Description: Explore the musical legacy of JohnnyThompsonMusic.com, now a part of TeroPotila.com - your top resource for music industry insights and more.
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S eptember 15, 1943 - August 21, 2021 ~ A fond reflection from the staff of JT Music: "Mr. Johnny Thompson, our cherished 'boss' of the legendary Johnny Thompson Music store, but simply 'JT' as we usually call him and for the most part, the community dignitary for music arts and education, the stalwart of community service for young people's education, both a father figure and an unassuming champion of bridging and bringing together many generations of people from around the world, congregating around the b
A video-slideshow with some stunning images and footages in the life and times of Mr. Johnny Thompson and the music store, you'll hear JT's voice *somewhere* in the slideshow; his last recording on the store's answering machine, reassuring timely operations and customer-deicated service, including the part where he directs Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin in recording a JT Music radio ad back in April-May of 1969!
Johnny was a man of energy and focus, commitment and determination, a bright mind with an unquenchable desire for learning. His untiring passion was based upon the foundation of music education that he believed to be essential in the brain development of growing children, his belief in the universal language of music through changing times, and his unbreakable commitment and connection with his roots in Monterey Park.