A pioneering jazz musician, known for one of the most famous saxophone solos in music history, has died. Plas Johnson died July 15 at his home in Los Angeles, multiple outlets report. He was 94.

Plas Johnson, the saxophonist behind "The Pink Panther Theme," has died at 94. We remember the Hollywood session legend whose playing shaped decades of music.

American jazz saxophonist Plas Johnson, known for recording with artists like Frank Sinatra and B.B. King, died last week at ...

Plas Johnson, the Hollywood studio saxophonist whose smooth tenor line gave The Pink Panther its unmistakable swagger, has ...

Plas Johnson, the saxophonist best known for his iconic solo in the 1963 The Pink Panther theme song, has died at age 94.

Plas Johnson, the saxophonist behind the theme song for the 1963 film "The Pink Panther," died on July 15. He was 94.

"My solos always seemed to bring the record up another notch," Johnson said in one interview. He played with Frank Sinatra ...

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