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He and his pianist brother Ray first recorded as the Johnson Brothers in New Orleans in the late 1940s, and Plas then toured with R&B singer Charles Brown . After army service, he moved to Los Angeles and began session recordings as a full-time musician, backing artists such as B.B. King and Johnny Otis as well as scores of other R&B performers. One of his early supporters was Maxwell Davis , who hired him to take over his own parts so that he could concentrate on producing sessions for the Modern record label. Recruited by Capitol Records in the mid-1950s, Johnson also played on countless records by Peggy Lee , Nat "King" Cole , Frank Sinatra and others. He remained a leading session player for almost twenty years, averaging two sessions a day and playing everything from movie soundtracks to rock and roll singles, such as Ricky Nelson . He played on many of the Beach Boys ’ records, and was an integral part of a number of instrumental groups that existed in name only, such as B. Bumble And The Stingers . In 1963, he recorded the Pink Panther theme, but ironically, played on only the first few of the cartoon series. He was also used by Motown , and played on hits by Marvin Gaye , The Supremes and others. In 1970, he joined the studio band for "The Merv Griffin Show " and also played with a number of jazz and swing bands of the period. He continues to record and perform, particularly at jazz festivals. EXTERNAL LINKS
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