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	Classic Jazz Guitar - Guitarists
		In the preface to Steve Silverman's 1998 transcriptions of Johnny Smith Guitar Solos he acknowledges that Johnny Smith has been "a source" of inspiration and influence on guitarists as diverse as Pat Martino and Chet Atkins.
		This recording established Johnny Smith as a major talent and in a flurry of recording activity he produced some of the most important recordings in jazz guitar history.
		Johnny Smith retired from the jazz scene in the 1960's to Colorado where he opened a music store.
	www.classicjazzguitar.com /artists/artists_page.jsp?artist=29 (548 words)

	The Dead Zone (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Johnny always speculated that Purdy's interest in Vera was for financial gain; however, his powers allow him to discover that Purdy had been in love with her for more than 35 years.
		Johnny "J.J." Bannerman is the biological son of Johnny and Sarah.
		Johnny's coma is moved from the 1970s to the period 1996-2002, and is lengthened from four and a half years to six.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Dead_Zone_(TV_series) (1546 words)

	CSIndy: Guitar Legend Johnny Smith — Alive and Well in Colorado Springs (March 15 - March 21, 2001)
		The meteoric parabola of Smith's career -- from a hillbilly band in Maine to the upper echelons of the ultra-sophisticated Manhattan jazz world and subsequent anonymity in jazz nowheresville, Colorado Springs -- is as improbable as it is fascinating.
		Johnny Smith was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1922.
		Though Smith was riding high and sitting tall in the saddle, the workaholic whirlwind of radio and TV work, studio work and nightclub appearances began exacting a toll.
	www.csindy.com /csindy/2001-03-15/cover.html (4092 words)

	-= The Doodlin' Lounge =- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Johnny even helped musicians organize their own bands," and then I went and taught at Cal Poly University, but they paid me for that, and it was a great experience.
		Johnny "Hammond" Smith belongs to that elite group of Jazz organists who deeply believe in the instrument.
		When Johnny signed with CTI Records and began touring with the other artists on the label, his organ woes were over.
	www.doodlinlounge.com /Stories/Smith-John.html (859 words)

	Airshows, aerobatic, ultralight, aircraft sales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Johnny does, however, like to emphasis that he is "a pilot who became a doctor", not "a doctor who became a pilot".
		Johnny was flying their C152 with his father at 11 years old and soloed a Weedhopper ultralight at an age of 12.
		Johnny hopes they both will develop a love for flying, possibly a sister aerobatic team, but will be satisfied if they are just happy and healthy.
	www.sportav.com /pages/2 (789 words)

	Jacksonville News - A Glimpse
		Born in Collinsville, Johnny is the son of Ruth Blanton Smith and Ross Smith.
		Johnny received a grant from the National Science Foundation and went to the University of South Carolina to earn a master’s degree in math.
		Johnny is married to Sara Lewis Smith from Attalla.
	www.annistonstar.com /columnists/2002/jn-glimpse-0708-olovett-2g08j3722.htm (1446 words)

	iBreatheMusic.com - Johnny Smith Goes Full Circle by Charles H. Chapman
		Johnny Smith was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 25, 1922 and his initial interest in music came from his father who played 5-string banjo.
		Johnny semi-retired from the rigors of a performance career in 1960 and moved to Colorado.
		As always, Johnny was a gentleman; he took me on his lifetime journey with guitar manufacturers and also shed some light on other aspects of his life besides music that makes him the man is.
	www.ibreathemusic.com /article/83 (467 words)

	The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions (#216)
		"Johnny Smith, long admired as a 'guitarist's guitarist', is a master musician who in the first phase of his career produced an enormously significant and influential body of work for the Roost label.
		Yet, in his prime, Johnny Smith was responsible for a small treasure of extraordinary jazz, performed with some of the top players of the day.
		Johnny was so admired that the 1960s surf group the Ventures cut his 'Walk, Don't Run,' and made it a hit.
	www.mosaicrecords.com /prodinfo.asp?number=216-MD-CD (2139 words)

