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Howard Johnson
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 8:05 am
by LeMark
It's been reported on Facebook that Howard Johnson is in Hospice. I have no first hand knowledge of this, but if anyone hears any official updates, please let us know
EDIT: I guess that's a false alarm, so this thread just became the HoJo appreciation thread
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 8:16 am
by the elephant
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Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 8:18 am
by LeMark
thank you, please repost any information you deem reliable
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:11 am
by bloke
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:59 am
by rodgeman
Sad to hear.
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:06 am
by ParLawGod
Prayers for Howard and his entire family at this time.
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:14 am
by RenoDoc
2020 sucks. I remember reading an article about him in Down Beat Magazine when I was in junior high and had a fan letter published. I have a Mahillon tuba being refurbished, in big part, because I wanted to have the tuba he played for all those great albums
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:19 pm
by bort2.0
Really sorry to hear this. He must be close to 80 years old? God Bless you Howard.
We've got quite a few tuba legends who are getting up there in years... Roger Bobo, Chuck Dallenbach, Bob Tucci, to name a few... Connie Weldon passed away earlier this year, she was (I think) 88 years old.
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 2:32 pm
by cktuba
Extremely sorry to hear this. Great player and from what I've heard an equally great person.
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:42 pm
by bloke
I hate to admit this
, but (ref: a post just above) the first thing I thought about (when I heard this sad news) is the nearly-complete Mahillon 4-valve B-flat that (incomplete) is sitting upstairs in it's case.
dumb: A couple of parts need to be nickel plated (to match the rest), and I've never taken care of that.
They are really unusual instruments, in that their bodies are full-size 4/4 but their valve sections (the GENUINE ones, and not the German copies) feature a quite-small c. 5/8" / 16mm / 625" bore.
I also need to fabricate a replacement detachable right hand rest for it as well.
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:47 pm
by LeMark
When I think of HoJo, for some reason, I think of this clip
You see him back there?
https://youtu.be/FYbavuReVF4
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:57 pm
by bloke
...back when humor was funny...
Hey York boy...
Is that bass sax a Conn or a Buescher?
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:54 pm
by Casca Grossa
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:03 pm
by Yorkboy
bloke wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:57 pm
...back when humor was funny...
Hey York boy...
Is that bass sax a Conn or a Buescher?
Can't tell from that distance - could be either one
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:16 am
by RenoDoc
Good interview with him that I came across a few months ago.
So many cool stories but it's crazy that he talked with John Lennon the day he got shot...
http://www.rollmagazine.com/howard-john ... thing-new/
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:59 am
by hrender
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:21 pm
by The Big Ben
You beat me to it! I was going to post it. It's a great one!
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:27 pm
by RenoDoc
Thanks for sharing. I think I got something in my eye....
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 1:02 pm
by Jim Williams
The Big Ben wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:21 pm
You beat me to it! I was going to post it. It's a great one!
In the key of E, no less!
Re: Howard Johnson
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 1:10 pm
by LeMark
Here's an update! Apparently Howard is NOT in hospice, and his condition is unchanged since 2016. Not going to remove the thread because of all the love shown to HoJo here
