Independent Producer
Dissatisfied with his salary earnings as a Columbia staff producer, particularly after several hit albums which earned him no royalties, Johnston became an independent producer, most successfully with Lindisfarne on Fog on the Tyne, which topped the British album chart in 1972.
During a period of financial difficulty, when he was under scrutiny from the IRS, Johnston moved to Austin, Texas and did no record production for some time. He eventually returned with work on Willie Nelson's 1992 album The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories? (Nelson had his own financial difficulties at the time).
In 2000, Bob has also produced and developed International Popera star Romina Arena. The album included the song "Make You Feel My Love" written by Bob Dylan, although the record company has never released the record.
In more recent years, Bob Johnston has returned to working with fresh talent. Along with his son Bobby, he has produced the debut albums of two young singer-songwriters, Natalie Pinkis (USA) and Eron Falbo (Brazil). Both albums are not yet released, but examples of them are available online via the artist's official websites. The music of these two artists are the latest examples of Bob Johnston's work as a producer.
In 2011 Bob Johnston signed on to produce indie "power-acoustic" rock band Friday's Child (band)'s sixth album, Cue the Violins.
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