Vic Johnson (musician)

Vic Johnson (musician)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Vic Johnson


Img_capt= Vic Johnson with Sammy Hagar on July 12, 2008 at the Moondance Jam
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Born = July 6
Birth_name =
Instrument = Guitar
Alias =
Genre = Rock, hard rock, heavy metal
Associated_acts = Sammy Hagar
Label =
Years_active = 1980 - present
Notable_instruments =

Vic Johnson is a rock guitarist best known for playing guitar with The Busboys and later with Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas.

Biography

Vic Johnson grew up with music and was influenced by Jimi Hendrix. He soon began playing guitar and played in several bands throughout high school. He moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1980s to enter the Hollywood music scene, and he soon entered the Busboys, an all-African-American rock/soul band. The band appeared on the film "48 Hours", performed on "Saturday Night Live," and recorded several albums with Arista Records. [ [http://www.redrocker.com/index.php?s=band&id=3 RedRocker.com - Born to Rock - Built to Last ] ]

Johnson also took on several side projects during this decade including Sound Barriers, an all-black heavy metal band which was to sign with MCA in the middle of the 1980s. He also started his own metal band, Total Eclipse, which recorded for Taboo/A&M Records. During the 1990s Vic became a session musician, but in 1997 he auditioned for Sammy Hagar's new band, and soon joined Sammy on the Marching to Mars world tour. Johnson continues to tour with Hagar into 2008.

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