	The Dead Zone
		Johnny Smith is an ordinary young man with an engaging grin, a talent for teaching, and a new girl.
		For Johnny Smith can now scan the minds, the pasts, and the futures of certain others through a single touch.
		And then, one fine summer day, Johnny shaked the hand of an ambitious pilitician and is visited by a vision of a future so unspeakable that only Johnny can beleive its truth.
	home9.inet.tele.dk /karil/books/deadzone.htm (466 words)

	Texas Judiciary Online - HTML Opinion
		A dispute arose between Smith and Ashmore concerning the parties' connections to the water supply, Smith's complaints about smoke and noise from Ashmore's barbecue restaurant, and Ashmore's placement of propane tanks, coolers, and barbecue pits within the 100-foot set back.
		Smith sued Ashmore in district court seeking damages and declaratory relief.
		The check was not cashed, however, and Smith initially refused to give Ashmore access to a valve on Smith's property, interfering with Ashmore's effort to disconnect Smith from the water supply.
	www.3rdcoa.courts.state.tx.us /opinions/HTMLOpinion.asp?OpinionID=12843 (1486 words)

	Johnny Smith - index page - Free MP3 downloads, CDs, Bio Info, Tour Dates, Lyrics and More!" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Smith, who considers himself to be a rogue artist, has refused to sign major record deals in the past, though he is still being actively courted by many.
		Hollywood, Smith's first recording project, is already considered collectible by his fans, who are drawn to Johnny's vocal style and unique view of the world around him.
		Like Hollywood, all of Johnny Smith's songs are stories woven from the fabric of his life, including his time in prison, battles with law enforcement, and his struggle with drug addiction.
	artists.iuma.com /IUMA/Bands/Johnny_Smith (177 words)

	Fender Players Club - Johnny Smith
		In 1935 the Smith family moved to Portland, Maine: Johnny was 13 and good enough to play in local bands.
		Smith moved to Colorado Springs in 1958 and three years later opened his music store there.
		The group made an album in London on which Johnny was featured throughout "Sunday of the Shepherdess," a Scandinavian folksong.
	www.fenderplayersclub.com /artists_lounge/jazz_cafe/johnnysmith.htm (841 words)

	What is Predatory Lending?
		Johnny Smith was going to make sure he got the best rate on his mortgage.
		Johnny Smith then called every number under listed under mortgages in the yellow pages and asked “their rate” until he found the lowest the lowest one.
		Johnny Smith had told his friend to call, as he said that that loan officer is both honest and a professional.
	mtgmortgages.com /predatory_lending.htm (1874 words)

	CD Baby: JOHNNY SMITH: Just A Man
		Johnny Smith, singer, songwriter and self-taught musician, began playing guitar at age 9.
		Johnny Smith is a must have CD in your music collection.
		Johnny Smith has been on the North Bay music scene for some time, why he has not hit a chord with a major record label is beyond me. His distinctive voice creative writing and great band keeps me playing his album on daily basis.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/johnnysmith (959 words)

	Johnny (Still) Be Good
		In talking over the phone with Mister Johnny Smith, time and again I’m taken aback by this legendary guitarist’s self-effacing humor and earnest humility, as he patiently indulges my queries, and strains to retrace the forgotten footsteps of the jazz limelight from the quietude of his Colorado Springs home.
		Johnny’s final 1968 Verve session, Phase II (also featuring Jones and Duvivier, with drummer Derryl Goes) was an attempt to tap into the pop market a la the Creed Taylor/Wes Montgomery collaborations, with a more “contemporary” selection of tunes—it was never released on CD.
		Analyzing the hallmarks of Johnny Smith’s mature style during the primacy of his Roost years, and identifying how—consciously or subliminally—he absorbed all that he heard into a personal style, is one of the great joys in exploring the Mosaic box.
	www.chipstern.com /chip_sound_jsfy.htm (5659 words)

