The prolific musician played on recordings for artists like Frank Sinatra, BB King, Joni Mitchell, Marvin Gaye, the Beach ...
He was the featured soloist in the iconic 1963 film's opening number.
Plas Johnson, the saxophonist behind the theme song for the 1963 film "The Pink Panther," died on July 15. He was 94.
His recording for the theme song, written by Henry Mancini, included a solo improvised in the studio. He also backed Frank ...
"My solos always seemed to bring the record up another notch," Johnson said in one interview. He played with Frank Sinatra ...
Plas Johnson, the Hollywood studio saxophonist whose smooth tenor line gave The Pink Panther its unmistakable swagger, has ...
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