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Songwriter/harmonica player/vocalist Johnny Mars was born in 1942 in
Laurens, South Carolina the son of sharecroppers. At the age of nine Johnny
was given his
first harmonica. His family moved all over the South Eastern States: North
Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Washington. He met many good harmonica
players cultivating his love for the blues harp. In high school he formed
his first band. After graduation
he gigged around New York and recorded with his band "The Burning Bush" for
Mercury Records. The Scandinavian press were the first to title him "The
Jimi Hendrix of the Harmonica". He is an innovative musician and has a
dynamic stage persona, making use of electronic effects to extend his range.
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