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Jonny Hiko
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He goes by Johnny, and the folks around here just call him Jonny Hiko.
Life hit him hard. He signed up for a two-year hitch in the Marines and shipped off to Afghanistan. They marked him missing. While he was gone, his girl married his best buddy, and his dad passed on. He came back to an empty house, sideways looks, the bottle, and odd jobs that never lasted.
Crazy thing—an enemy Russian officer, hurt just like him, dragged him for miles while humming one Russian song. Johnny’s kept that tune in his head ever since.
With work drying up he picked up a battered guitar, and songs started spilling out. Now every Friday and Saturday night he sings them in the bar down in Hico. Small place, but it’s always packed, and he’s got a loyal little crowd. They say he’s the first American singing Russian shanson in English. Johnny just tells his story the only way he knows.
One of the Russian labels heard Jonny and saw something worth following. Something special came out of it.
Life hit him hard. He signed up for a two-year hitch in the Marines and shipped off to Afghanistan. They marked him missing. While he was gone, his girl married his best buddy, and his dad passed on. He came back to an empty house, sideways looks, the bottle, and odd jobs that never lasted.
Crazy thing—an enemy Russian officer, hurt just like him, dragged him for miles while humming one Russian song. Johnny’s kept that tune in his head ever since.
With work drying up he picked up a battered guitar, and songs started spilling out. Now every Friday and Saturday night he sings them in the bar down in Hico. Small place, but it’s always packed, and he’s got a loyal little crowd. They say he’s the first American singing Russian shanson in English. Johnny just tells his story the only way he knows.
One of the Russian labels heard Jonny and saw something worth following. Something special came out of it.
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