Singer Johnny Preston, whose “Running Bear” was a No. 1 U.S. hit in 1959, died March 4 in Beaumont, Texas. He was 71. Preston had undergone heart bypass surgery late last year and had suffered ongoing ...

Local music legend Johnny Preston will be laid to rest this morning. Preston passed away last week from complications due to a December heart surgery. He was born in Port Arthur in 1939. Johnny ...