Editing Glyn Johns (section)

==Early life==
Johns was born in [[Epsom]], [[Surrey]], England, on 15 February 1942,{{sfn|Ankeny on Johns}} and is the older brother of [[Andy Johns]].{{sfn|Danton|2013}}  In his autobiography, Glyn Johns recounts that at the age of eight he joined a local church choir as a boy soprano.{{sfn|Johns|2014|p=2}}  Felton Rapley, considered one of the leading [[pipe organ]]ists in the UK at the time, became the choirmaster, and as Johns progressed, Johns was given occasional solos and eventually rose to head chorister at the age of eleven.{{sfnm|1a1=Johns|1y=2014|1pp=2–3, 5|2a1=McNair|2y=2014}}  Johns attributes his experience in the choir, particularly hearing and watching Rapley play the organ, as having a profound impact on his musical direction.{{sfn|Johns|2014|pp=2–3, 5}}  As he approached adolescence, Johns left the choir after his [[Voice change|vocal cords began to change]].{{sfn|Johns|2014|p=5}}
  
Johns recounts that his next-door neighbour lent him a Guild electric guitar, which sparked his interest playing guitar.  At this time Johns was attending the church's Wednesday night youth club, where for the first time he saw [[Jimmy Page]] play guitar.{{sfn|Johns|2014|p=6}}  Johns became a fan of [[traditional jazz]] and joined a local ragtag jazz band on [[Washtub bass#Tea chest bass|tea chest bass]].{{sfn|Johns|2014|pp=6–8}}  He cites the record "Little Rock Getaway" by [[Les Paul]] and [[Mary Ford]] as an influence.{{sfn|Johns|2014|p=8}}  Les Paul was one of the first musicians to experiment with tape multi-tracking and sound effects.{{sfn|Tianen|2009}} [[Lonnie Donegan]]'s [[skiffle]] hit version of [[Lead Belly]]'s "[[Rock Island Line]]" was also influential—according to Johns, "I had heard nothing like it and rushed out to buy it the next day".{{sfn|Johns|2014|p=8}}  He soon bought his own guitar and was introduced to blues and folk recordings by a neighbour, who lent him records by artists such as [[Snooks Eaglin]], [[Brownie McGhee]], [[Sonny Terry]], [[Woody Guthrie]], and [[Burl Ives]].{{sfn|Johns|2014|p=9}}  Johns began to keep company with a group of friends interested in music, whose ranks included [[Ian Stewart (musician)|Ian Stewart]] (later in [[the Rolling Stones]]).{{sfn|Johns|2014|pp=9–11}}  In 1959 at the age of 17, Johns left school, and with Mayhew and Golding formed the band the Presidents.{{sfn|Walsh|2014}}