Born in Flint, Michigan, United States, Mark Lincoln Braun was the youngest of the three children of Phil and Sally Braun. He became interested in the piano through recordings that his father had played and began studying under the likes of Boogie Woogie Red and other famous area musicians.
Mark Lincoln Braun, born in Flint, Michigan, United States, was the third child of Phil and Sally Braun. His interest in the piano developed from his father's recordings and he later studied with notable area musicians such as Boogie Woogie Red and others.