Johnny Harra is very special to me. I had heard about him throughout my life growing up, and had seen him in the movie “This is Elvis”.
Almost a year ago a friend of mine Mr. Charlie Estepp made it possible for me to become friends with Johnny. I will forever be thankful to Charlie.
Johnny and I spoke on the phone and got to know each other. What we exchanged I’d rather not share because it was between two friends and the words spoken I hold close to my heart.
I can tell you he was the sweetest, loving, and most generous man I’ve ever known. He has been mistaken for Elvis, and after getting to know him I can totally understand why.
If any human being could ever be a finger print of Elvis, it would have had to have been Johnny. It’s like as if they shared the same soul. His voice was so much like Elvis, the first time we spoke I almost dropped the phone, I became very nervous and quiet and Johnny asked me why, when I told him it was because he sounded so much like Elvis, he just laughed and said “Honey, I’m just a man”,
he immediately put me at ease and we really began to talk. He had such a presence about him and the charisma he gave off came right through the phone. I have to say he had me at “Hello”!
There was a couple of times we spoke on the phone and he sang to me, it was so cute, I had told him I was just watching “Frankie and Johnny” and he sang a chorus, only changed the words to “Sandi and Johnny were lovers oh lordy how they could love” and When he had asked me to come to his home I told him I had a little girl I would have to bring, he was totally fine with that and went into the song “I Can Help”…..
He had such a great sense of humor as well. My only regret is, we did not have more time together.
Still, Johnny didn’t just “make my day”,” he made my life”.
I have been through a lot of personal pain in my life and when Johnny heard of this and my love for Elvis, he wanted to talk with me.
Believe me, I am no one special at all, yet he took the time out of his life, for me.
I’ll never forget him and he will always hold a special place in my heart right there beside Elvis!
This site is my tribute to Johnny and my way of saying “Thank You” to him.
I welcome any of you who would like to share your memories of Johnny here with me.
All comments will be approved by myself first because I will not allow anyone to say anything negative about Johnny (or Elvis). They deserve everyone’s respect and I will see to it they get that here.
“I Love You Johnny”
My Personal Video For Johnny
This is my own personal view of Johnny and I wanted to share it, Johnny was an Angel and I miss him deeply!
I was talking to Johnny one evening and in our conversation he asked what my favorite Elvis song was.
I told him that I loved them all so much that I wouldn’t be able to narrow it down to just one.
I said it would be easier if I told you which song I wish he had recorded, which was the song “Honey” . Johnny laughed and said Well Honey, I did record it and sent me the c.d.
We talked for hours that night , I feel very blessed to have had the chance to get to know him before he passed away, that is why this song is so special to me.
Johnny was a wonderful man when he and I would speak on the phone I couldn’t help but think that I was speaking to Elvis himself….it was an eerily feeling…..I will always remember Johnny Harra and feel so blessed to have him in my two ETA/Elvis Books ALL THE KING’S MEN and NEXT GENERATION KING’S. He was one of the last true Elvis Legends and I will miss him for sure as will most others. It is great to see that people like you are taking the time to remember him by creating a wonderful heartfelt website in his honor!
I am an old girlfriend of Johnnys from before, during and after the Silvererbird. He was a great guy and I have so many great memories of time we spent together. I can’t believe he’s not with us anymore, it makes me so sad. He will be missed very much by many people. Diane
I knew Johnny for 34 yrs, and have that many and more memories of him. i was with him all day on tues before he died the following weekend. my world as i knew it no longer exists. i was able to set and hold his hand for about 30 min and then i had to leave as i knew they were going to turn off machine . he was such a great wit , i always told him if he couldn,t sing he could surely be a comedian. i was there opening night in dec of 1977 when he opened at the mint hotel he was so nervous but that only added to the show as he did moves that were off the chart. he went with my parents and i from vegas to burbank in their motor home so he could audition for the part in the movie. of course we know he got it.i will never forget him and i will always, always love him.
Words cant describe Johnny Harra however if you knew him your heart sure could.I will always cherish the times we had together.Johnny was the person who could always make things better on a bad day.Myself and family will never forget you will always have the most love and respect for you.You were part of our family..As you asked the last time I talked to you to never forget you I can tell you I wont.Its up to us to let you die..If we hold you close to our heart and keep your memory alive you will live forever..And buddy I promise you will. I love you and miss you more everyday not a day will go by with out thinking of you.I will love you forever intill i get to see you again I LOVE YOU. Adios.
