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Johnny Colla

Sacramento, United States

Johnny Colla is credited on 558 releases across 144 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1976–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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558

Pressings credited

144

Albums

6

Decades active

466

In collections

Biography

John Victor Colla is an American musician (playing the guitar and saxophone), singer and songwriter. He is a founding member of the American rock band Huey Lewis and the News. He has been heavily involved in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene for decades, having been in several other bands, including Rubicon, Sly and the Family Stone, Van Morrison, Sound Hole, and Johnny Colla & The Lucky Devils. Colla has two children, Allison Colla and Ryan Colla.

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Credited work

558 releases · 144 albums · active 1976–2025

  • Performance · 910
  • Other credits · 16
  • Engineering · 7
  • Production · 3

Studios: Studio D, Sausalito, CA · Fantasy Studios · Eden Studios · Boathouse Studios

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