Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a painter, printmaker and collage artist. He came to the United States at an early age and studie

Is a painter, printmaker and collage artist. He came to the United States at an early age and studied art at Cooper Union in New York City. He continued his studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and later with Josef Albers at the University of Hawaii. While still a student, he went to work during summer vacation in the art department of a San Francisco engraving firm, which led to his start as a color etcher.

He was born in London to Irish Catholic immigrants, his father from Tuam, County Galway, and his mot

He was born in London to Irish Catholic immigrants, his father from Tuam, County Galway, and his mother from Shanagarry,County Cork. He grew up on a council estate in Finsbury Park, North London with three younger brothers. At the age of seven, he contracted spinal meningitis, putting him in and out of comas for half a year and erasing most of his memory.

Was an American singer who performed with The Four Freshmen from 1956 — 1982.Albers sang with The

Was an American singer who performed with The Four Freshmen from 1956 — 1982.Albers sang with The Stuarts Quartet prior to joining The Four Freshmen in 1956. One of Albers' first appearances as a member of The Four Freshmen was a live telecast of The Ray Anthony Show in 1956.

Is an English singer, bass guitarist and guitarist.Born in Willington, Derbyshire, Wetton grew up in

Is an English singer, bass guitarist and guitarist.Born in Willington, Derbyshire, Wetton grew up in Bournemouth, Dorset. He has been a professional singer/songwriter/musician since the late 1960s as a member of such progressive rock bands as Mogul Thrash

Was an Irish ballad singer from Coolback, Fanad, County Donegal, Ireland.John came into the business

Was an Irish ballad singer from Coolback, Fanad, County Donegal, Ireland.John came into the business during the showband era as a lead singer with the Classic Showband. In the late 60's his decided to retire from the bandstand and the recording of Mulroy Bay was intended to be his swan song, but the song was such a success that it launched John into a solo career. John went on to record fourteen albums during his career.

Is an Irish multi-media artist whose work often contrasts material, image and reference in an unusua

Is an Irish multi-media artist whose work often contrasts material, image and reference in an unusual and humorous way. He attended the Belfast College of Art and now lives and works in Dublin.

Is an Irish painter currently living on the Beara peninsula, in West Cork.John Kingerlee was born in

Is an Irish painter currently living on the Beara peninsula, in West Cork.John Kingerlee was born in Birmingham, England in 1936. His Mother was related to Hogan's from County Cork and he was educated in a school run by the Marist Fathers. After living for twenty years in Cornwall in the far southwest of Britain, he moved in 1982 to an isolated farmhouse on the Beara Peninsula in West Cork, Ireland.

Is a Triple-platinum award-winning singer/producer/songwriter/radio presenter (Hit Music Station Per

Is a Triple-platinum award-winning singer/producer/songwriter/radio presenter (Hit Music Station Perfect 10, 98.7FM).As singer-songwriter, John first got public attention as lead singer with the group KICK! (Winner for Best Local Group! & Best local song “Jane” in the Music Awards 1994). The popularity of the group saw KICK! performing in front of capacity crowds of 40,000 to 60,000 people in Kuala Lumpur & Malacca respectively.

Is a singer-songwriter.Having had substantial success in South Africa in the early 1960s with his ba

Is a singer-songwriter.Having had substantial success in South Africa in the early 1960s with his band Johnny and the G-Men, as well as a solo artist, Kongos came to Britain to pursue his musical career. His first UK-based group, Floribunda Rose, formed in April 1967, comprised British musicians, Pete Clifford (guitar) and Jack Russell (bass, vocals), who'd come to South Africa in June 1965 with The 004; Dutch-born drummer Nick Dokter, a latter day member of 004; and Cyprus-born keyboard player Chris Demetriou from John E Sharpe & The Squires.

Is an artist based in Copenhagen.His paintings feature a mixture of figurative and abstract imagery

Is an artist based in Copenhagen.His paintings feature a mixture of figurative and abstract imagery rendered in watered-down acrylic.[1] Some common motifs are people, animals, boats and trees.[2] In addition to works on canvas, Korner also paints on ceramics.[3]

Better known as John K., is a Canadian animator.He is creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show and The Rippi

Better known as John K., is a Canadian animator.He is creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show and The Ripping Friends animated series, The Goddamn George Liquor Program, the first animated series made using Adobe Flash, as well as the founder of animation studio

Was an American painter, stained glass window maker, decorator, and writer.La Farge's inquiring mind

Was an American painter, stained glass window maker, decorator, and writer.La Farge's inquiring mind led him to experiment with color problems, especially in the medium of stained glass. He succeeded not only in rivaling the gorgeousness of the medieval w

Was an Irish artist.Wallace was born in Garvagh, Ireland. His family immigrated to the United States

Was an Irish artist.Wallace was born in Garvagh, Ireland. His family immigrated to the United States at the age of 4. He studied under Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. He posed for many of Eakins' works, and in 1881 became his assistant. In 1891, he moved to Omaha, Nebraska to take the position of Director of the Western Art Association.

