DON JOHNSON

TEXAS BORN, DRUMMER/VOCALIST DON JOHNSON HAS PERFORMED WITH VARIOUS WELL KNOWN BLUES ARTISTS. THESE INCLUDE PERCY MAYFIELD, BIG JOE TURNER, SMOKEY WILSON, JOE HOUSTON, LOWELL FULSOM, BIG THORTON AND THE PHILLIP WALKER BLUES BAND.

HIS LENGTHY CAREER HAS EARNED HIM SEVERAL PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS. DON WAS AWARDED BEST CANADIAN BLUES VOCALIST (MALE) FOR 1997 BY REAL BLUES MAGAZINE AND NOMINATED MAPLE BLUES AWARD 1997 DRUMMER OF THE YEAR BY THE TORONTO BLUES SOCIETY.

AS A SONGWRITER, HE WON THE GOLD PRIZE AT THE 1981 YAMAHA WORLD POPULAR SONG FESTIVAL IN TOKYO. ALSO NUMEROUS AWARDS FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE FOR ENTERTAINING AMERICA'S FIGHTING FORCES.

GOLD AND PLATINUM ALBUMS WITH THE DISCO GROUP "A TASTE OF HONEY", AND WAS ALSO NAMED BEST NEW ARTIST AT THE 1979 GRAMMY AWARDS.

DON'S RICH BARITONE VOICE HAS PROVEN TO BE VERY CAPTIVATING TO AUDIENCES WORLD WIDE. HE IS PRESENTLY LIVING IN CALGARY, ALBERTA CANADA. BE SURE TO SEE THIS EXCITING AND MULTI-TALENTED PERFORMER WHEN HE IS IN YOUR AREA. YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID!!!