Mike Johnson (yodeler)
Mike Johnson (born 1946) is an American country music yodeler, singer, and songwriter living in Arlington, Virginia. Also known as Country Music's No.1 Black Yodeler, and Black Yodel No.1. Raised in a Catholic family in Washington, DC, Johnson began yodeling in the 1950s, imitating the "Tarzan yell" of actor Johnny Weissmuller. Johnson enlisted in the US Navy in 1965 and served two Vietnam tours from 1967 to 1969 on the USS Constellation CVA-64. He did his first professional recording session at Globe Recording Studio in April 1981 in Nashville, and released his first 45rpm single "King  of the Fish." In September 1981 he became a long distance trucker for Newlon's Transfer of Arlington, Va. Johnson founded Pata del Lobo Music publishing in 1982, and Roughshod Records and You and Me Records in 1987. Johnson has since released 2 45rpm vinyls, 11 cassettes, and 61 CDs. Johnson received a 2017 Legendary Honky Tonk CD of the Year Award from the National Traditional Country Music Association at their 2017 Old Time Country Music Festival in LeMars, Iowa.