Early Life
Jon A. Toombs, is the elder son of Joan Butts and John A Toombs Sr. He adopted his present last name and his first guitar at the age of six, probably inspired by Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and other singing cowboys seen in old movies. In 1967, Jon's stepfather William Butcher moved the family from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Clear Air Force Base, Clear, Alaska, for career opportunities. In 1969, Jon's family moved back to Pennsylvania where Jon and his younger brother Brian finished Secondary education at Conestoga High School. Jon then attended Grahm Junior College in Boston, Massachusetts for Broadcast Journalism and it was there that his professional music career began in earnest.
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