FYI
The first song on the music player is the original version of "In For The Night". It was a demo that just walks all over the album version. Recorded at Haji Studio in Hollywood, CA. Engineer- Alex Kazanegras. Players: Merel Bregante (Loggins & Messina Band) on drums. Roger Johnson (Sanford/Townend Band) on guitar. Trey Thompson (Finnegan, Dudek and Kreiger) on bass. Johnny T. on piano and vocal. Al Garth (Loggins & Messina) on sax and Ed Sanford on B-3. This song will be included in an unreleased Sanford/Townsend Band collection coming soon.
Downloads
If you'd like to listen to the samples below,you might want to shut off the other player above.
THE BIO
(Reader's Digest Version)
I'm a native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama who fell out of med school playing in a R&B band. At first the weekend gigs were to pay for med school but med school took a backseat when my band, The Rubber Band, started touring constantly behind regional hit records. One of those you may remember was "Let Love Come Between Us" that was later recorded by James and Bobby Purify and went to the top of the national charts. The chance to slide out to L.A. on the heels of my old mates, Gregg and Duane Allman, and do music full time came around and I was fortunate to have made the most of it. Having some experience and success as a singer and songwriter eventually led me through several successful groups. I formed the group "Feather" with some pals who wound up being the rhythm section for Loggins and Messina. The song we had some success with was called "Friends". Eventually I joined with my now-long-time collaborator Ed Sanford with whom we formed the Sanford-Townsend Band. Together we scored the self-penned smash, "Smoke From A Distant Fire" and toured the world. Later on, in the mid 90s I would reunite with my long time friend Gregg Allman and tour as part of his band. During my time with Gregg, I cemented a relationship with my long time favorite guitar player, Danny Toler, and his drummer brother Frankie. I've played in three bands since then with Danny. Those are: The Toler/Townsend Band, The Renegades of Southern Rock and currently, The TGZ Band. Danny and I have written some pretty cool songs. Three of which you'll find on the player near the top of this page. Please check out "Lonliness", "Sorry's Not Enough" and "Novato Moon" and let me know what you think by clicking the "comment" link next to each song and entering, well...... your comments.
Enjoy the ride and....
Peace and Love,
Johnny T.
For more info on me, please visit my "Official" website at:
http://www.JohnTown.com