Early Life
Rick Johnson grew up on the west side of the state of Michigan in the city of Muskegon. Johnson attended the Mona Shores School where he was active within their band program. During high school, he was part of the Mona Shores High School award winning marching band in which he played trombone and electric guitar. He also played bass guitar in the Jazz band, trombone in Symphonic band and upright bass in a school organized bluegrass band.
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