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John was born August 23, 1924 in Chicago, IL. He sang with a Country/Western band before he and his wife began dancing in 1947 and he started calling in 1954. His job transferred him to Springfield, MA in early 1963 and he happened into the New England Square Dance Convention where he met Earl Johnston. He secured his first New England club after calling a couple of guest tips at the Bay Path Barn with Chet Smith. For many years, John worked Hidden Valley Dude Ranch with Ken Anderson and Dick Jones and Red Bates. John recorded on Flip, Red Boot, Lore, Longhorn, and Jay-Bar-Kay labels. John was inducted into the Square Dance Foundation of New England's Hall of Fame in 2008.

Timmy Thomas is notable for having been a major one-hit wonder with "Why Can't We Live Together?," a song distinguished by its stripped-down production -- soulful organ, played seemingly improvisationally over a rhythm from a primitive drum machine, with Thomas' impassioned vocals layered over both. The result was a 1973 hit for Thomas and for T.K. Records subsidiary Glades. While Thomas had released records before "Why Can't We Live Together?," and continued to release them afterwards, none of them garnered much in the way of sales. He continued to work on sessions for T.K. Records artists (including Gwen McCrae and Clarence Reid's alter-ego, Blowfly) and could be spotted in the '90s working as a producer for LaFace Records. ~ Steven