Johnny CHingas has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 6 October 2013. Johnny CHingas's music has been featured on 27 episodes.

Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Raul Garcia, better known as Johnny Chingas came to the United States when he was a child and began playing music in junior high school. He played a variety of instruments, including saxophone, piano, bass and vibraphone. After graduation from Glendale's Hoover High School in 1956, Garcia formed Rudy Garcia & the Imperials, which recorded many Latin and rock 'n' roll singles on Garcia's own label, Katinga Records.

Later, Garcia renamed his label Billionaire Records and wrote and…