In the collection
2 records
Played with
Lew McCreary
2 records together
Bill Perkins
2 records together
Gary Coleman
2 records together
Steely Dan
1 record together
Neil Diamond
1 record together
Tom Scott
1 record together
Dean Parks
1 record together
Michael Omartian
1 record together
Jim Horn
1 record together
Venetta Fields
1 record together
About
Plas Johnson was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, probably best known as the soloist on Henry Mancini’s “The Pink Panther Theme”.
Born July 21, 1931 in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, USA. Died July 15, 2026.
Plas and brother Ray Johnson formed the , that played in and around New Orleans before 1951. Johnson featured as a soloist on many albums, including those of Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Linda Ronstadt, Sarah Vaughan, and was a regular session sideman during Capitol Records’ golden years. Also brother of .