I think you are right about Michael Johnson replacing Joe. When Mike Kobluk decided he had enough they could no longer use the Mitchell name so they worked for a while as Denver, Boyce, and Johnson. When they finally disbanded John Denver was rightly lauded for paying off some band debts he was not totally responsible for.
As far as filling out the sound for their final show this November when they played a year or so ago in Cerritos, CA the bass player filled in for Joe (who was in the audience) and apparently nailed it. I am assuming that's what they will do for the last show and a cruise planned for next year. That info is on the ChadMitchellTrio.com website.
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