Craig Johnson North Carolina
Craig Johnson grew up in Wayne, MI and attended UM. While at college, he became enamored of old-time string band music. He
learned fiddle, banjo, and guitar, and was a renowned singer and songwriter. Since 1972 he was always in a stringband—most notably, Double Decker Stringband.
He recorded 6 albums.with Double Decker. He also appears on the CD “Birdie” and a solo CD, “Away Down the Road".
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