I agree with you Charlie, words cannot describe Johnny but like you said your heart sure can. I will remember him always and never a day goes by that I dont think about him. He will forever hold a very special place in my heart, for now and into eternity I pray I get to see him on the other side. “Love and Miss You Johnny”
Johnny is very special, and has a very very special place in our hearts. R.I.P. Johnny, we miss you everyday of our life
Johnny it was great knowing you and I want to thank you for recording my song Is The King Still Alive I think he did thru you bud Thanks again …Jim Kern
Superb! Thank God for this site, Johnny deserves it!
I live only a few miles from where Johnny is buried. I would like to go a visit his grave and leave some flowers. I do not know where his grave is located so I need your help in finding it. They will not disclose that information since I am not a family member. If you can give me some landmarks I can surely locate it. There was not enough for me to go on in the No Flowers site. Please give me somemore information so I can go visit. I was a huge fan and saw him several times in Vegas. I have tried to follow him through the years. Sadly enough I am just learning of his death. Any help you can give me would be great. I can gladly take some pictures for you also.
Beth I added a link on the post about no flowers on Johnnys grave to a virtual gravesite that I set up for Johnny and at the bottom of the page it gives the information you need.
Thank you so much, I will appreciate it deeply if you put flowers on his grave.
You are so awesome for helping me solve this mystery about Johnny.
I never got to see Johnny, I wish i had, But I hope to be able to know him through his close friends & family. a lot of people loved him, & i can see why. From what everyone say’s, he was as close to the “Real Elvis” as anything I have ever known. His love for his fans , I heard the true story about Johnny giving his car to a woman on the side of the highway on a very very hot afternoon in Texas, She was walking carrying her infant son, I heard Johnny just pulled over & asked to take her where she was going. Then he just decided to give her his car, so she didn’t have to ever walk again. He sounded like a Godsend to so many people. I hope to help keep his memory alive, just as I try to keep Elvis alive in my tribute shows. Love ya all, God Bless, Ray
Ray I can tell you that happen because I was really tired from walking lol. He had a heart of gold and would and did give his last $20 dollars to help someone. Johnny had many friends in his life most witch used him for there own glory very sad a man with a heart the size of Texas had so many in his life like this. Johnny was a special person and not for Elvis but because of who he was and how he lived his life. He got happiness from making everyone else happy and if he was having the worst day he still made everyone he came in contact with happy and always did what ever it took to put a smile on their face. That is the type of person Johnny was. I will do all I can for the rest of my life to keep his memory and the type of person he was alive forever.
I met Johnny when he was performing at the
Silverbird— we became good friends he always had
An ear to listen to my problems I was going
Through a divorce at the time we spent more
Time on the phone than we did getting together
I will always remember his kind words and his
Kind heart to me and others that was who he was
A very loving man besides being an amazing
Entertainer He will be missed RIP xoxo Fern
I grew up knowing Johnny Harra , I was about 9 years old when my oldest sister and mom had started the very first fan club for Johnny Harra. It was called: “THE JOHNNY HARRA BURNING LOVE FAN CLUB” it was in Boulder Colorado my sister Annette Romero at the time was the president of the fan club. We had the most awesome experience . Johnny Harra stayed at our home and we would go to the night clubs where he performed and watched, and screamed as he would throw scarves out into the audience. We all loved him very much, we too have our own memories of Johnny Harra,
And he will forever be in our hearts as well. I’m 45 years old now and I am so excited that he made it big . We all knew he would someday. We love and miss you Johnny!!!!
Diana, I remember that, I was just web surfing and found this. I didn’t know, he was really a great person. I remember he performed at the blue note.
Johnny was awesome! He is missed very much!!!!
Johnny was so awesome, I was lucky enough to see him live once, Ive also seen Elvis live as well. Seeing Johnny was just like being at an Elvis concert. Miss you Johnny!
What a beautiful memorial for Johnny! Im so happy to see someone doing this for him. I didnt know him but did see him in concert, all I could think was “wow” he was soooo much like Elvis, I kind of always wondered if maybe he was. I guess thats wishful thinking. Johnny will be miss by many. R.I.P. Johnny
I love Johnny Harra, and he’s a great singer, All the stuff you posted is awesome, and terrific, R.I.P. Johnny, we miss you.
