Roszetta Johnson
Roszetta Johnson (born in Tuscaloosa) is an R & B and jazz vocalist residing in Birmingham. Johnson has toured with jazzman Bill Doggett and stood in for Candy Staton. In 1972, Governor George Wallace applauded Roszetta, Loretta Lynn, and Jim Nabors as "Great Alabama Stars." The award came after Roszetta's hit song, A Woman's Way, written by Sam Dees, that soared on the national charts.
Roszetta began singing in a church choir. In 1982 she was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and was awarded the 2007 BAMA Award for "Best Female Vocalist." She was also a regular TV singer on Birmingham's Country Boy Eddie Show. She has toured Japan, Ireland, and England singing with praise teams in the USA with choirs as one of their leaders.
The song Good Morning Jesus on her latest CD, "Christmas Songs With A Touch Of Jazz," was written while dealing with breast cancer. The CD, produced by Ray Reach, features Birmingham musicians John Nuckols, Chris Wendle, Gary Wheat and Dave Amaral.