Irving S. Gilmore Music Library - #happymusicalbirthday to soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist Plas Johnson! You may not recognize his name, but chances are high you will recognize his work. Johnson
![The Pink Panther Theme” (1963) Henry Mancini with Plas Johnson/”Piano and Strings” Henry Mancini with Jimmy Rowles – Swing & Beyond The Pink Panther Theme” (1963) Henry Mancini with Plas Johnson/”Piano and Strings” Henry Mancini with Jimmy Rowles – Swing & Beyond](https://i0.wp.com/swingandbeyond.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Pink-Panther-mancini-LP-1-1.jpg?resize=647%2C400&ssl=1)
The Pink Panther Theme” (1963) Henry Mancini with Plas Johnson/”Piano and Strings” Henry Mancini with Jimmy Rowles – Swing & Beyond
![PLAS Johnson (saxophonist on "The Pink Panther Theme") | Pink panther theme, Pink panthers, Talk show PLAS Johnson (saxophonist on "The Pink Panther Theme") | Pink panther theme, Pink panthers, Talk show](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ea/d6/d5/ead6d57cb124f8a59dae2c8390b9b833.jpg)
PLAS Johnson (saxophonist on "The Pink Panther Theme") | Pink panther theme, Pink panthers, Talk show
![Plas Johnson : Pink Panther/It Had To Be Tonight (7-inch, Vinyl record) -- Dusty Groove is Chicago's Online Record Store Plas Johnson : Pink Panther/It Had To Be Tonight (7-inch, Vinyl record) -- Dusty Groove is Chicago's Online Record Store](https://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/j/johnso_plas_pinkpanth_101b.jpg)
Plas Johnson : Pink Panther/It Had To Be Tonight (7-inch, Vinyl record) -- Dusty Groove is Chicago's Online Record Store
![In 1983, Henry Mancini played the "Pink Panther" theme song while appearing on the Steve Allen Show. There he was reunited with Plas Johnson, the original saxophonist who recorded the iconic song In 1983, Henry Mancini played the "Pink Panther" theme song while appearing on the Steve Allen Show. There he was reunited with Plas Johnson, the original saxophonist who recorded the iconic song](https://external-preview.redd.it/in-1983-henry-mancini-played-the-pink-panther-theme-song-v0-eRS2lDDIrnVj9Zz_xkLrSorwZt2z6LvoekE6FFkHlBc.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f383bd9ee1fb0ffbc7580d53833c659cd521afc6)