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-lsb- http://www.waynejohnsononline.com/ wayne johnson online -rsb- manhattan wayne johnson transfer taylor guitars aoms jazz band led by 1970s & ndash ; present solid air records non_vocal_instrumentalist guitar soul jazz post bop jazz fusion wayne johnson
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wayne johnson

wayne johnson is an american jazz and acoustic guitarist based in southern california .
johnson won a joint grammy award in 2004 for his contribution to the album `` pink guitar '' , which featured the songs of composer henry mancini .
johnson attended boston 's berklee college of music in the late 1970s , and shortly thereafter joined the vocal group manhattan transfer for more than 20 years .
to date , he has recorded eight solo cds , most often in a trio with bassist jimmy johnson and drummer bill berg , who were founding members of the group flim & the bb 's .
currently , he is a guitarist for bette midler 's las vegas show at caesar 's palace .
johnson has performed worldwide with numerous other artists including rickie lee jones , elton john , john tesh , akiko yano and lee oskar .
he is also a music educator and instructor , and serves as a clinician for taylor guitars .
johnson grew up in spokane , washington where he studied guitar under jack c. campbell , a pioneer in the chord-melody guitar technique .
