Johanna Samuels is an American singer-songwriter. Samuels grew up on the music of Lennon and McCartney, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Paul Simon, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Van Morrison, The Band. Harmonizing in a choir triggered a passion for contemporary pop artists who thrived on melody: folks like Elliott Smith, Ben Kweller, Jon Brion, and Aimee Mann. During that time, she wrote and collaborated with friends in her hometown of Los Angeles as she pieced together her first two projects, A Little Bit of Both and Lemonade. Read more on Last.fm