Ummmm..... I have been pursuing information about Willie "Bill" Johnson, who died in 1980. He was a gospel singer, a founding member of the Golden Gate Quartet who later joined the Jubalaires, which became the Jubilee Four. According to music historian and gospel expert Doug Seroff, with whom I communicated by mail and telephone, Ry Cooder was a friend of this particular Willie Johnson. Perhaps Seroff got it wrong, but he was acquainted with Johnson himself and I am confident he knows whereof he speaks.

Therefore, I'm still desperately seeking Ry Cooder. Y'all know where to find him?   

Miriam