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Johnny Thompson Music
222 E. Garvey Ave.
Monterey Park, CA 91755
☎ (626) 280-8783
☎ (323) 283-3653
☏ (626) 280-4600 FAX
🕒 Hours: M-Fri 12-7
Sat 12-6 Sun 1-5

♫ JTM Mission ☆ Since 1959 ♪

The original JOHNNY THOMPSON MUSIC, home to the Underground Musician, Club de Musicos and Musician's Praise Club is the one stop choice for musicians and bands throughout Southern California as well as churches, students, teachers and schools. We BUY-SELL-RENT-TRADE-REPAIR almost everything musical and we "do it right" in-house.

For more than 50 years Johnny Thompson Music has welcomed and continues to proudly serve the music community. WE WORK FOR YOU. You continue to rate us with a average of 4.85 out of 5 stars in satisfaction (see the "How Are We Doing?" survey).

We have over 3,000 completed surveys and counting since we started our survey in 2015. We do not "cherry pick" our surveys; these are exactly as we receive them. What you see here is what we get from our customers.

Please take a minute to read the special customer comments from our surveys which are in response to the question, "Do you have any comments or suggestions?" They speak for themselves and we have more than 900 at this time. Our customer ratings and comments help to keep us #1 in customer satisfaction and loyalty. (refer to survey and correspondence section here)

✨ J.T. Music Community and Business Awards and Recognition ✨

Alhambra & Monterey Park Education	Los Angeles AEF JTM Commendation	Alhambra & Monterey Park Education
Los Angeles AEF JTM Commendation	Commendation Award - Alhambra Educational Foundation	Los Angeles AEF JTM Commendation
Certificate of Appreciation - AUSD	Certificate of Commendation - City of San Gabriel	Alhambra & Monterey Park Education
Neighborhood Music School music appreciation...	GEF Gala Awards Dinner...	AEF 11th Annual Service to Education Awards Dinner & Gala BIDAC...
Los Angeles AEF JTM Commendation	Los Angeles AEF JTM Commendation	Alhambra Unified School District - Certificate of Recognition Awarded to Johnny Thompson - Owner J.T. Music, Ardent Arts Education, Musician and Alhambra USD Alumnae
Los Angeles AEF JTM Commendation	Los Angeles AEF JTM Commendation	Los Angeles AEF JTM Commendation
Los Angeles AEF JTM Commendation	City of Monterey Park - Business Honoree	CA Legislature Assembly - CoR
Certificate of Recognition - Senate - AEF Service	Certificate of Congressional Recognition	City of Alhambra - AEF Service
Certificate of Recognition - "Monterey Park, Business Improvement District Advisory Committee - Susan Rubio, Senator 22nd Dist."	MKHS Aztecs Music Program Appreciation...	LACCD Monterey Park BIDAC 2016 Lunar New Year...
Certificate of Recognition - "Promotion of Friendship and Diversity in Our Community"	LAMP Optimist - 2016 Friend of Youth Award - community service	Congressional Recogniton - Business Improvement District Advisory Committee - 2018 Year of the Dog Lunar New Year Celebration
Alhambra Unified School District, Certification of Appreciation, Friend of Youth Award	Honorary Grand Marshall - Monterey Park Play Days Parade	Alhambra Unified School District - Certificate of Recognition Awarded to Johnny Thompson - Owner J.T. Music, Ardent Arts Education, Musician and Alhambra USD Alumnae
... LAMP Optimist Club - Friend of Youth Award	California State Assembly - Friend of Youth Award	CLA CoR Monterey Park 2016 BIDAC...
City of Monterey Park - recognition of business longevity - 54 years...	Monterey Park BIDAC 2016 Lunar New Year...	BIDAC - 2018 Year of the Dog - Lunar New Festival...
CCR MPk 2016 BIDAC	Monterey Park BIDAC Advisory Committee - 2018 Lunar New Year Festival...	Certificate of Recognition - "J.T. hosting 2019 Year of the Boar Lunar New Year Festival - Dedicated Member of BIDAC of Monterey Park - Ed Chau, Assembly Member, 49th Dist."

Archive of all preserved JT Music business and community awards and recognition here, (incl PDF).

Musical siblings Johnny T.
on pedal steel and brother
Steven T. on guitar.

Dixieland banjo and ragtime piano!
(Steven Thompson, banjo, Harry Donahue, piano; circa 1964)

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There were numerous popular recording and touring artists that came to our music center for various needs. As part of Concert One Stop, we also provided traveling professional sound system service for many more artists, including Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dr. John - The Night Tripper, Earth Wind and Fire, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Deep Purple, John Mayall Blues Band, Albert Collins, Linda Ronstadt, Blood Sweat and Tears, Seals and Croft, Kenny Loggins from Alhambra, Elton John in Hawaii, Elvis Presley's classic Aloha from Hawaii concert broadcast worldwide by satellite and more!

