Johnny Powers has been played on NTS in shows including Rich & Johnny's Inzane Michigan , featured first on 14 March 2014. Songs played include Honey, Let's Go and Long Blond Hair, Red Rose Lips.

Born John Leon Joseph Pavlik (May 25, 1938 – January 16, 2023 ) in East Detroit, MI, he was the oldest of five children. The family later moved to the small town of Utica, MI, just north of Detroit.

Pavlik was exposed to music from an early age by members of his father's family, who all played music for weddings and local dances. It was country music, however, that first…