Larry Johnson Foundation

Younger sister of the Musical Director of the New Breed Larry Johnson, Narva has been a music lover and community builder her entire life. Their parents owned and ran the Hotel in OKC on Deep Deuce where all the musicians stayed. Larry and D.C Minner (as bassist) toured coast to coast over the 12 years they were together. This included everything from being the house band at the Bryant Center to touring behind OV Wright out of Memphis two years. When they arrived in Hollywood they worked on Sunset for two years at Bernie Hamilton’s (who was an actor on Starsky and Hutch) club Tank Jernigan and eventually worked at Capitol Records in Hollywood and did the horn arrangements on many of Ray Charles hits.

Miss Narva’s Foundation has received accolades from many luminaries, including the City Manager of the Village in OKC: “It has been a pleasure working with you and the Larry Johnson Foundation over the past several years. It is a wonderful organization with great purpose and impact on the community. The events in Duffner Park have always been entertaining and trouble free. That is a reflection of your leadership and dedication as well as that of the many volunteers and musicians through the years. It has been an honor to be associated with this most important cause. Sincerely Bruce. K Stone City Mgr.”