Heartsman, Johnny

Heartsman, Johnny 9 February 1937; Houston, TX – 27 December 1996; Sacramento, CA Multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass, trombone, flute, all kinds of keyboard), songwriter, arranger, and, in his later career, vocalist). Brought up in Oakland, by the early 1950s he was playing piano in a local club and also learning guitar from Lafayette Thomas. He formed his own band, the Rhythm Rockers, which became one of the hottest in Oakland, and he worked for Bob Geddins, for Ray Dobard as A&R man for…