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Shortly after John's conversion, he formed a group with his brother Steve, his sister Martha and her son, Stan. They called themselves "The Baker Family Singers." They sang at churches in southern Indiana. The group was together for four years.

During the second and third weeks of October, John can be found singing at the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival in Mansfield, Indiana. He sings from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for 10 consecutive days. He has thus earned the title of "Leather Lungs."

John's nephew Dane loves to hear him sing and play his guitar. His favorite song is "Life's Railway to Heaven."

John spent many a day in church as a child where he learned to sing the old gospel songs

You can see John every weekend from April 1 to November 1 at Westward Ho Flea Market in beautiful Brown County in Nashville, Indiana. John has been singing at Westward Ho for 10 years now.
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It was during John's teenage years that he learned to play the guitar. Many an hour he spent practicing guitar with his friends. They wanted to be famous one day.

John and Debbie have been married since 1972 and have two children. His daughter's name is Deana and his son is Jason.

John's parents were older than most. His mom was 43 and his dad was 58 when he was born. John was the last of 11 children. John attributes the fact that he relates so well with senior citizens to growing up with older parents.