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Of Native American and Scotch-Irish descent Scott Johnson was raised in Fairfax, Oklahoma, a small town of approximately seventeen hundred people nestled in the Osage Hills.  At his parents’ suggestion, Scott took his first guitar lesson from Jesse Austin in Moore, Oklahoma on 28 May 1975 and by the following year was singing and playing folk tunes for nickels and dimes from relatives.  His first onstage performance was a duet with Mr. Austin in Moore in 1976.  As a consequence of his father being in the Air Force, Scott subsequently learned from countless teachers and players of varied styles from around the United States until beginning formal training at Oklahoma City University where he learned classical technique from Mike Millard and Mark Cruz (both direct descendants of the Tārrega school).  Scott received his formal training in composition, theory, and counterpoint under Professors Frank L. Payne and Mark Cruz and furthered his studies in composition under internationally recognized composer Dr. Ray Luke.  He received the degree of Master of Music with honors in classical guitar performance in 1998 and currently holds positions as professor of guitar at both the University of Central Oklahoma and Oklahoma Baptist University.  In addition to a rigorous teaching schedule, Scott also composes, arranges, records, and performs nationally and internationally as a soloist and as guitarist for the band Key West.  

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