LEGENDARY gospel singer Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson transition at the age of 50.

The death of the Brooklyn-born musician was announced by Black Gospel Radio before being confirmed by his label, heartbroken family members and friends.

Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson won six Stellar Awards and nominations for two Dove Awards during his career. Keith released 14 albums with a number of different record labels, including World Wide Gospel Records, Worldwide Records, Verity Records, Central South Records, and Blacksmoke Records. 11 of his 14 albums charted on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums.

His current label, Black Smoke Music Worldwide released a statement on Johnson’s passing, which you can read below:

One of the current kings of gospel quartet music, Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, has died suddenly at the age of 50. Johnson was found dead in his Atlanta, GA home this morning. An autopsy is scheduled. Johnson was known for big gospel radio hits such as “Let Go and Let God Have His Way,” “Be Right,” and “Hide Behind the Mountain.”
“I’m in total disbelief,” says <b>Black Smoke Music Worldwide</b> founder <b>Kerry Douglas</b> who first discovered Johnson when he was performing at the American Gospel Quartet Convention in Birmingham, AL in the late 1990s. “I saw Keith perform there and I was just taken by how he moved the audience,” Douglas recalls. “He was an electrifying performer. He was the second act I ever signed, and he was my first signing to become a major artist. We used to sell CDs and The Gospel Truth magazines out of the trunks of our cars. We sold over 100,00 copies back in the day. Keith was like a brother. I was there when his first child was born. We fussed and fought with each other since we met, but that relationship built this company. A lot of the big artists today stand on Keith’s shoulders because of those sacrifices we both made in those early days. Keith began his career with Black Smoke and ended with Black Smoke.”

Keith Johnson was an American gospel singer-songwriter, who went by the stage name ‘’Wonderboy’'.

Born on May 17, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York, Keith was first given the nickname ‘’Wonderboy’' at the age of five thanks to his wonderfully talented vocals.

In his earlier years he started singing with his father Philip Johnson and uncles as a member of The original spiritual voices, before forging a successful solo career.

Johnson is survived by his parents Susan and Phillip Johnson; a sister Sonya Denise Johnson; and two beautiful daughters, Brianna Destiny Johnson and Elyse Victoria Johnson.