Kurt Johnston is a Pennsylvania-born recording artist, producer, singer, songwriter, and versatile multi-instrumentalist. He has toured internationally, most notably with Bon Jovi. Kurt appeared with Bon Jovi and Sugarland on CMT's CROSSROADS and the 2005 CMA AWARDS. You can hear his pedal steel on Bon Jovi's Grammy-winning album, LOST HIGHWAY. Kurt has appeared on THE TODAY SHOW, THE ELLEN SHOW, THE VIEW, MTV/VH1/CMT UNPLUGGED, A&E, CLEAR CHANNEL, and SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.

Kurt resides in northeast Georgia with his beautiful and brilliant wife, Suzanne. In 2025, they completed a long-time passion project, Kurt Johnston's Route 66 Music LLC: Life's a Trip. This unique concept album boasts 30 original songs drawn from the stories of The Mother Road and commemorates 100 years of Route 66. For more information or to find out where they'll be traveling in concert with their good friend, Katie Deal, visit Route66MusicLLC.com. To book a show, visit RealDealMusic.com.