 He has been heavily involved in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene for decades, having been in several other bands, including Rubicon, Sly and the Family Stone, Van Morrison, Sound Hole, and Johnny Colla & The Lucky Devils.Johnny has two children, Allison Colla and Ryan Colla.The first bands that Colla was involved with from Fairfield, CA were The Furlanders, The Yewess Army and Cottonmouth.