Johnny Kemp

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Born
2 August 1959
Born In
Nassau, Bahamas
Died
16 April 2015 (aged 55)
Johnny Kemp was an R&B and dance music singer and dancer born in Nassau, Bahamas. According to the Just Got Paid Songfacts, he moved to New York as a teenager in 1979 to front a group called Kinky Fox. In the '80s, he became part of the club singer scene, where he met Teddy Riley. He hit #10 on the Hot 100 in 1988 with the Riley-produced "Just Got Paid." The song also went to #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. His only other Hot 100 entry was its follow-up, "Birthday Suit," which climbed to #36 in 1989. Kemp was found dead on April 16, 2015 off t… read more
Johnny Kemp was an R&B and dance music singer and dancer born in Nassau, Bahamas. According to the Just Got Paid Songfacts, he moved to New York as a teenager in 1979 to front a group called Kinky Fox. In the '80s, he became part of the club singer scene, where he met Teddy Riley. He… read more
Johnny Kemp was an R&B and dance music singer and dancer born in Nassau, Bahamas. According to the Just Got Paid Songfacts, he moved to New York as a teenager in 1979 to front a group called Kinky Fox. In the '80s, he became part of the club singer scene, where he met Teddy Riley. He hit #10 on the Hot 100 in 1988 with the Riley-produced "Just Got P… read more

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1 Play track Radio Hits Of the '80s Just Got Paid
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2 Play track Just Got Paid - Single Version Just Got Paid - Single Version
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3 Just Got Paid - Dub Mix Just Got Paid - Dub Mix
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4 Play track Johnny Kemp Just another lover
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5 Play track Let The Walls Come Down Let The Walls Come Down
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6 Secrets of Flying Feeling Without Touching
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7 Just Got Paid (Teddy Riley Remix) Just Got Paid (Teddy Riley Remix)
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8 New Jack Swing Mastercuts, Vol. 2 Just Got Paid (Original Teddy Riley remix)
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9 Just Got Paid (Friday Night) Just Got Paid (Friday Night)
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10 Play track Just Got Paid (12" Version) Just Got Paid (12" Version)
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Albums

  1. 10,790 listeners

    1 Dec 1987 · 11 tracks

    Secrets Of Flying (Expanded Edition)
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  2. 3,384 listeners

    Sep 1988 · 2 tracks

    Just Got Paid
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  3. 1,069 listeners

    8 Dec 1987 · 7 tracks

    Secrets of Flying
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  4. 446 listeners

    1 Jan 1986 · 16 tracks

    Johnny Kemp (Expanded Edition)
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