Johnny was definitely the next best thing to the real deal. Rest In Peace Johnny
The world was crushed by the untimely death of Elvis; but God was gracious. To ease the pain, the Lord hand picked Johnny Harra to stand in the gap. And what a gap he filled.
Johnny became Elvis! How great is our God? He did not leave us comfortless.
Johnny is gone and we are not without his presence. Through his recordings and his videos, Johnny once again takes the stage. But that one question remains: Is it Elvis or is it Johnny? Forever yours Johnny, Barry Porter.
I didn’t know Johnny personally but I watched a video where some folks were having an argument over a scarf he handed out. all of a sudden he sees what’s going on and stops the music. he directs himself to the two folks arguing and goes on tell them that’s it’s not nice to fight and argue over the scarf and hands the one that didn’t have one and settle the argument…I thought that was so kool of him to take the time to help settle that nonsense man!!!
Go Johnny, God Bless Him…Ernest
we will miss you
Love your website! I always thought Johnny was the best ETA ever, he was so much like Elvis, it really makes you wonder.
Awesome Website! Johnny was the next best thing to Elvis! Looking forward to more posts
I never got the chance to meet Johnny in person, I did see him on T.V. and watched him in This Is Elvis, makes ya wonder if that was a subtle hint…..he was so much like Elvis.
Although I never got to meet Johnny he had such a beautiful voice and sounded just like Elvis. R.I.P. Johnny
You were So Great in life I Never thought We would Lose You So Soon..Not Fair I Never got to tell You Goodbye..But am privileged that I Knew you Since 1988..Met you at The Weatherford Texas Opry on my 29th Birthday and Never to This Day have I EVER Met Anyone Like You Johnny..You Gave Your All To Everybody and Some Didn’t realize Just What a wonderful Person You Were! I Did..I Just didn’t Get to See you As often as I would have Loved to..You Did your Music So Beautifully..We still Listen to your CD’S and it’s hard to Listen Knowing I or We can’t tell you AGAIN how Wonderful you Sound..Well I Could Go on and On About how you Touched Our Lives..But I Loved you From the Very First time We Met You Johnny!! You Were and Still are Like Family..I miss you Just Knowing I cant talk to you..And You may be Gone from Here on This earth.. But We Will NEVER EVER Forget You! <3 <3 Love Debbie
Had A Chance To Hear Johnny On Tribute Stage And He Was A Great And Awesomeee Singer This Is Something Very Special That One Did For Him Ive Heard Stories About Him But Never Got To See Him In Person We Missed You A Lot On The Stage And Will Miss You Always May You Sing With The Angels Johnny We Loved And Miss You Very Much R I P Always And Forever In Our Hearts Love Wanda
I really like what you are doing for Mr. Harra, Im so glad I found your website. Please keep it up.
that is 1 of the best ELVIS act i’ve heard in a long time sorry to hear he is not hear any more.He is with the KING now ELVIS .
Nice to see what youre doing here in Johnny’s memory………Im sure he is looking down and smiling!
I really wish that everyone who knew my dad could put one dollar to put towards his headstone so that whom ever wanted to visit his grave site would know where to go!!! I would pay for it myself but life has been very difficult for me right now!!! I do know that they did a show and it was suppose to be for my dad’s headstone i thought!!! WOW!!!! I get so tired of people sayin they will do whatever they can and dont do nothing!! So to those people dont say anything at all!!!! And to my Daddy i hope you are resting peaceful and i am so sorry for all the stupid drama!!!!! I love you so very much!!!!
Lisa, I did send money towards your Dads funeral, My husband had lost his job but we still sent money and flowers. Im sorry there is so much drama surrounding your dad. He was awesome and Ill love him forever!
Thank you sandi bless your heart!!!
I was on a site called IHEARTELVIS.NET which I followed a link to this site, I had never really listened to Johnny Harra til now, my God he sounds just like Elvis!
This is the sweetest site Ive seen for Johnny yet…….Good work hun!
Great site you have here for Mr. Harra
you’ll be missed! ONE OF BEST OF ALLTIME!!!!
Wow listening to Johnny on you tube and that amazing voice its hard to tell the difference between Johnny and Elvis…… R.I.P. Johnny…
I never had the pleasure of meeting Johnny,,i would just like to add my name to the wonderful tributes left for him. I hope that if his family or friends see all the glowing remarks made in his memory it will give some comfort.
