Rob JohnstonLe chansonnier satirique

Photographs

Gallery

On stage, off stage, and occasionally in focus.

Rob Johnston on stage
Portrait of Rob Johnston
Rob Johnston at Animal Bar
Rob Johnston performing standup
Rob Johnston playing guitar
Rob Johnston portrait

The family album

The Roots of This…

Before the spotlights and the smoke: pianos in living rooms, toy guitars, and relatives who never met a stage they didn't like.

Young Rob Johnston with an acoustic guitar
The first guitar
Rob Johnston performing on stage at a Young at Heart event
An early stage appearance
Rob as a toddler reaching for the piano keys
First instrument: the piano
Young Rob Johnston singing into a microphone with a red electric guitar
Rock and roll beginnings
Vintage photograph from the Johnston family collection
From the family archive
Vintage photograph of performers on a stage
Show folk
Vintage photograph from the Johnston family collection
From the family archive
Robert Johnston on stage beside a director's chair bearing his name
Robert Johnston takes the stage
Signed photograph of Bob Johnston with heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey
Bob Johnston and Jack Dempsey