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"'''My name is Jon Daker'''" is an internet [[viral video]] of a recital at [[First United Methodist Church (Peoria, Illinois)|First United Methodist Church]] in [[Peoria, Illinois]], US in 1990 that was broadcast as part of a [[public access TV]] program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aigner |first=Jonathan |date=February 21, 2022 |title=His Name Was Jon Daker, and May He Rest in Peace |url=https://www.patheos.com/blogs/ponderanew/2022/02/21/his-name-was-jon-daker-and-may-he-rest-in-peace/ }}</ref> It has been viewed more then 5 million times on [[YouTube]]. In the video a member of the church Jon Daker is accompanied by a pianist as he sings renditions of "[[Christ the Lord Is Risen Today]]" and "[[That's Amore]]." While performing he uses unusual phrasing, pauses randomly, and appears to forget song lyrics. Daker died in 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2022 |title='My name is Jon Daker': Awkward performance immortalized Peoria singer with internet fame |url=https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2022/04/04/jon-daker-peoria-singer-stumbled-into-internet-fame-dies-82/7158315001/|newspaper=Peoria Journal Star}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailynebraskan.com/culture/youtube-pick-the-incredible-singing-of-john-daker/article_53c8d112-debb-11e6-941d-4b8519c9384d.html|title=YouTube pick: The incredible singing of John Daker|first=Jake|last=Larsen|date=January 20, 2017|website=The Daily Nebraskan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Justin |date=February 12, 2010 |title=My name is John Daker |url=https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/hello-my-name-is-john-daker/}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|date=April 14, 2022 |title='My name is Jon Daker' |work=Pekin Daily Times (IL) |url=https://www.newslibrary.com/newspapers?sort=dsc&formType=basic&alltext=%22john%20daker%22}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |date=April 13, 2022 |title='My name is Jon Daker' |work=Daily Ledger (Canton, IL) |url=https://www.newslibrary.com/newspapers?sort=dsc&formType=basic&alltext=%22john%20daker%22}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |date=April 13, 2022 |title=Awkward performance immortalized singer with internet fame |work=The Times Record (Aledo, IL) |url=https://www.newslibrary.com/newspapers?sort=dsc&formType=basic&alltext=%22john%20daker%22}}</ref>
"'''My name is Jon Daker'''" is an internet [[viral video]] of a recital at [[First United Methodist Church (Peoria, Illinois)|First United Methodist Church]] in [[Peoria, Illinois]], US in 1990 that was broadcast as part of a [[public access TV]] program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aigner |first=Jonathan |date=February 21, 2022 |title=His Name Was Jon Daker, and May He Rest in Peace |url=https://www.patheos.com/blogs/ponderanew/2022/02/21/his-name-was-jon-daker-and-may-he-rest-in-peace/ }}</ref> It has been viewed more then 5 million times on [[YouTube]]. In the video a member of the church Jon Daker is accompanied by a pianist as he sings renditions of "[[Christ the Lord Is Risen Today]]" and "[[That's Amore]]." While performing he uses unusual phrasing, pauses randomly, and appears to forget song lyrics. Daker died in 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2022 |title='My name is Jon Daker': Awkward performance immortalized Peoria singer with internet fame |url=https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2022/04/04/jon-daker-peoria-singer-stumbled-into-internet-fame-dies-82/7158315001/|newspaper=Peoria Journal Star}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailynebraskan.com/culture/youtube-pick-the-incredible-singing-of-john-daker/article_53c8d112-debb-11e6-941d-4b8519c9384d.html|title=YouTube pick: The incredible singing of John Daker|first=Jake|last=Larsen|date=January 20, 2017|website=The Daily Nebraskan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Justin |date=February 12, 2010 |title=My name is John Daker |url=https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/hello-my-name-is-john-daker/}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|date=April 14, 2022 |title='My name is Jon Daker' |work=Pekin Daily Times (IL) |url=https://www.newslibrary.com/newspapers?sort=dsc&formType=basic&alltext=%22john%20daker%22}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |date=April 13, 2022 |title='My name is Jon Daker' |work=Daily Ledger (Canton, IL) |url=https://www.newslibrary.com/newspapers?sort=dsc&formType=basic&alltext=%22john%20daker%22}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |date=April 13, 2022 |title=Awkward performance immortalized singer with internet fame |work=The Times Record (Aledo, IL) |url=https://www.newslibrary.com/newspapers?sort=dsc&formType=basic&alltext=%22john%20daker%22}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |date=November/01/2012 |title=25 Awesome things... and Bacon |pages=82-83 |work=Group Magazine |url=https://ymlibrary.com/download/Youth-Ministry/25%20Awesome%20Things%20-%20And%20Bacon.pdf |archive-url=https://archive.org/details/25-awesome-things-and-bacon}}</ref>


The [[Blue Man Group]] who are fans of Daker invited him in 2016 to meet with them backstage when they were playing a show in Peoria.<ref name=":0"/>
The [[Blue Man Group]] who are fans of Daker invited him in 2016 to meet with them backstage when they were playing a show in Peoria.<ref name=":0"/>

Revision as of 09:05, 12 November 2023

My name is Jon Daker
File:My name is Jon Daker video.png
Jon Daker as seen in the video
StarringJon Daker
Release date
1990 (1990)
CountryUSA

"My name is Jon Daker" is an internet viral video of a recital at First United Methodist Church in Peoria, Illinois, US in 1990 that was broadcast as part of a public access TV program.[1] It has been viewed more then 5 million times on YouTube. In the video a member of the church Jon Daker is accompanied by a pianist as he sings renditions of "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" and "That's Amore." While performing he uses unusual phrasing, pauses randomly, and appears to forget song lyrics. Daker died in 2022.[2] [3][4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

The Blue Man Group who are fans of Daker invited him in 2016 to meet with them backstage when they were playing a show in Peoria.[2]

Background

Jon Daker was born November 19, 1939 in Peoria.[2]

References

  1. ^ Aigner, Jonathan (February 21, 2022). "His Name Was Jon Daker, and May He Rest in Peace".
  2. ^ a b c "'My name is Jon Daker': Awkward performance immortalized Peoria singer with internet fame". Peoria Journal Star. 2022.
  3. ^ Larsen, Jake (January 20, 2017). "YouTube pick: The incredible singing of John Daker". The Daily Nebraskan.
  4. ^ Taylor, Justin (February 12, 2010). "My name is John Daker".
  5. ^ "'My name is Jon Daker'". Pekin Daily Times (IL). April 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "'My name is Jon Daker'". Daily Ledger (Canton, IL). April 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Awkward performance immortalized singer with internet fame". The Times Record (Aledo, IL). April 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "25 Awesome things... and Bacon". Group Magazine. November/01/2012. pp. 82–83. {{cite news}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)


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