Welcome to the Johnny Rotella Online Celebration 

This website is being launched to commemorate, posthumously, the 100th birthday of musician/songwriter Johnny Rotella.

Johnny was a very prolific and eclectic songwriter with a real gift for song. His melodies go right to the heart. Although he was mostly known for his successful sax, clarinet, and flute playing career, his songs were recorded by great artists, giving him two parallel life careers!  After his passing, Sept 11, 2014 at nearly 94 years old, his family started archiving the many reel to reel tapes and acetate albums and discovered a music catalogue of over 350 songs! 

This website is now a platform to share openly all of his incredible created music.  These songs have been archived for too long! Time to come out and be enjoyed by all.  Please browse and explore. The pages have been set up by musical styles and genres. Slight disclaimer…ALL of his recorded material is on this site, even his home demos! Therefore, the performances are not always at a high standard, but they have been included because they show his obsession with writing music!

This has been a long labor of love by the Rotella family and something they have wanted to share since Johnny passed. Please enjoy!

If you have any questions about this material, his publisher would be happy to help you. Links to Lyrics have been linked on each page for the songs that are not vocally represented here. 

There are lead sheets available if you are interested in performing or recording any of them, and they can also be licensed. Feel free to contact Secret Road at:

SECRET ROAD MUSIC PUBLISHING

Info@secretroad.com

(323) 464-1234