Meet wife Brenda Thompson and daughter Syleena Johnson
Emily Carr
Updated on January 13, 2026
Syl Johnson is an American soul singer and producer who is worth $6 million. S
yl Johnson’s worth stems from a long musical career that produced a succession of songs in the 1960s and 1970s.
Before going solo, Mississippi-born Johnson worked with blues legends like as Magic Sam (who Johnson and his family lived next door to when they relocated to Chicago), Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells, and Howlin’ Wolf.
He was once married to Brenda Thompson.
Syl Johnson family: Meet wife Brenda Thompson and daughter Syleena Johnson
Brenda Thompson is an American woman best known as the mother of Syl Johnson’s daughter.
Brenda Thompson is a Robbins-born police officer, political activist, singer, and composer.
Brenda Thompson was selected as the United States’ first Black Police Commissioner in 1987.
Syleena Johnson on the other hand is an American singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter and the daughter of Brenda and Sly.
Syleena’s older sisters are Syleecia and Sylette. Johnson married Marcus Betts, a former Illinois State University collegiate basketball player, in August 2000.