	Down Beat Magazine
		While most of these tracks feature Smith in a trio or quartet setting with his guitar up front, his earliest dates -- a series of quintet sessions featuring three of the top Lester Young-influenced tenor players of the early fifties: Stan Getz, Zoot Sims and Paul Quinichette — are of special interest.
		Although Johnny Smith put down his guitar professionally in the mid ’80s, he is certainly not forgotten by the world of music.
		And in 1999, Smith was specially honored at New York's JVC Jazz Festival with a gala tribute by a host of jazz guitar greats and rising stars.
	www.downbeat.com /?sect=news&subsect=news_detail&nid=188 (861 words)

	Johnny Smith Group
		Songwriter Johnny Smith performs regularly in the Bay Area as a guitarist and singer.
		You'll definitely be entertained by one of the most outstanding voices in the Bay Area and beyond as he delivers a host of original rock, blues and reggae songs, as well as classic covers, and Jazz Standards.
		The Johnny Smith Group (aka ALIAS SMITH), is a fabulous four or five-piece band, which is sure to get you on your feet and dancing!
	www.johnnysmithgroup.com (155 words)

	Johnny Smith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Johnny Smith has been appointed to serve as interim District 1 representative for the Newton County Board of Education (Mr.
		Smith grew up in DeKalb County and is a graduate of Georgia Tech and Georgia Banking School at the University of Georgia, and is in his final year at the Graduate Banking School of the South at Louisiana State University.
		Smith and his wife, Judy, a teacher, reside in Mansfield with their two children: Taylor and Maggie.
	www.newtoncountyschools.org /sharp/johnny_smith.htm (263 words)

	DVD Talk Forum - Johnny Smith to track Osama bin Laden after all!
		The series stars Hall as Johnny Smith, a man injured in a near-fatal car crash who emerges from a six-year-long coma with the blessing and curse of second sight.
		In the first of this summer's gripping new adventures, Johnny is caught in a deadly storm and forced to come to terms with his own destiny in order to save those he loves.
		In their brief initial encounters, Johnny sees glimpses of Stillson's unsavory past and is plagued by visions of a future disaster that destroys the nation's capital.
	www.dvdtalk.com /forum/printthread.php?t=297848 (677 words)

	Paramount Television - The Dead Zone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Now Johnny must struggle to find his place in the world while also trying to cope with his new abilities - abilities which may turn out to be both a blessing and a curse.
		Sarah has always loved Johnny, and now must find a way to make him a part of her life again without risking her relationship with her husband and son.
		Although he is aware of Johnny's long and deep-running relationship with Sarah, he eventually comes to respect and even like him, while at the same time fearing Johnny's abilities - and the affect that Johnny's return may have on his family.
	www.paramount.com /television/deadzone/characterbios.htm (454 words)

	JazzSpot > Music > Sumter Bruton CD Picks - Johnny Smith
		He's not well known today, but guitarist Johnny Smith should be.
		Smith, whose chordal-oriented style is self-taught, originally played trumpet, violin, and viola before switching to guitar.
		A studio musician from 1947 on, Smith's impressive technique and quiet sound made him in great demand even before "Moonlight" and, although he never had another hit, he was a popular attraction throughout the 1950s.
	www.jazzspot.com /jazzspot/music/J_smith_1.htm (146 words)

	Guitar Masters: Johnny Smith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Johnny Smith, born in Birmingham, Alabama, is a technical and artist master of the jazz guitar.
		This is the mark of genius, true emotional and spiritual communication.
		Johnny's sporadic releases and seminars continue to remind us of the tremendous potential of the jazz guitar.
	guitar-masters.com /Masters/Profile-JSmith.html (123 words)

