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Born
21 July 1931 (age 93)
Born In
Louisiana, United States
John Johnson Jr. (b 21 July 1931, Donaldsonville, Louisiana), known since childhood as Plas Johnson, is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most familiar as the lead on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme". He and his pianist brother Ray first recorded as the Johnson Brothers in New Orleans in the late 1940s, and Plas then toured with R&B singer Charles Brown. After army service, he moved to Los Angeles and began session recordings as a full-time musician, backing artists such as B.B. King and Johnny Otis as well as scores of other R&… read more
John Johnson Jr. (b 21 July 1931, Donaldsonville, Louisiana), known since childhood as Plas Johnson, is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most familiar as the lead on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme". He and his pianist brother Ray first recorded… read more
John Johnson Jr. (b 21 July 1931, Donaldsonville, Louisiana), known since childhood as Plas Johnson, is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most familiar as the lead on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme". He and his pianist brother Ray first recorded as the Johnson Brothers in New Orleans in the late 1940s, and Plas then… read more

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1 Play track Pink Panther/It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Stasera) Pink Panther/It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Stasera)
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2 Play track Mood For The Blues Tanya
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3 This Must Be the Plas! Johnson. Mood for the Blues The Big Twist
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4 Play track Downstairs / Blue Jean Shuffle Downstairs
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5 Pink Panther / It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Sta Sera) Pink Panther / It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Sta Sera)
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6 Come Back To Sorrento Come Back To Sorrento
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7 Play track The Blues Parking Lot Blues
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8 I'm Just A Lucky So And So I'm Just A Lucky So And So
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9 The Warm Sound of Plas Johnson Tenor Sax, Vol. 2 - The Madison Avenue Strut Johnson's Bossa Nova
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10 This Must Be the Plas! Johnson. Mood for the Blues S'il vous plait
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  1. 1,438 listeners

    1 Jan 1990 · 12 tracks

    Hot, Blue And Saxy
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  2. 440 listeners

    1959 · 12 tracks

    Mood For The Blues
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  3. 408 listeners

    14 Dec 1999 · 11 tracks

    Evening Delight
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  4. 365 listeners

    1956 · 8 tracks

    Bop Me Daddy
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