Born in the year 1947 into a music-oriented family, Bola Johnson attended Livingstone Academic and Eko Boys High School. He joined Eric Akaeze as a singer in 1962, at the same time, played maracas for the band. The band was playing at Easy Life Hotel, Mokola, Ibadan. Later on, Eric Akaeze and his band left Easy Life Hotel but Bola Johnson remained there where he set up his own band. After some time, he left Ibadan to the Northern part of the country where he got a contract from Jubille, Zaria to play. He also played in Kano, Nguru, Funtua, Kaduna, and Gusau where he gathered lots of experience. He came back to Lagos in 1968 and recorded Ashawo Ajegunle Yakare. Bola Johnson pioneered the Comedy Series in Nigeria in the 70s’ with crack-provoting jokes of I Go Die which was very popular in the Radio Nigeria Programme at that time. He recorded albums without formal rehearsals. Most popular was the Easy Life Baby.