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California Flight Music, started in the year 1977 in the State of California. Northern & Southern California. It was in Pittsburg Ca, were the name was coin and been a resounding name for this great soul, funk jazz urban sound of today. Founded by Jerry Lester Johnson AKA known as Jerry J or AKA Jerry J Bobelli the writer and image of California Flight.

The original band members consist of Joesph Rodger Brown, Bass player, Larry Valle, Guitar player, & Thomas wayne Horner, Rythum Guitar player. Assembled in Walnute Creek Rossmore area Ca in 1978. Jerry,Joe,Larry, are the original songqwriters and arrangers from the band called:"Sounds of Pleasure's". The name California Flight came from the song now known as the THEME song for the sound of California Flight called: California Flight. written By Jerry J.

In the year of 1978 the band grew into a LIVE ensemble with singers and percussions and many keyboard players and drummers, musicans such as in the " Like's": Mike Robinson aka Spiderman, Greg lavious of Rick James Band, Mark Winston,Hyler Jones, Hershel( Happy) Kennedy, John Handy jr. Latross Harris, Joey Truso, Will Kennedy and many more who today are performing with other outstanding musicans and entertainers todate world wide.

California Flight, singers who have contribute to the success of the sounds of California Flight music are: Jerry J, The lead vocals and still to date the VOICE of California Flight. Sandra Carpenter ( Salters), Sheilia Harding, Sheilia Truso, Jerry J's Cousin's: Alice Wilton the VOCIE, Hayvert Wilton, Glenda Glass (Jones), Debra Woods, Mike Williams, Maxine Jones of Envouge, Cyndy Crawford of Envouge ,Nikkeyta Jermaine,

In the year 1980 California Flight enter in there first songwriter contest sponsored by KRE now KBLX and took FIRST RUNNER Up. Which lead them to their first recording contact with Honey Records by then Harvey Fuqua and Nancy Pitts who had Silvester and Two Tons of Fun, who later became Known as The Weather Girls on American International Records in 1982.

California Flight than went to exile for over 28 years due to contractual publishing and artistic control. Like so many great musicans who have had problems before it was the brake of the Idealogical control of California Flight, when the flight was in the hanger for over 28 years. The early manger Maruice Ortiz, a entreprenuer Real estate owner. Contacted Jerry J. about the Songe Own My Own that he heard on the radio. To Jery J disblief it was ironic that song sound so much like the California Flight version but with some story line changes. It was so uncanny that song was the NUMBER 1 song on the Planet for over 28 weeks world wide on urban, pop,jazz station CHR, Urban,. It was perform by Micheal Mc Donald and Patti Labell.

Now it was that infuse Jerry J & Calfornia Flight to resembel the sound the image and strong prayer to Jehovah God to guide them through the fire and desire to get back and all that his deserving to them. It was the year 1989 That Jerry J, appeared in a small venue to a near capacity crowd and woo them to a standing ovation.

In the year 1990 JerryJ & Joe Brown start to rebuild the sound that propel them to unlimited heights today.In comes arranger and extradonier musician Jim Gardiner and wife Prissilla Gradiner to HELP build the confidence and studio around Jerry J and California Flight which was the FIRST recording act out of LIVE OAK STUDIO and PAJAMMA STUDIO today. The help launch the success of both studio due to The Great God Jehovah blessing upon California Flight & Jerry J.

In the year 2000.15 years after his LIVE performance.Jerry J have assemble the sound the image and the fervor once again by the driven force that ignite so many with melodic, lyrical,determination to be the BEST!

1n 2002, California Flight sign a online distribuiton with NOW the number one online music indie distributor CDBABY. In 2003 California Flight song: California Flight have been so successful in Europe and Asia it was the number 68 LP world wide in thr year 2004. California Flight is one of the most demand singel's on CDBABY world wide today on of the best Urban Soul Jazz LP's ever!!!! On CDBABYY

In the year 2007 Jerry J Johnson aka Bobelli sign and Distribution deal with Indie Lable Pacific Coast Jazz www.pacificiccoastjazz.com. Now with many Awards and tour dates world Wide California Flight is flying in the sounds of the Heavens and beyond online and off line.World Wide.