Background
Raised in a rich musical environment, his father was a 47-year member of the Minnesota Orchestra"s bass section, his mother a piano teacher and accompanist, and his brother Gordon is also a professional bassist.
Raised in a rich musical environment, his father was a 47-year member of the Minnesota Orchestra"s bass section, his mother a piano teacher and accompanist, and his brother Gordon is also a professional bassist.
In 1976, Johnson worked with Alembic and GHS to create one of the first 5-string bass guitars with a low B string. Living in the Los Angeles area since 1979, Johnson continues to record and tour with singer-songwriter James Taylor as well as guitarist Allan Holdsworth, and is frequently heard with various groups at The Baked Potato jazz club in Studio City, California.