The prolific musician played on recordings for artists like Frank Sinatra, BB King, Joni Mitchell, Marvin Gaye, the Beach Boys, and more ...

Plas Johnson, the legendary jazz saxophonist whose unforgettable performance defined Henry Mancini's Grammy-winning The Pink Panther theme, has died aged 94. The acclaimed session musician also ...

A pioneering jazz musician, known for one of the most famous saxophone solos in music history, has died. Plas Johnson died July 15 at his home in Los Angeles, multiple outlets report. He was 94.

Plas Johnson, the renowned saxophonist well-known for his solo on "The Pink Panther Theme," died July 15. Born July 21, 1931, in Donaldsonville, he was 94 years old when he passed away in Granada ...

Plas Johnson, the saxophonist behind "The Pink Panther Theme," has died at 94. We remember the Hollywood session legend whose playing shaped decades of music.

Plas Johnson, the saxophonist featured in the theme song for the 1963 film The Pink Panther, has died at 94. On Wednesday, July 15 — one week before his 95th birthday — Johnson died at his home in Los ...

Plas Johnson, a Hollywood studio musician whose tenor saxophone solo memorably opened the credits to the 1963 film “The Pink Panther,” died on July 15. He was 94. Johnson died at his home in Los ...

That's right. It's the Henry Mancini theme song from the "Pink Panther" movie. Plas Johnson, the saxophonist who played the iconic riff, died last week, just shy of his 95th birthday. CHANG: Now, you ...

Johnson specialised in jump-blues and R&B before becoming a well-respected live and studio session player. Read more at ...