	Blue Note Records
		Two 1960 albums by this virtuoso guitarist are issued on CD for he first time: The Sound of the Johnny Smith Guitar (tracks 1-10) with Hank Jones, George Duvivier and Ed Shaughnessy and Plus The Trio (tracks 11-20) with his regular group.
		Although he is not a bopper by any means, Smith's full tone and warm sound readily invite comparison with Wes Montgomery.
		I mean, Smith is in good form on both of them, but "The Sound..." was recorded 7-8 years later (1960-61 vs. 1952-53), and obviously he'd grown as a player.
	www.bluenote.com /detail.asp?SelectionID=10084 (318 words)

	THE DEAD ZONE: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON - DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The detail from King left to founder is Johnny's relationship with politico Greg Stillson (Sean Patrick Flannery), a handshake between them revealing to the leather-clad Eagle Scout that once elected president, Stillson will become the architect of the Apocalypse.
		Johnny always decides right while he cheerfully plays god--and the one time he makes a hugely suspect decision (in an episode titled "Playing God" (2.11), natch), the suspect benefactor reassures Johnny that he has indeed done the right thing.
		And, fascinatingly, when he and Johnny hold the nub of Johnny's cane, they can communicate with one another over the temporal abyss.
	www.filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/deadzones2.htm (2735 words)

	Johnny Smith - Mel Bay Profile
		Johnny Smith, a self-taught guitarist greatly influenced by Andres Segovia and Django Reinhardt came to prominence in the 1950s with his recording of Moonlight in Vermont featuring saxophonist Stan Getz.
		From 1947 to 1953, Smith was staff guitarist at NBC's studio playing guitar and trumpet with both popular and symphonic groups, writing and performing for many shows, including the Fireside Theater and the Dave Garroway Show.
		In 1957, at th epeak of his influence and popularity as a leader, Smith walked out of the limelight as suddenly as he had entered it, preferring the trout streams of the Colorado mountains to the night club stage.
	www.melbay.com /authors.asp?author=246 (469 words)

	Memorable Quotes from "The Dead Zone" (2002) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Johnny Smith: We've put a man on the moon, but we haven't come up with a hospital gown that doesn't totally humiliate you.
		Johnny Smith: You're a figment of his imagination.
		Johnny Smith: Okay, one of my visions was a little off.
	indie.imdb.com /Quotes?0281432 (841 words)

	Amazon.com: Walk, Don't Run! [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		I mainly bought this CD to hear the original recording of "Walk Don't Run." Johnny Smith wrote it, Chet Atkins covered it, etc. For those of us who only ever heard the Ventures' version, it is a revelation that this was originally a jazz tune.
		Johnny Smith a few years was essentially a forgotten man. Not well known amongst jazz guitarists, let alone the wider jazz community, a few years ago the vast majority of this man's work was out of print.
		It's just that Smith had the most prodigious technique to express anything he wanted to with a beautiful, poetic tone: an artist and scientist in equal measure.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0009IW9LQ?v=glance (943 words)

	All About Jazz \| Email This Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The world of jazz in the late '40s, '50s, and early '60s was graced with one of the most talented guitar virtuosos of all time: Johnny Smith.
		Johnny Rae's cool and swinging interpretation of Milt Jackson's “Bags Groove” and Thelonious Monk's “Round Midnight” show the talent of this great jazz musician who was also a wonderful drummer and percussionist.
		Smith's solo on “Bags Groove” is one cool jazz 12 bar blues solo, pretty much summing up his single line solo style.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article_email.php?id=10907 (744 words)

	CD Baby: JOHNNY SMITH: Alias Smith
		The band won the regional battle of the bands competition in 1997 and later that year, Johnny changed the name of the band to Alias Smith preceding the release of his debut album he independently produced and recorded, entitled "Alias Smith" (Napa Rain Publishing, 1997).
		Most recently, Johnny produced and recorded his second album, a collection of solo original music, entitled "Just A Man" (Napa Rain Publishing, 2002).
		His latest performances with a local jazz group called Groove.org adds instrumental and vocal jazz classics to his repertoire of styles ranging from contemporary folk to classic rock and the blues, where he has been known to add a little extra grit of a harmonica to bring his music alive.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/johnnysmith2 (673 words)

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