The New York Times described him as an entertainer "[who] can't be found anywhere else" [1] with "fused elements of Billy Joel, Peter Allen and Johnny Mercer.
K-K-K-Katy, beautiful Katy/You're the only g-g-g-girl that I adore (Geoffrey O'Hara) rang through the Rodgers house in what one can only imagine were tenuous high pitched tones.
Beginning in 7th grade and then in high school, Rodgers took ballet, tap (his parents set up a piece of plywood on the grass so he could practice), and jazz dance lessons.
[3] He attended the New World School of the Arts in Miami and started college with a scholarship to Florida State University's prestigious musical theater program.
(with special guest Michelle Lambert)[4] Liza Minnelli met Rodgers while he was entertaining at lyricist Fred Ebb's Christmas party in 2002.
Music from the Johnny Rodgers Band provides a guided tour of Americana pop, from the piano-driven energy of rock and roll, to the supreme sophistication of jazz.
The Johnny Rodgers Band has performed and recorded with artists including Liza Minnelli, Michael Feinstein, Randy Brecker, and Tom Harrell among others.
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) selected The Johnny Rodgers Band to interpret and perform the music of Billy Joel in a command performance for the "Piano Man" himself in The Allen Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Featuring: Johnny Rodgers – piano/vocals Brian Glassman – bass Danny Mallon – drums Joe Ravo – guitar Motherhood: The Musical.