b, voc, *1945 US
Musician of Rock
A.k.a. David Leonard Johnson
American bass player (born October 21, 1945, Burbank, California, US) (not to be confused with David Johnson (2)) Before being a member of Blue Mountain Eagle, Sweathog then Jimmy Rabbitt And Renegade, he has been in The Persuaders (with Joanne Vent, for whom he plays guitar on her 1969 solo album, Dennis Provisor, Dale Loyola and Lynn Ready; the band played at the Wayne Manor nightclub in Sunnyvale 1966-67) and Alice & The Wonderland Band (alongside singer Joanne Vent and guitarist Tony Bellamy). Former member of the Shindig! TV show band, he has worked with Dr. John, The Beach Boys, Lee Michaels, Etta James, Eric Clapton, Don Preston, Albert Lee, Waylon Jennings, John Barlow Jarvis, Leon Russell, James Booker. He also worked as a disc jockey, concert promoter, studio musician, and record producer. After retiring as a full-time musician in 1978, he moved to Aspen,CO, and segued back into the radio business. He now owns an advertising agency, ReMIX Media Group, in Aspen.