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Alvin Lee Johnson is much better known to everyone in New Orleans as Al "Carnival Time" Johnson. His famous song, "Carnival Time," goes to February 1960. The original recording ended at Cosimo Matassa's recording studio by record producer Joe Ruffino on Ric Label. There have been numerous releases of "Carnival Time" on compilation albums, cassettes, and CD's over the last 4 decades. "Carnival Time" has created it to the Mellennium, with really the only rights belonging to Al Johnson. Al fought to search for the legal rights to his wonderfully famous song, nevertheless the song would not lead him to wealthy. With his good spirits and humble attitude, Al Johnson is eager to write and convey new songs. Al Johnson has become in the forefront awaiting his reowned popularity.

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"Carnival Time" was an inspiration to Al Johnson from fellow musicians such as Professor Longhair's, "Go For the Fat tuesday," and Lou Welch's, "Mardi Gras Mambo." Al Johnson wanted an audio lesson the locals of the latest Orleans could correspond with on Mardi Gras Day. With lyrics "the Green Room is smoking" and "the Plaza's burning up the house," were real places the locals knew about. Everyone in New Orleans in the past has known as Fat tuesday as "Carnival Day."

click for larger image"Carnival Time" is surely a song that whenever it hits the air waves, it's possible to hardly resist the genuine Fat tuesday groove. "Carnival Time" having its intoxicating rhythm and its fun to sing lyrics happens to be a large musical hit in New Orleans since its release in 1960. Before, during and after Al Johnson's legal battles for his song "Carnival Time," the song stayed performed and enjoyed by its listeners every Mardi Gras/ Carnival Time season.

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click for larger imageAl Johnson is waiting the release of his or her own CD single while using original version of "Carinval Time" and newly recorded "Mardi Gras Strut." "Mardi Gras Strut" provides listener a tune to "get down and strut." Special assistance from Earline Hutchison helped Al Johnson to acquire that sound he was trying to find in this newly recorded CD single. "Mardi Gras Strut" not merely presents a fantastic groove and also provides listeners identifiable lyrics which is at the heart of Al Johnson's writing. Al Johnson's passion for his city and the Mardi Gras months are definitely recognized in "Carnival Time" and "Mardi Gras Strut."