I think the most memorable song I heard him sing was Whose Garden is this? (Paxton, I think)..anyway this was before fame & fortune had caught up with him..Was at St.Cloud State College in Central MN..I've been told John was originally from MN..I do know that he was part of the Chad Mitchell Trio when Chad left for a solo career..heard that the Trio was thousands in debt and John paid it all off personally..I for one will really miss him. He was a great songwriter too..