US jazz trombonist, vocalist who played with Count Basie from the late 1920s to early 1940s. Later on he played with several Motown artists (1963-1967).

Do not confuse with:
- the US pop singer, actor Bill Johnson (18)
- the Dallas, Texas based trombonist, Bill Johnson (16)
- jazz bassist, and banjoist Bill Johnson (4)
- jazz guitarist, banjoist, and vocalist Will Johnson (2)
- visuals, art director
- the US alto sax player William Johnson, co-composer of "Tuxedo Junction", often credited as Bill Johnson
- the US pedal steel guitarist, songwriter ("A Wound Time Can't Erase") Bill D. Johnson