Bio
Starting with advertising jingles for the likes of Southwest Airlines, Pizza Hut and McDonald’s, Joe Johnston moved on to the Dove Awards, the Grammy nominations, hit records, movies and television.
Most recently, his songs were featured in the ABC hit comedy "Hope & Faith," and he was music supervisor for the motion picture, "No Regrets." www.noregretsmovie.com
He came to Nashville as a staff writer for Ed and Patsy Bruce, and was soon manager of the publishing company. Then his producing skills came to the fore on dozens of albums by stars like Mark Chesnutt, Kathy Mattea, Alabama, Restless Heart, and the soundtrack albums for the movies EIGHT SECONDS and SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT.
He earned a reputation as one of Music Row’s most passionate A&R men with hits like Alabama’s smash “Cheap Seats” and the title cut on Restless Heart’s, MATTERS OF THE HEART.
He
wrote “Honestly,” on the debut “Blue” album of Curb
Records sensation LeAnn Rimes. Hear it: HonestlyOther tunes he’s written have been included in Mark Chesnutt’s platinum ALMOST GOODBYE, in the gold EIGHT SECONDS motion picture soundtrack, and in the Emmy-wining TV shows ALL MY CHILDREN and WEST WING.
Johnston wrote “Go Tell,” a Grammy-nominated Christmas favorite originally recorded by The Martins. “Count Your Blessing” won the Dove Award for Country Recorded Song Of The Year, and has been recorded dozens of times.
His Gospel hits have appeared in six of the gold and platinum selling Bill Gaither Homecoming videos, as well as in various song books. He cowrote the title cut of The Martins’ album, “Windows.” Others who’ve recorded his Gospel songs include Lordsong, Brian Free & Assurance, Karen Peck, The Cumberland Quartet, The Southern Brothers, Paid In Full, SoulReal and Gina Vera.
Joe cowrote, produced the music, and provided voices for a line of toys. He has helped secure record offers for up-and-coming artists, and continues to be involved in artist development projects, while managing two music publishing companies.
He has taught songwriting seminars in Canada and across the U.S., served on the Nashville Songwriters Association International legislative committee, and coordinated NSAI’s Thirty-Minute Mentor program. Among his charity work, he co-founded The Marathon Jam concert benefitting The National Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Joe plays Taylor guitars and uses D’Addario strings.
JUST WRITE EM
Fifteen
songs recorded by artists like LeAnn Rimes, Mark Chesnutt, The Martins,
Lordsong, and appeared in movies and TV, presented here in the writer's
original demos. CD: $10 plus $3 shipping
Johnston Music Group
Rhythm Rascal Music (ASCAP), Well Hollow Music (BMI), Administering Kim
McLean Music (ASCAP)
Publisher of hits like these:
“Texas
Is Bigger Than It Used To Be,” on the MCA Platinum “Almost
Goodbye”, album by Mark Chesnutt, in the motion picture “8
Seconds,” on its Gold soundtrack album, and other albums.
Hear it: Texas Is Bigger Than It
Used To Be
“Go Tell,” Grammy-nominated new Christmas favorite, originally
recorded by The Martins on Spring Hill Records, recorded dozens of times,
in multiple Bill Gaither Homecoming videos, in multiple print collections.
Hear it: Go Tell
“Count
Your Blessing,” Dove Award winner for Best Country Recorded Song
of the Year. Recorded over 70 times, on multiple Bill Gaither Homecoming
Videos, and in multiple print collections. Originally recorded by The
Martins on Spring Hill Records.
Hear it: Count Your Blessing
“It Does Get Better Than This,” recorded by Brian Free &
Assurance
“Lovin’ Out Loud,” recorded by The Southern Brothers,
SoulReal and others.
“I See You,” recorded by Truth, and others.
“He’s Already Here,” recorded by Paid In Full.
“My Kind Of People,” recorded by Susie Luchsinger and Paid
In Full.
"What Judas Didn't Know," recorded by Misty Freeman.
"Because God's Good," recorded by The Martins.
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