WELCOME TO THE BARRY JOHNSON PAGE!

 

Don met Barry on a gig they did together in Jamaica, Queens New York. They instantly clicked the moment they met. His personality is to say the least comical and amusing. His unique style of playing the bass has become a Tradition to many bassist all over the world. As the years progressed musically for Barry, he played and wrote for drummer Lenny White for 3 years. But playing the bass is not all Barry can do. Barry is one heck of a vocalist, as well as a writer. Barry's vocals can be heard on one of Kenny G's biggest hits "Hi How Ya doin?" Barry has played, toured , and/or recorded with such famous artists as ROBERT PALMER, LUTHER VANDROSS, MAVIS STAPLES, B.B. KING, BILLY PAUL, MARY J. BLIDGE, TEDDY PENDERGRASS, STEPHANIE MILLS, JENNIFER HOLIDAY, AND JEFFREY OSBORNE.
If you want to hear real funk from Jamaica Queens New York. Barry is the man! Here is a partial listing of artists that he's recorded with!
 
 
Nova "Blink" (Bass, Vocals) "Wings of Love" (Bass, Guitar, Chimes, Vocals) Sanborn, David "Backstreet" (Vocals, Vocals) Kenny G. "G Force" (Vocals) Cameo "Single Life " (Guitar/Bass) Najee "Najee's Theme" (Guitar/Bass) "Day by Day" (Bass, Vocals (bckgr) "Tokyo Blue" (Bass, Vocals) "Share My World" (Bass, Vocals (bckgr) Robert Palmer "Heavy Nova" (Bass) Alyson Williams "Raw" (Bass) Teenage Mutant Ninja "Coming Out of Their Shells" (Bass) GRP "GRP 10th Anniversary Collection" (Bass (Electric) Tony Campise "Ballads, Blues & Bebop" (Composer) and Guy Davis "You Don't Know My Mind" (Bass & Vocals)
Ryuichi Sakamoto "Neogeo" Claude Nougaro "Claude Nougaro Live".