John Braden (musician)

John Braden (January 17, 1946 – July 22, 1987) was an American folk musician, songwriter, composer, and producer of children's music.

The production included segments from Silver Queen, Horse Opera, and Greg Antonacci's Myths of America Smith and His Son, and also featured a "special duet" by Braden and Ronnie B.

[11] In 1978, he composed music for Juba with Donald Arrington, Babafemi, William Elliott, Ada Janik, and Richard Weinstock.

Juba was written by Laurence Holder, directed by Vaccaro, and produced at La MaMa through the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.

[16] During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Braden created narrative stories and songs for Atari video games including Asteroids, Missile Command, Super Breakout, and Yars' Revenge.