Johnston was born in
Boston, Massachusetts on October 24, 1925. He appeared on several mid-1950s recordings by
James Moody and early 1960s albums by vocalist
Joe Williams, by sax player
Jimmy Forrest, and by organist
Freddie Roach, including the latter's debut on the
Blue Note label,
Down to Earth (1962). In the second half of the 1970s, he appeared on three
Sonny Stitt albums. Johnston moved to
Los Angeles in 1971 and became a drum mentor at Grant's Music School. He died in
Burbank, California on May 17, 2019, at the age of 94. == Discography ==