I was lucky enough to occasionally break out of that racist situation that prevails in the Hollywood film production community. But it was racist then and it will always be that way. It will never be otherwise.

1964 saw the recording of his last working band for a period of over 20 years- Proof Positive. Despite his small level of success Johnson acknowledged that racism and other prejudices kept a black jazz musician such as himself from securing the amount and quality of work he was qualified to perform. S.

J. He was sometimes credited as Jay Jay Johnson.