was also the lead guitarist and co-songwriter for hard rock group Black Star Riders from 2012 to 2018.
Before we delve into Damon Johnson net worth, let’s take a look at his early life, educational background and his career.
Damon Johnson early life and educational background
Damon Rogers Johnson, born on the 13th of July, 1964 in Macon, Georgia, United States. He lived in Monroeville, Alabama during his grade school years. It was there that he became obsessed with guitar and formed his first garage band, called Renegade, with other 8th grade friends, Pat Buskill, Mac Baker, Allen Nettles and Troy Dobbins.
He later moved with his family to Geraldine, Alabama where he finished high school.
Is Damon Johnson married?
Yes, Damon Johnson is married to Lynda. Below is the picture of Damon Johnson and his wife Lynda.
How many children does Damon Johnson have?
Yes, Damon Johnson has three children. 2 girls and one boy. The names his two girls are Jolene Lucinda Johnson, who was born on the 20th of August, 2008 and Sarah Marlo Johnson. Below is the picture of Damon Johnson and his children.
Before we go into Damon Johnson net worth and his source of income, let us briefly take a look at his career.
Damon Johnson career
When he was in high school in Alabama, he played in various bands in the northeast Alabama area. He played with Pat Upton’s band Headline to large crowds in Upton’s bar, P.J.’s Alley in Guntersville, for three years.
An offer to join Split the Dark, an established band fronted by former members of the power-pop band Hotel, prompted Johnson’s move to Birmingham, Alabama in 1987. Split the Dark was a very popular act on the Southeast US college club circuit, and had won the MTV “Basement Tapes” competition in 1986 but failed to secure a record deal. He would later get his first taste of “bands with record deals” as the guitarist for the Atlanta, Georgia band Witness in 1988, and with the Memphis, Tennessee band, Delta Rebels, in 1989.
During this time he also performed with the bands Chinatown (with Eric Dover) and Chyld. It was with Chyld that Johnson garnered the attention of the A&R at Virgin Records. After securing a developmental deal in November 1990, the label eventually persuaded Damon Johnson to take over the lead vocal position, and change the band’s name to Brother Cane.
It was Brother Cane that brought Damon Johnson genuine national notoriety. The band released three albums on Virgin Records that yielded three #1 singles on rock radio (“Got No Shame”, “And Fools Shine On”, and “I Lie in the Bed I Make”). Moreover, “And Fools Shine On” was featured in the horror film Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.
Brother Cane toured extensively as a headliner and also as a supporting act on tours by Van Halen, Aerosmith, Robert Plant, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Candlebox.
The band “Brother Cane” was released from their contract, and amicably disbanded in 1998 when Virgin Records considered an unsatisfactory yield of record sales.
In 2005, Brother Cane reunited to perform two shows, and performed again in 2012.
Shortly before Brother Cane split, Damon Johnson contributed songwriting and guitar duties to Sammy Hagar’s Marching to Mars album in 1997. He later recorded an all-acoustic solo album, mostly consisting of his own compositions, (Dust – released in 2000). He also released albums with two different side projects (Slave to the System in 2001 and Red Halo in 2003) and played electric and acoustic guitars on Faith Hill’s smash hit single, “Cry” in 2002.
Damon Johnson briefly joined the band Damn Yankees with Jack Blades, Tommy Shaw, and Ted Nugent, and recorded an album that was never released. He also performed as lead guitarist for legendary rock vocalist John Waite during 2001–2003.
In 2006, Johnson joined the country rock band Whiskey Falls. In 2009, Johnson was confirmed as a collaborator/performer for Queensrÿche’s 10th studio album American Soldier. Damon Johnson co-wrote the song “Every Day” for Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks, which was released as the first single from her solo album, Trouble in Shangri-La in 2001. He also co-wrote the Carlos Santana song “Just Feel Better” with Jamie Houston and Buck Johnson, which featured vocalist Steven Tyler of Aerosmith.
In 2010, Johnson recorded his own versions of both songs, which were included on his second acoustic solo album, Release, which also features a duet with his daughter Sarah Marlo Johnson as well as a guest appearance by Alice Cooper on vocal and harmonica.
In 2004, Damon Johnson was recruited for Alice Cooper’s band where he co-wrote and recorded with Alice Cooper on his album Dirty Diamonds. He toured with the band from 2004 to 2007, leaving to commit to his new band, Whiskey Falls.
Damon Johnson returned to the Alice Cooper Band in the summer of 2009, and was featured in Cooper’s 2010 live concert DVD & CD, Theatre of Death – Live at Hammersmith. Damon Johnson worked his fifth tour with Alice Cooper in 2011, and departed the band in September of that year to become a full member of Thin Lizzy. Cooper is also credited with assisting greatly in Johnson’s beloved golf game, as the two played hundreds of rounds in their years of touring the world together.
