Guitarist John Orr was born and raised in Kalamazoo Michigan, after which he traveled to Arizona, Texas, and California and settled finally in Oregon.

In addition to playing dobro and guitar across many styles, John also plays the pedal steel and lap steel guitars.

John counts among his vocal influences, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Mose Allison, Louis Prima, and guitarist influences Django Reinhardt and Barney Kessel.