One of the coolest aspects of music is seeing the work of one artist be sampled or repurposed by another performer in a completely different musical category. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than ...

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 ...

A pioneering jazz musician, known for one of the most famous saxophone solos in music history, has died. Plas Johnson died July 15 at his home in Los Angeles, multiple outlets report. He was 94.