John Till

Guitarist John Till was born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, on December 28, 1945. His parents were musicians who loved to play Dixieland, so Till was around live music performance from his earliest years. His mother played classical and ragtime piano and his father played Spanish guitar, tenor banjo, and string bass. They also had a Dixieland band with other musicians on trumpet, trombone, clarinet, and drums. Till recalls being taken to Saturday night jam sessions at the trumpet player's house where there was a rec room with a stage and a pool table turned into a buffet table...