Gary Johnson, China Crisis Bassist, Dies At 61

Gary Johnson, China Crisis Bassist, Dies At 61

Gary “Gazza” Johnson, the bassist who helped define China Crisis during the Liverpool band’s most successful 1980s period, has died peacefully at the age of 61. by Paul Cashmere Gary “Gazza” Johnson, the longtime bassist of China Crisis, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, aged 61. His death was confirmed by his younger sister Jan Hughes, who said Johnson died at 12:05 with his wife Jopie by his side. No cause of death has been disclo…