In 2011, while playing with Alice Cooper, Johnson received a call from Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham, inviting him to replace temporary guitarist Richard Fortus in the band. Damon Johnson had been a fan of the band since seeing them perform in 1979, and had recorded a version of the Thin Lizzy song “Borderline” on his first solo album, Dust, in 2000.
With Cooper’s blessing, Damon Johnson accepted the offer and toured around the world with Thin Lizzy until early 2013. The line-up also included original drummer Brian Downey and keyboardist Darren Wharton. Johnson had always been influenced by the band: “Thin Lizzy has colored my career musically and in every aspect – as a performer, as a guitarist, as a songwriter.” Gorham was very pleased with Johnson’s appointment: “Everybody loves him to death. It’s like a big happy family traveling all over the world again.”
In 2012, Thin Lizzy were working towards recording new material, but the band members had doubts about recording new songs under the Thin Lizzy name without the band’s original frontman Phil Lynott. Johnson later said that, if he were not in the band, he would not have been happy to see new recordings being released without Lynott. So the group decided to record under a different name and put Thin Lizzy on hiatus.
In December 2012, Johnson co-founded the Thin Lizzy spin-off band, Black Star Riders, whose first album All Hell Breaks Loose was released in May 2013. Damon Johnson developed a songwriting partnership with frontman Ricky Warwick and the pair co-wrote all the songs on the album: “I joined Thin Lizzy because I wanted to play those great songs with Scott Gorham and Brian Downey. But let me be clear about this – I’m in the Black Star Riders because of Ricky Warwick.”
On October 14, 2014, Damon Johnson played his first solo show in the UK, at The Iron Road in Evesham, after so many years of performing solo acoustic shows in the US alongside his other commitments.
In November 2014, he debuted his own hard rock trio featuring bass guitarist Tony Nagy and ex-Whiskey Falls drummer Jarred Pope, and performed several shows in the US during April 2015. Later that month he appeared as a guest on That Metal Show alongside Kirk Hammett and Michael Schenker. During May and June 2015, Johnson performed an acoustic tour of the UK with Ricky Warwick.
In August 2015, he performed a few shows in the US with The Dead Daisies supporting Whitesnake, temporarily filling in for guitarist David Lowy alongside his Thin Lizzy predecessor Richard Fortus and former Thin Lizzy and Black Star Riders bassist Marco Mendoza.
Damon Johnson performed more acoustic UK shows with Ricky Warwick during September, and toured throughout November and December with Black Star Riders, including UK shows supporting Whitesnake and Def Leppard.
On the 22nd of July, 2021, Johnson joined Lynyrd Skynyrd as temporary replacement for Gary Rossington, who is recovering from emergency heart surgery. He was the band’s first member to be from Alabama (even though he was born in Georgia).
Damon Johnson performed with the band at shows across the US on the rescheduled “Big Wheels Keep on Turnin'” Tour. After the first couple of shows, he stated, “It was an honor to lend a hand to the band this weekend, and my family is sending buckets of healing energy [in] Gary’s direction. Thank you, Skynyrd Nation.” He is also performing acoustic sets or with The Get Ready as support at some concerts on the tour.
Alongside continuing with Lynyrd Skynyrd in 2022, Johnson announced that Brother Cane would be reuniting for live shows in 2022, followed by a full tour in 2023. The line-up of the band is Damon Johnson, Glenn Maxey on bass guitar, keyboardist Buck Johnson (Aerosmith, Hollywood Vampires), and Jared Pope on drums.
Now that you have known about his early life, educational background and career. It is time for you to find out about Damon Johnson net worth as well as his source of income.
What is Damon Johnson net worth?
Damon Johnson net worth is estimated to $4 million. He makes his money from music, concerts, tours, record sales, and royalties from publishing deals. Furthermore, he also owns multiple properties across the US which contribute to his total wealth.
Damon Johnson social media handles
Below are the confirmed social media handles of Damon Johnson;
- Instagram: @officialdamonjohnson
- Twitter: @DamonJOfficial
Summary of Damon Johnson net worth
The table below shows all you need to know about Damon Johnson as well as the net worth of Damon Johnson.
| Date of birth | 13th of July, 1964 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Place of birth | Macon, Georgia |
| Nickname(s) | Nil |
| Net worth | $4 million |
| Source of wealth | YouTube, modelling, and music |
| Spouse | Yes |
| Children | Yes |
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