Johnny Neri was raised on Long Island New York. He moved to San Jose when he was 10. His father was an Italian opera singer so Johnny was singing when he began to talk. At the age of five he began playing the drums. He was given his first harmonica at 11 and began studying and practicing acoustic guitar and piano at the age of 18.

He became a music minister at the age of 16 and began singing in several churches around the South Bay. At the age of 21 Johnny began playing professionally at many coffee shops. He sang popular, nostalgic acoustic rock songs accompanied with his acoustic guitar and harmonica as audiences were captivated and transcended in time. This made him extremely happy and he knew it was his new calling.

Johnny now has  over 500 songs in his repertoire from many genres from the 50s to present.  A 100% live and pure sound without any distortion, from Bon Jovi to Bob Seger, The Beatles to Ed Sheeran and from  Led Zeppelin to Garth Brooks, Johnny has performed over 1000 shows in the past 9 years with his solo, duo, trio, and his very popular Johnny Neri Band.  He can   please audiences of all ages and loves to take song requests at his solo acoustic shows.

Soulful, passionate, intense vocals pour out of him from the songs that have been a sanctuary throughout his life.

Each one of Johnny's shows is a powerful and emotional Journey. His passion for his music and his art shines through in the magic, intimacy and Nostalgia felt by the audience.

" Transcending the audience and seeing  their eyes light up when they hear a familiar song is what I live for."  Johnny Neri