Valjean

Valjean

Valjean Johns (born November 19, 1934, Shattuck, Oklahoma), who typically recorded under his first name only, is an American pianist best known for his recording of the theme song from the TV show "Ben Casey".

Valjean studied music at Oklahoma University, graduating in 1958 and attaining a Fulbright scholarship. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424371/bio Val Johns] at IMDB] In 1962, he released a recording of David Raksin's "Theme from Ben Casey", which hit #28 on the Billboard Hot 100. [Joel Whitburn, "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits". 7th edn, 2000] That same year, he released a full-length album, also titled "Theme from Ben Casey", which peaked at #113 on the Billboard 200. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:apfoxqr5ldke~T5 Billboard] , Allmusic]

Valjean also toured, making appearances with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra among others.

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