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Lara Johnston
Born
NationalityUSA
CitizenshipUSA
Alma materUniversity of Southern California, Thornton School of Music
Occupationsinger-songwriter
Years active2008-present
ParentTom Johnston

Lara Johnston is an American singer/songwriter.[1] She is the daughter of a founding member of The Doobie Brothers, and has frequently served as the opening act at their concerts.

Johnston appeared on the reality TV show Rock the Cradle, where the children of rock stars competed with one another, in 2008.[2] Johnston, the youngest contestant, ranked fifth of nine. In 2011 she was a contestant on American Idol, while still a student in the popular music program, at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music.[3] The TMZ website reported Johnston performed at private parties while a student at USC. The New York Post reported Johnston routinely made the Dean's list, while at USC.[4]

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  1. ^ Markos Papadatos (2015-08-31). "Chatting with Lara Johnston at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater SPECIAL". Digital Journal.
  2. ^ "'American Idol' Contestant -- Doobie Bro Kid". TMZ. 2011-02-14. Archived from the original on 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2015-11-20. Lara Johnston and her band Pinot have been making their way through the party circuit at USC -- playing all kinds of ragers ... at the bargain basement rate of $500-$1,000 a night.
  3. ^ "USC Thornton Popular Music Senior Showcase". Thornton School of Music. 2013-04-21.
  4. ^ Maxine Shen (2011-02-15). "Doobie daughter on 'Idol'". Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2015-11-20. Lara hasn't been idle waiting for her "Idol" fate to be revealed, though. Since auditioning last summer, Johnston — a music major at University of Southern California and a Dean's List student every semester she's been there, according to her online bio — has been playing gigs around campus, performing as recently as last Friday. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2013-10-08 suggested (help)
  5. ^ Paul Liberatore (2008-04-16). "Doobie daughter: Lara Johnston follows in her dad's musical footsteps". Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Lara Johnston, 17-year-old daughter of Doobie Brother Tom Johnston, graduated from Marin Academy early and has been accepted into NYU, USC and UC Berkeley.
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