Tony Johnson is a native Australian who came to San Francisco in 1960. He recorded and performed with Pony Poindexter and Bev Kelly for Riverside Records, played The Hungry Eye with Bobby Short, and various other artists. He played on the Ed Sullivan Show with the Vagabonds (of which he was musical director) and with Sammy Davis Jr. Tony has toured with Earl “Fatha” Hines, worked with Peggy Lee at the Venetian Room in the Fairmont Hotel and was a member of the House band at the Hyatt Regency Jazz Concerts for 5 1/2 years. He toured and recorded with the Claude Williamson Trio and was part of Mike Vax’s Great American Jazz Band for 6 years. (via http://swingfever.com/?page_id=39)