This Has To Be Hard… Especially For Those Who Knew Johnston & How Much Success He Brought To Them.

Bob Johnston, who served as a producer for Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, among many other legendary musicians, died on Friday (Aug. 14). He was 83.

Bob Johnston wrote songs under the name Don Johnston from 1956 to 1961 before moving into production work, and then becoming a staff producer at Columbia Records.

While at Columbia, Johnston had a hand in seven of Cash’s works, including At Folsom Prison and At San Quentin. The producer had a very specific perspective on his job.

Johnston was in a Nashville-area memory facility and had been in hospice care for much of the week before he passed away.

Bob Johnston, was one of our pioneering Country Music Producers. If it where not for him and his talent in music we would not have some of the legends we do today.

May his family, friends and loved ones find solace in this difficult time.

Article Source: The Boot 

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