 "Mississippi" John Barrows 
John Barrows is the son of a jazz bassist and pianist and has been playing music since early childhood. His first instrument was the trombone, because the family for some reason had one, but it was not John's choice. After denting pots and pans in the basement with drumsticks, John's father bought him a set of drums, and John spent his high school years playing drums in garage bands. In college, John gave up the drums and worked as a DJ. After college, he decided to resume playing music and chose the harmonica as a low-risk starting point. He taught himself the harp over a period of a couple years, then picked up an acoustic guitar. An afinity for fingerpicking styles led naturally to banjo; and thereafter, a flirtation with the mandolin. John eventually got into multitrack recording in order to play these different instruments in an ensemble manner. Today, John records songs playing electric & acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, piano, organ, bass, percussion, and harmonica, and by necessity sings when no better vocalist can be found. John is an accomplished songwriter and his songwriting credits for The Professors include:
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March 29, 2009 by Gary
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