There is no right time to go,,i pray that for johnny he is with Elvis and all the greats that sadly left us all to soon,
R. I.P. Johnny i salute you.
What A Beautiful Tribute To Johnny, God Bless His Friends And Family, especially whoever made this site for him.
Finally a website with some real info about Johnny Harra, its very hard to find anything about him, thank you so much I really enjoyed reading all of this and all the pictures, he will be missed very much.
Johnny Harra was an excellent man and entertainer, May he rest in peace.
although i did not know him he was FANTASTIC in this is elvis R.I.P. xxx
I did’nt know who Johnny Harra with living in England but because of Sandi i am able to read about this man and listen to his music , i have never ever seen anyone else that looks so much like Elvis.!! It is so very sad that he is no longer here but through Sandi and many others his memory will live on . I will continue to look at pictures of Johnny and listen to his music. Thank you Sandi. Love Marlene xxxx
Johnny was absolutely a beautiful man! I was able to see him i concert one time in Texas, man was he like Elvis, gave ya the same feeling Elvis did. I had always wanted to ask if maybe he was really Elvis.
You can definitely see your Love for Mr Harra, I think that is wonderful, he seemed to be a wonderful person just like Elvis.
So sad the world lost Elvis then Johnny, nothing will ever be the same. Beautiful men with beautiful voices and hearts of gold. Its hard to believe they were two different people.
I met Johnny Harra when I was 10 years old. The Smith Family became his friends. He was such a very nice and wonderful man. We went over to his house and he would come over to our house. We always went to see him perform on stage. He was so much like Elvis, He could have been his twin. And He sounded so much like him too. We really loved Johnny for just being hisself. He will be truly missed everyday. I wish I knew where his grave was located so I could put flowers on his grave to myself. He was a very special friend to our family. We really do miss him! I hope the family is doing fine through this tough time. Rest in peace Johnny!!
Cindy he has been laid to rest at Laurel land Cemetery In Ft Worth Tx plot #50
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78441653
R.I.P Mr Harra, you are missed very much!
Johnny Harra totally leaves me speechless, I listened to the videos you have posted on here, I couldnt believe how much he looks and sounds like Elvis. I’m sorry he is gone you seem to miss him so much, but selfishly I wish he were still here I would love to be able to see him perform live.
Hello, First I want to say how sorry I am you lost your friend who obviously meant the world to you. Second I’d like to thank you for honoring him this way, I was only lucky enough to see him once wish it would have been more, wow what a talent. The world truly did lose a shining star.
Saw Johnny in This is Elvis, gotta thank him for giving us fans a small glimpse of what the upstairs at Graceland looks like behind those locked doors, RIP Johnny “TCB”
Kevin K.
Hello, i am Magdalena Craig and I’ve got to state that ” Johnny Harra The Legend – In memory of Johnny ” is truly a tremendous Website.
Sandi, very nice site. Tell Charlie I will be back in Fl in October I will give him a call. I knew Johnny pretty well. The last time we talked he talked about you I can tell he loved you, as much as you loved him. I know how very proud you made him. Keep doing what your doing and being yourself God has a big plan for you. Take Care . M-Tillis.
I appreciate that you have this website for Johnny Harra, its so hard to find anything about him.
Johnny Harra…..Is Deeply Missed But Not Forgotten He is Singin In Heaven With The Angels He Is Loved Always And Forever,Rest In Peace Johnny We Love You.
I am in a kind of shock as I knew Johnny very well for a period in Las Vegas. I met him when he was at the Mint and we dated a few times. I knew him at the Silver Bird when his life was threatened and when he was in the hospital and when he got out he came to see me. We lost contact over the years but I never forgot him. He was everything I felt Elvis Presley would have been. He was a perfect gentleman and very polite. My mother said she always knew when he called the house, that it was him because he sounded so much like Elvis. I had even met his daughter, Lisa Marie and his mother and father. Somehow at that time, when I was so heartbroken over the death of Elvis, he made up for it. I actually thought, for years, that maybe he really was Elvis and this was his way of continuing to perform without all the fans destroying his life. I am very saddened by his passing….I will, indeed, miss him terribly. I feel like I have lost “my Elvis”! I will always love him for the wonderful entertainer and person he was! R.I.P. my friend!
Eternal Love
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