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Johnson Hindin Genealogy
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| Nickname |
Johnny |
| Born |
21 Feb 1963 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Person ID |
I8512 |
Johnson Hindin Tree |
| Last Modified |
15 Mar 2013 |
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| Notes |
- John is a member of the music group Sons of the Pioneers (2009). The following biography was taken from the group's website at: http://www.sonsofthepioneers.org/view.php?id=35.
Born into a musical family on February 21, 1963, everyone knew that John Nallie would be a musician. He had no other choice. Music was to be his professional calling! His father Luther, a member of the Sons of the Pioneers since 1969, along with Luther’s brother Tommy, saw to it that young John took up an instrument at an early age. John recalled, "My Uncle Tommy came to live with us. He had a band that rehearsed at our home. He would leave his drums set up in the living room, and I would bang on them every chance I got. Sensing that I had a certain innate ability Tommy began teaching me how to play when I was five. Tommy and my Uncle Jack, who also performed with the Pioneers, were so caring, and so attached to music, all kinds, that I learned early on its importance. Of course, no one had a greater influence on my musical development than my father."
"I remember while we were living in the Black Forest in Colorado Springs, Colorado, when we would have an occasional family musical get-together, we would be joined by Dale Warren and his lovely wife Margie who played a mean fiddle. Back in the fifties and sixties Margie was known as "Fiddlin’ Kate," and she was well respected for her talent. I’ll never forget the pleasure we all experienced when former Pioneer Pat Brady would find time to join in. Pat was a funny man. At that time, I may not have realized the exact meaning of western music, but I sure knew Pioneer music when I heard it."
Entering the fifth grade upon the family’s move back to Beaumont, Texas, John joined the school orchestra. The orchestra needed a violin player and although it was not his first choice, which was the instrument young Nallie took up. John comments, "After I had played in the orchestra for about two years I decided to try out for the school band playing drums. That was a lot of fun. When I was around twelve, and as I entered the seventh grade, I found a new interest--the guitar."
"When I turned eighteen," John went on, "I took an interest in the keyboards. My mom and dad bought me a little Casio keyboard for Christmas one year, and that’s when I first took an interest in the synthesizer. It didn’t take long for me to outgrow the Casio. At a music store in Beaumont I found that the Roland Company had come out with the JX3P keyboard and I just had to have it. I saved $700.00 toward the purchase of the instrument, and my mom was kind enough to loan me an additional $300.00 so I could complete the deal. Most of my time after that was spent playing the keyboard and guitar in local appearances."
In 1989 John became part of a group, Mason Dixon, that John refers to as the "most powerful bunch of singers I have ever heard." In particular he was impressed with the voice of its leader, Frank Gilligan. Shortly after Mason Dixon broke up, a friend Jim Caraway, who owned a piano bar in San Angelo, Texas called asking if John would consider filling in for him for a few weeks. John stated, "I ended up working for Jim for three winters, and while I was working in San Angelo, I was introduced to a very charming young girl, Daphne Stewart. We hit it off right away, and we were married in 1992. We now have three wonderful children, John, Karen, and Jeremy."
Wishing to be as close as possible to the magnetism of the music of the Sons of the Pioneers, John spent a couple of summers working behind the scenes in Branson. He accepted the responsibilities of setting up the stage for the group, doing sound-checks, and even going out to the lobby during intermission assisting in product sales. Not too long after he had returned to Beaumont, John was elated when he received a phone call from Dale Warren offering him a position with the group. "I couldn’t say yes fast enough," he recalled. The official date of his joining was April, 1993.
John summed up his feelings in being a part of the legend of the Sons of the Pioneers, "It is an honor to have been accepted into the Pioneers. As you might expect, it was not that easy to fit into the trio. It took a lot of hard work, but in time I feel Gary, Dale, and I put together a trio sound that pleased us, and apparently our fans as well. Working with Gary and Dale in the trio gave me a sense of accomplishment that is almost impossible to put into words. Of course, every one of us fellows feels the obligation to uphold the reputation left us by Pioneers past."
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