The following is a list of well known acts and bands we have been associated with. Let's see if you recognize any:

Ten Years After
John Avila
Albert Collins
Allman Bros.
America
Angus Tung (Taiwan, China)
Azteca with Sheila E.
Jeff Beck
Kenny Bee (Hong Kong, China)
Tony Bennett
Black Oak Arkansas
The Blazers
Blood, Sweat and Tears
Michael Bloomfield
Blues Image
Bobby D and the Mixx
Willie Bobo
Bread (David Gates)
Brenton Wood B and (Bobby D. Dixon)
Brian Bromberg
Buddy Miles Express
Buffalo Springfield (Dewey Martin)
Eric Burton
The Byrds (Roger McGuinn)
Canned Heat
Cannibal and the Headhunters
Johnny Cash
Chamber Bros.
Charles Lloyd Jazz Quintet
Chicago (Peter Cetera)
Cold Blood
Cold Duck
Country Joe and the Fish
Credence Clearwater Revival
Cui Jian (Beijing, China)
Deep Purple (Nick Simper, Ritchie Blackmore)
Delaney, Bonnie and Friends
Delgado Brothers
Doctor Hook and the Medicine Show
Doctor John, The Night Tripper
Donovan
Earth, Wind & Fire
Edgar Winter and the White Trash
El Chicano/VIP's
El Los Trigres del Norte
El Tri
Elton John
Elvis Presley
Jose Feliciano
FIELDS
The Four Tops
Grand Funk Railroad
Gao Qi & Overload (Beijing, China)
Mike Guerrero and Friends
Randy "Guitar God" Holden
Honk
Illinois Speed Press
Iron Butterfly

Jackson 5
Jimi Hendrix Experience (Noel Redding)
John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
Doug Kershaw
Albert King
B.B. King
Led Zeppelin (Robert Plant & John Paul Jones)
Lee Michaels & Frosty
David Lindley
Kenny Loggins
Los Bukis
Los Freddies
Los Lobos
Malo
Michael McDonald (Doobie Brothers, Soto)
Jimmy Messina (Buffalo Springfield, Loggins & Messina)
Buddy Miles
Moody Blues
New Riders of the Purple Sage
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Oingo Boingo (Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez)
Eddie James Olmos
Quicksilver
Redbone
Bobby Robles
Linda Ronstadt
Leon Russell
Pancho Sanchez
Carlos Santana
Seals and Croft
The Section
Bob Seger
Sly and the Family Stone
Spiral Starecase
Spirit
Steppenwolf
Steven Stills
Sugarloaf
Taj Mahal
Tengge'er & Borot Chono (Neimenggu, China)
James Taylor
Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers)
The Temptations
Thee Midniters (Jimmy Espinoza)
Three Dog Night
Tierra w/ Joey Guerra
TIME (Larry Byrom)
Tower of Power
Ike and Tina Turner
The Turtles (Johnny Barbata)
The VIP's
War
Tim Wiseberg
Yu Sheng (of the Iron Kite band, Beijing, China)
Frank Zappa

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♫ JT Music History

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Johnny Thompson Music
222 E. Garvey Ave.
Monterey Park, CA 91755
☎ (626) 280-8783
☎ (323) 283-3653
☏ (626) 280-4600 FAX
🕒 Hours: M-Fri 12-7
Sat 12-6 Sun 1-5

✨ J.T. Music Community and Business Awards and Recognition ✨

Archive of all preserved JT Music business and community awards and recognition here, (incl PDF).

Copyright © 2011 – , Johnny Thompson Music

♫ Around the Community

♫ JT Music History

♫ Schools

Johnny Thompson Music 222 E. Garvey Ave. Monterey Park, CA 91755 ☎ (626) 280-8783 ☎ (323) 283-3653 ☏ (626) 280-4600 FAX 🕒 Hours: M-Fri 12-7 Sat 12-6 Sun 1-5

✨ J.T. Music Community and Business Awards and Recognition ✨

Archive of all preserved JT Music business and community awards and recognition here, (incl PDF).

Copyright © 2011 – var today = new Date() var year = today.getFullYear() document.write(year) , Johnny Thompson Music

Johnny Thompson Music
222 E. Garvey Ave.
Monterey Park, CA 91755
☎ (626) 280-8783
☎ (323) 283-3653
☏ (626) 280-4600 FAX
🕒 Hours: M-Fri 12-7
Sat 12-6 Sun 1-5

Copyright © 2011 – , Johnny Thompson Music