Plas Johnson, the saxophonist featured in the theme song for the 1963 film The Pink Panther, has died at 94. On Wednesday, July 15 — one week before his 95th birthday — Johnson died at his home in Los ...

That's right. It's the Henry Mancini theme song from the "Pink Panther" movie. Plas Johnson, the saxophonist who played the iconic riff, died last week, just shy of his 95th birthday. CHANG: Now, you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American saxophone player Plas Johnson performs at the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands in 1988. (Photo by Frans ...

Plas Johnson, the Louisiana-born saxophonist whose instantly recognizable solo on Henry Mancini's "The Pink Panther Theme" became one of the most famous saxophone performances in music history, has ...

Plas Johnson, a Hollywood studio musician whose tenor saxophone solo memorably opened the credits to the 1963 film “The Pink Panther,” died on July 15. He was 94. Johnson died at his home in Los ...