Singer of Off Broadway has passed.
and my personal fav....
RIP Cliff Johnson
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RIP Cliff Johnson
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Re: RIP Cliff Johnson
Had that 80's sounding voice. 
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
Promises made, crying in vain, all empty. Never accepting the blame and not letting go of the shame. A river of tears, as months turn to years, all wasted. On someone not willing to change.Now only a shadow remains! 
Re: RIP Cliff Johnson
RIP. I don't think I've heard of this band before though.
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Re: RIP Cliff Johnson
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/off-bro ... iscography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_Broadway_USA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_Broadway_USA
"Stairway to the stars, I think I'll write good health to you." - Albert Bouchard / Richard Meltzer / Donald Roeser
"Vinnie Vincent saved Kiss. It's just too bad he couldn't save himself." - Me
"Vinnie Vincent saved Kiss. It's just too bad he couldn't save himself." - Me
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Re: RIP Cliff Johnson
Cliff Johnson, singer for legendary power pop band Off Broadway, remembered as fearless showman
Johnson was part of Pezband until 1975, when he exited to form a transitional band, d’Thumbs, with future members of Cheap Trick and Whitesnake (Tommy Aldridge).
Off Broadway’s record label did not promote the band as well as it could have.
“They dropped the ball on Off Broadway,” Patti Johnson said of Atlantic Records. “They would tour with bands like (hard rock group) UFO — bands that were totally not pop-related. It was like, ‘Why are you doing this to them?’”
In a 1998 Tribune interview, Johnson agreed.
“On our 1979 tour, all we did was open for metal and Southern boogie bands whose fans hated us,” Johnson said. “Touring with the Pretenders or the Cars would have been more appropriate.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ ... _RUKk-x7FY
Johnson was part of Pezband until 1975, when he exited to form a transitional band, d’Thumbs, with future members of Cheap Trick and Whitesnake (Tommy Aldridge).
Off Broadway’s record label did not promote the band as well as it could have.
“They dropped the ball on Off Broadway,” Patti Johnson said of Atlantic Records. “They would tour with bands like (hard rock group) UFO — bands that were totally not pop-related. It was like, ‘Why are you doing this to them?’”
In a 1998 Tribune interview, Johnson agreed.
“On our 1979 tour, all we did was open for metal and Southern boogie bands whose fans hated us,” Johnson said. “Touring with the Pretenders or the Cars would have been more appropriate.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ ... _RUKk-x7FY
"Stairway to the stars, I think I'll write good health to you." - Albert Bouchard / Richard Meltzer / Donald Roeser
"Vinnie Vincent saved Kiss. It's just too bad he couldn't save himself." - Me
"Vinnie Vincent saved Kiss. It's just too bad he couldn't save himself." - Me