Jay Johnson
Jay Johnson began his professional music career at Alabama’s Muscle Shoals Sound Studio as a session guitarist. Since that time Johnson has evolved into a broad spectrum musician, songwriter, producer and audio engineer.
Johnson co-founded the popular regional act RADIO TOKYO in 1986, leading to performing as a member of THE ROSSINGTON BAND from 1986-89 alongside Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington. That band performed for over a million music fans in that time, most notably during the popular LYNYRD SKYNYRD TRIBUTE TOUR in those years, releasing two major label LPs and appearing on the Lynyrd Skynyrd video from the same tours.
1994 saw a merging of forces as Johnson teamed with original BLACKFOOT drummer Jakson Spires and MOLLY HATCHET guitarist Dave Hlubek to form the SOUTHERN ROCK ALLSTARS, which toured extensively in the US, Mexico and Europe and still continues to perform sold out shows today.
Johnson most recently served as lead vocalist and guitarist for classic rock powerhouse BLACKFOOT and appears on the latest DVD release from that band,”Train Train: Southern Rock’s Best Live”.
Currently Jay Johnson is at work on a new cd, writing new material, searching for new artists to produce sessions on at Swamper Studio and most recently adding solo acoustic shows to his list of live dates.
FOR LIVE PERFORMANCE AND STUDIO BOOKINGS PLEASE SEND EMAILS TO: www.myspace.com/jayjohnsonproductions
JAY JOHNSON DISCOGRAPHY:
BLACKFOOT
“Train Train: Southern Rock’s Best Live” Live DVD and CD Cleopatra Records 2007
SOUTHERN ROCK ALLSTARS
“Crazy Again” 1999
“ Danger Road ” 2002
“A Night of Healing” 2003 Benefi t For The RI Fire Victims
“Trouble’s Comin’ Live” 2004 Tazer Records/Record Heaven Records
“Trouble’s Comin’ Live: The DVD” 2006 Tazer/MTM-SPV
“Spirit of the Black Rose: Phil Lynott Tribute” 2001 European Release
THE ROSSINGTON BAND
“Returned to The Scene Of The Crime” 1986 Atlantic Records
“Love Your Man” 1988 MCA Records
“Hard Rock II” 1994 Compilation
“Rockin’ Southern Style” 1994 Compilation
THE ROSSINGTON-COLLINS BAND
“20TH Century Masters” 2004 MCA Records
LYNYRD SKYNYRD
“Southern By the Grace Of God” 1988
“Solo Flytes” 1999
“Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour” 1988 Video/DVD MCA Records
ETTA JAMES “The Right Time” 1992 Elektra Records
RADIO TOKYO
“Songscape” 1993 Tazer Records
THE DIXIE JAM BAND
“Jammin For DJB” CD and video 2000
KING KARMA (Canadian Act)
“King Karma” 2003
TWINBALL (Swedish Act)
“Remnants Of A Broken Soul” 2002
SAWYER BROWN “The Dirt Road” 1990
JAY JOHNSON--Acoustic set 2008
BEAUTIFUL LOSER
COMIN’ HOME
SHIP OF TEARS
DON’T MISUNDERSTAND ME
SIMPLE MAN
CRYSTAL BALL
SOUTHBOUND
THE SEASONS
FIRE LAKE
HIGHWAY NINE
FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART
ONE MAN’S CEILING IS ANOTHER MAN’S FLOOR
KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMS
WHITE DOVE
STARS/RUN & HIDE
SEVENTH AVENUE
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
WAS I RIGHT OR WRONG
MIRROR OF GALADRIEL
I KNOW A LITTLE
SPENDIN’ CABBAGE
KODACHROME
FLY AWAY
HARD LUCK WOMAN
STILL THE SAME
WHAT’S YOUR NAME
CALL ME THE BREEZE
HIGHWAY SONG
THE TREES
WILD HORSES
LEFT TURN ON A RED LIGHT
MOTHER
JUMPING JACK FLASH
COMING HOME
TRAIN TRAIN
LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK
BAMA BREEZE
TAKE A LETTER MARIA
OLD TIME ROCK & ROLL
SWEET HOME ALABAMA
Encore:
MUSTANG SALLY