Is a rock and roll and blues vocalist best known for his work with Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep and

Is a rock and roll and blues vocalist best known for his work with Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep and the Les Humphries Singers.Lawton began his musical career in North Shields, UK, in the early '60s with The Deans, a bunch of kids who decided at random tha

Was an Irish-born singer and actor best remembered for his portrayal of the comic baritone roles in

Was an Irish-born singer and actor best remembered for his portrayal of the comic baritone roles in the Savoy Operas.As a young actor, Le Hay traveled with a minstrel troupe, where his gift for ventriloquism was soon evident. He was engaged by Edgar Bruce

Was an influential American post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma County

Was an influential American post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi. From a musical family, he was a cousin of Earl Hooker. John was also influenced by his stepfather, a local blues guitarist, who learned in Shreveport, Louisiana to play a droning, one-chord blues that was strikingly different from the Delta blues of the time. John developed a half-spoken style that was his trademark. Though similar to the early Delta blues, his music was rhythmically free. John Lee Hooker could be said to embody his own unique genre of the blues, often incorporating the boogie-woogie piano style and a driving rhythm into his masterful and idiosyncratic blues guitar and singing. His best known songs include "Boogie Chillen" (1948) and "Boom Boom" (1962).

Was an English rock musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and peace activist who gained worldwide fa

Was an English rock musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. As a member of the group, Lennon was one of the lead vocalists and co-wrote the majority of the band's so

Was an American jazz guitarist. He is generally considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emergin

Was an American jazz guitarist. He is generally considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian and influencing countless others, including Pat Martino and Pat Metheny.

Was an American figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the silver medal at the 1947 Uni

Was an American figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the silver medal at the 1947 United States Figure Skating Championships and finished fourth at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

An American abstract expressionist painter who has worked in Paris since 1949.John Levee received a

An American abstract expressionist painter who has worked in Paris since 1949.John Levee received a master degree in philosophy from UCLA and became an aviator in the Second World War. After the war he decided to stay to work as a painter in Montparnasse. He studied art at the Art Center School in Los Angeles and at Academie Julian in Paris from 1949 to 1951.His early painting was inspired by the New York School of Abstract Expressionism, which included Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Ad Reinhardt, Willem de Kooning and Philip Guston, among others. After a period of hard-edge painting based on geometric abstraction in the 1960s, Levee returned to his more spontaneous Abstract Expressionism style, often using collage elements with loose brush work typical of lyrical abstraction.

Sometimes called "the American Hogarth" was America's first painter of genre scenes. Born in Germany

Sometimes called "the American Hogarth" was America's first painter of genre scenes. Born in Germany, he emigrated to Philadelphia in 1809 and soon became a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Initially influenced by Scotland's David Wilkie,

Is an Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist from Adelaide. He is best known as the lead singer

Is an Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist from Adelaide. He is best known as the lead singer for the folk group Redgum, with their chart-topping hit "I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)", a song exploring the psychological and medical side-effects of serving in the Australian forces during the Vietnam War.

Is a English actor and singer. As a singer he is best known for his hit song, "Johnny Remember Me" (

Is a English actor and singer. As a singer he is best known for his hit song, "Johnny Remember Me" (written by Geoff Goddard and produced by Joe Meek[1]), which reached Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1961.

An English classical pianist.Lill studied at the Royal College of Music and with Wilhelm Kempff. His

An English classical pianist.Lill studied at the Royal College of Music and with Wilhelm Kempff. His talent emerged at an early age, as he gave his first piano recital at the age of nine.[1] At age 18, he performed Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto under Sir Adrian Boult. This was followed by his much-acclaimed 1963 London debut playing Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 at the Royal Festival Hall. In 1970 he won the Moscow International Tchaikovsky Competition.

Was an American animator who worked for The Walt Disney Company. He is best known as one of Disney's

Was an American animator who worked for The Walt Disney Company. He is best known as one of Disney's Nine Old Men.Lounsbery was hired by Disney on July 2, 1935, beginning as an assistant animator on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He went on to work on n