Mark St John:  

CLASS OF 1961
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Kansas city, KS
Ottawa UniversityClass of 1965
Ottawa, KS
Kansas city, KS

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MARK ST JOHN is the Bass-slinger/vocalist - a dedicated and professional stylistic bluesman with over 35yrs of experience organizing, touring, producing, and recording with some of the finest traditional blues players in the business! ‘ST JOHN’s bass chops lock in with the drummer to create a magic shuffle groove that is definately undeniable and he states: "35 years of my passion.....for just a few minutes of yours!" STJOHN, from the age of 6, grew up playing classical violin, then while a teen-ager, was intrigued by the professional music business, went through the usual musical trends – country and western, rock ‘n’ roll, soul music, among others before settling into the blues groove. "I really got off on the Rolling Stones, Man, they were the best for me, really got me excited about doing this type of thing!" " I dug where they were coming from," "It’s the Roots, Man, this is AMERICAN music, it’s about what WE have lived as a national people", and continues, "This music comes from the hearts & souls of the people of this country and is a large part of our country’s History!" "To me, tho’, the Stones picked- up on it, put their own little touch to it, and sent it back, and here we are now!"..... ST JOHN has shared t...Expand for more
he stage with, among others, Albert Collins, Bo Diddley, and Chuck Berry, talk about ‘roots’! In ‘91 ST JOHN organized the ‘defrosterz blues band’ in Long Beach, Calif. and soon after toured the US and Canadian blues circuits backing up the legendary Texas saxblaster Joe Houston ! ST JOHN has worked as a studio and performing musician and was the featured bassist in April of 1996 on Shattered Music release SHA10.2 - "The Blues and Nothing Else" w/Joe Houston & the defrosterz recorded at Sonora Studios in Hollywood! The CD was picked as Number 1 Blues Album of the Year by the L.A. Jazz Times magazine. Then in November of ‘96 It was also nominated for a Grammy for Technical Direction as one of the first 50 releases utilizing the new ‘surround sound audio’ format. In March of 1998 ST JOHN was again the bassist as the defrosterz recorded with JOE HOUSTON and released the CD "LIVE! AT THE VOLTAIRE" on the Voltaire record label, which has become a very popular sales item on the internet!! For the past 8 yrs STJOHN has been working and appearing with JILL SHARPE, one of the leading female guitar/vocalist/songwriters in the Southern California scene and will soon be releasing a new CD with her in the fall of 2011!! Watch for it!!
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