Born John Courville, Johnny Preston attended Port Arthur schools and sang in high school statewide choral contests. He formed his own rock and roll band, The Shades. Preston earned a gold record with the album "Running Bear" (1959) written by fellow musician and friend J.P. Richardson. Other recordings include "Cradle of Love" (1960), "Feel So Fine" (1962), and "Free Me" (1962). Until his death, Preston resided in southeast Texas and continued to travel the world with various Golden Oldies tours.

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