John Michael Barone (born June 28, 1946) is an American organist, radio host, and producer, specializing in the pipe organ.

He was the classical music director at Minnesota Public Radio for 25 years and hosted broadcasts of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and MPR's The New Releases.

[2][3] Barone's interest in organ music began in his teens, at first listening to recordings, then playing at his hometown church in Kingston, Pennsylvania.

In 1982, he created a 14-episode series of live performance recordings, derived in large part from concerts during the 1980 National Convention of the American Guild of Organists (AGO).

These milestones were celebrated, in conjunction with the Twin Cities chapter of the AGO, with a special concert and reception at the Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, involving eight local organists, one guest player, and the largest mechanical-action pipe organ in the Upper Midwest.