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Johnny was born on July 11th in Kansas City, Missouri. His father Forrest was a preacher and his mother Naomi was a sunday school teacher. Johnny did not start singing until age 11 when God miraculously healed him from stuttering. He began to sing regularly at his father's church and local revivals. Pictured at the right is Johnny at age 16. It was apparent even before this age that he resembled Elvis Presley in both voice and demeanor. During his latter teen years Johnny drove a trash truck on the late night hauls. He frequently dashed over the state line late at night to enter singing contests and then would have to leave before the winners were announced so he could get back to work before he was missed. He won many contests, but would not find out until the next day. He never received any prize money since he could not stay to claim it! |
| There has never been and never will be
another Elvis emulator like Johnny Harra. The magic of "The
King" still lives on through the musical stylings of Mr. Harra.
Seeing him in concert is the closest some generations will ever come to
experiencing the magic Elvis conveyed to his audiences. Some say his
spirit lives on in Johnny. Ever since Johnny was 11 years old people
have noticed his uncanny resemblance to Elvis Presley, from the face,
lips and hair to his voice and mannerisms. Their upbringing and roots
were almost identical too. Johnny's mother Naomi strongly resembles
Elvis's mother Gladys, and his daughter Lisa Marie looks so much like
Elvis's daughter that the National Enquirer accidentally switched their
pictures in one article. With so much in common it is no surprise that
Johnny has paid tribute to Elvis by emulating his music for 40 years
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