NyAirWaves Radio Show! Exclusive Interview w/ Jon Jon of Troop

Jon Jon Harreld aka Jon Jon of the popular R&B group Troop at the age of six start singing gospel with his mother brother and sister in churches where he grew up which was located in the city of Pasadena, California. His desire for music did not stop there as he quickly became obsessed with playing the bongos drums and start playing for the congregation at the tender age of 8. Even though Jon Jon is already an accomplished entertainer with a powerful voice which is constantly compare to R&B / pop legends like Teddy Pendergrass, Luther Vandross, Michael McDonald and Philip Bailey, he knows doing music the way God gives it to him is important. But he also wants to make sure that his fans know how important they are to Troops success as well as his own. Musically, Jon Jon has work and challenge himself by getting deeper involved in writing and producing side of the business . On the opposite end of the entertaining world, his talent as an actor have emerged by appearing as a extra on they hit motion picture "Coming to America" starring Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall in 1990. Jon Jon has also performed as an actor in a play called Treat her like a lady which was directed by Roy Fegan. Troop accompanied him on the set of New Jack City starring Wesley Snipes and Ice T