Biography
Johnny Henry Smith II (June 25, 1922 – June 11, 2013) was an American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist. He wrote "Walk, Don't Run" in 1954. In 1984, Smith was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
!!Going Places!!
1965
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
1981
The Very Best Of The Ventures
1975
Golden Greats By The Ventures
1967
Wipe Out
1963
The Golden Age Of Rock 'n' Roll
1973
The Most Popular Guitar
1961
On Stage
1965
Walk Don't Run
1960
Breakout
1971
Surfin' Bird
1964
Moonlight In Vermont
1956
Higher Ground
1974
Walk, Don't Run Vol. 2
1964
Bert Weedon's 22 Golden Guitar Greats
1976
Red Hot From Alex
1964
This Time By Basie - Hits Of The 50's & 60's!
1963
The Colorful Ventures
1961
Everything To Everyone
1997
Then Came Rock 'N' Roll
1984
First Edition
1982
On Stage
1974
The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau - Live!
1969
Phase II
1968
Credited work
1,804 releases · 360 albums · active 1951–2025
- Performance · 1,959
- Other credits · 66
Studios: Gold Star Studios · Penguin Cafe · Farmyard Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey