Born in Malden, Massachusetts of Greek heritage and growing up in the Boston area, Johnny A. became interested in music, starting with drums at age six. Upon being exposed to the Beatles in 1964 (age 11), Johnny\'s parents bought him a $49 Lafayette Electronics guitar. Johnny says his last name, Antonopoulos (of Greek origin), was always getting mispronounced. "It\'s always been Johnny A. since age eight," he says.\n', '

In the 1970s, Johnny A. formed a band called the Streets, performing mostly in the Boston area. The Streets had several extremely popular radio singles including the #1 "What Gives" on the legendary WBCN Radio "The Rock of Boston". As well as headlining on the Boston club scene, The Streets toured with or supported several major artists including Aerosmith, Bob Seger. The Streets also competed in the first WBCN "Rock \'n\' Roll Rumble in 1979.\n', '

In 1980, Johnny formed the band Hidden Secret which also had a string of local hit singles including "No More Lonely Nights", which occupied the top spot on \'BCN for 26 weeks.\n', '

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