About The Hey J’s:

From left to right Johnnie Jones, Jerry Peterson, Jim McMillin

Johnnie Jones:  I started playing the six-stringed acoustic guitar at a young age when I got my Sears Silvertone guitar.  My roots at that time were in country music, later learning to love the Beach Boys, the Eagles, and other popular rock music groups of the 1960s and 1970s.  In later years I learned to love folk and bluegrass music.  I also play an acoustic 12-string guitar, and sing solos and the high harmony.  At present I work in Library Science and in the past have hosted radio broadcasts on Fenton’s WCXI, 1160 AM on the dial, which has a classic country format.  I am a life-long resident of Flint, Michigan.

 Jerry Peterson:  I started playing the six-stringed acoustic guitar while in high school listening to Ricky Nelson and Elvis Presley on Top 40 Radio.  During that time I became a fan of the acoustic pop-folk music of the Kingston Trio, eventually buying every one of their albums.  I also enjoyed listening to all types of popular music heard on Top 40 Radio.  I performed acoustic folk music while in college with a partner, whom also played the guitar.  I have played the guitar, and the stringed bass, and sung in several other acoustic music groups in recent years.  I sing the melody line of our songs.  I am a retired educator and live in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

 Jim McMillin:  I started playing the guitar at the ripe old age of six.  My first musical love was the gospel music I played in my church, where I have played for many years up to the present.  I prefer playing the classical guitar.  While I have every guitar imaginable, I mostly enjoy the soft melodious, classical sound that comes from playing on nylon strings.  My musical tastes include:  country, pop, jazz, blues, folk, gospel and contemporary Christian music.  I play the lead guitar in our songs.  I have lived most of my life in the Flint area, and am still a resident of Flint.  I recently retired from Delphi Automotive, and look forward to doing what I love the most….playing the guitar.

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