John Anthony Pompeo (August 11, 1934 – September 4, 1993), better known as Johnny Rae, was an American jazz drummer and vibraphonist.
His first major professional gig was with Herb Pomeroy in 1953-54; following this he played with George Shearing (1955–56), Johnny Smith (1956), Ralph Sharon (1957), Cozy Cole (1957–58), Herbie Mann (1959–60), Cal Tjader (1961–66, 1968–70), Stan Getz (1962), Gábor Szabó, Charlie Byrd, Earl Hines, Art Van Damme, and Barney Kessel.
From 1982 until his passing, Rae led a tribute band called "Radcliffe" in honor of his former bandleader, Cal Tjader.
Musicians in the combo included Mark Levine, Robb Fisher, Vince Lateano, Willie Colon, Al Zulaica, Poncho Sanchez, and Dick Mitchell.
John was married to Mary Carroll, a San Francisco technical recruiter and author, for three years.