Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guita

Is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he co-founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.

Is a pop-rock artist who was born and raised in London, England. In press interviews and promotional

Is a pop-rock artist who was born and raised in London, England. In press interviews and promotional materials he cited his influence by the music of Elvis Presley and other Rock 'n' Roll stars such as Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and Tommy Steele. His mana

Was an American singer. He was a featured performer on the TV variety program The Lawrence Welk Show

Was an American singer. He was a featured performer on the TV variety program The Lawrence Welk Show during its entire broadcast run from 1955 to 1982.Born in Madisonville, Kentucky, he was serving in the United States Army after World War II when he was hit with the "show business" bug. He first sang in public during a military play while the sets were being changed and, upon his discharge from the Army, set out for Hollywood to learn his craft at the Herbert Wall Music School. In 1954 he was hired by Lawrence Welk as a soloist when Welk's orchestra performed on local television station KTLA and at the Aragon Ballroom in Santa Monica, California. A year later, when the Lawrence Welk orchestra made the move to national television on ABC, Roberts' natural singing talents made him nationally famous.

Is an American soul singer and older brother of David Ruffin, one of the lead singers for The Tempta

Is an American soul singer and older brother of David Ruffin, one of the lead singers for The Temptations. Jimmy himself was offered a chance to sing with the Temptations, but he declined in favor of David.

Is a Scottish pop singer, born and raised in Glasgow. He had considerable success in the 1980s with

Is a Scottish pop singer, born and raised in Glasgow. He had considerable success in the 1980s with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, and has also had a successful solo career.

Was an American blues singer.James Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. He first attracted atte

Was an American blues singer.James Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. He first attracted attention singing with Teddy Weatherford's band in Calcutta, India, which made regular radio broadcasts over the U. S. Armed Forces Radio Service during World War II. Witherspoon made his first records with Jay McShann's band in 1945. In 1949, recording under his own name with the McShann band, he had his first hit, "Ain't Nobody's Business", a song which came to be regarded as his signature tune. In 1950 he had hits with two more songs closely identified with him: "No Rollin' Blues" and "Big Fine Girl". Another classic Witherspoon composition is "Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough".

Was a was Hungarian pop singer.Between 1982 and 1986 he worked in the US on the club circuit before

Was a was Hungarian pop singer.Between 1982 and 1986 he worked in the US on the club circuit before returning to Hungary. His breakthrough came in the early 1990s when Zambo was voted Hungary's singer of the year in 1993.

A Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, actor, seiyu and television personality. Akanishi is a member of

A Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, actor, seiyu and television personality. Akanishi is a member of the popular J-pop boy band, KAT-TUN, and one of the group's main vocalists. Since the group's debut in 2006, it has achieved 10 consecutive number ones (including studio albums) on the Oricon charts.[1]Akanishi is also a budding actor with roles in the second season of popular NTV school drama, Gokusen, and Yukan Club. He is also a co-host of KAT-TUN's own variety show, Cartoon KAT-TUN, and used to host a radio program called R-One KAT-TUN with bandmate Junnosuke Taguchi from October 2007 to March 2008. Akanishi is also arguably one of the more popular members of the group being frequently cited as one of the most appealing male celebrities in Japan today.[2][3][4]

Grand Jin is an American rapper . He is the first Asian American solo rapper to be signed to a major

Grand Jin is an American rapper . He is the first Asian American solo rapper to be signed to a major record label.[1][2]

Was a Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty.

Was a Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty.

Also known as JY Park (or simply JYP) is a South Korean singer, songwriter, producer and the current

Also known as JY Park (or simply JYP) is a South Korean singer, songwriter, producer and the current CEO/founder of JYP Entertainment, a major artist management/record label of Asian pop music. Over the past 14 years, JY Park has not only become Asia's most prominent musician, but has also become the pioneer and innovative leader of the entertainment business in Asia.

Was a Chinese music theorist, mathematician and astrologer born in present-day Puyang, Henan during

Was a Chinese music theorist, mathematician and astrologer born in present-day Puyang, Henan during the Han Dynasty. He is most known for being the first to notice how closely a succession of 53 just fifths approximates 31 octaves. This observation would much later lead to the discovery of 53 equal temperament.

After her father's death, during the Cultural Revolution, she was forced to work in a physical labor

After her father's death, during the Cultural Revolution, she was forced to work in a physical labor camp in the middle of the Gobi Desert, until the age of sixteen, when she walked out of the desert on foot one moonlit night. Following her escape, she became a nurse aid, and at the age of eighteen entered the nursing school at an Army hospital in southern China. A year later, again at the hand of the government, she was sent to study music at the Conservatory of Music in Shanghai, where she majored in piano performance and composition. Jing Jing would never forget her teachers like Chengang and Sang Tong,

A Thai mor lam, luk thung and pop music singer. She is one of the most popular and prolific of the a

A Thai mor lam, luk thung and pop music singer. She is one of the most popular and prolific of the artists in the mor lam (Thai country) and luk thung (Thai pop-country) genres, having released 40 original albums as well as many compilations. She records roughly equal amounts of mor lam and luk thung, but two of her best-known songs are the string (Thai pop) hits "Ma Tammai" and "Faen Ja," recorded with Bird McIntyre. She is also sometimes known by her nickname Jin or the epithet sao siang pin (Thai: ???????????, meaning "lute-voiced girl").

Was a Japanese painter. He is in most sources named as the founder of the Gutai group in 1954. Yoshi

Was a Japanese painter. He is in most sources named as the founder of the Gutai group in 1954. Yoshihara wrote the "Gutai Manifesto" in 1956. This leader of the "Gutai" group - a group of internationally acclaimed avant-garde artists representative of Japan's post-war art world. He worked in surrealist and abstract expressionist painting styles before turning, in his final years, to the repeated depiction of circles reminiscent of "satori," the enlightenment of Zen. This white circle made by leaving the canvas unpainted while painting the background black. When asked about his circles, Yoshihara said that he could not manage to paint even one circle with satisfaction, an indication of the depths of his pursuit of this form. Indeed, no two of his circles are shaped exactly alike.

He received his BFA in painting from the Sir J. J. School of Art in Mumbai in 1996. Kallat's paintin

He received his BFA in painting from the Sir J. J. School of Art in Mumbai in 1996. Kallat's paintings are often monumental, his largest painting being 8 x 20 feet (2.5 x 7 meters) in size. His subject matters are often self referential, depicting himself, his wife, and other members of his family. Kallat's methodology involves a heavy reliance on photography, giving his paintings an appearance that resembles popular advertisement. His paintings are created by building up numerous layers of paint and collage that are then allowed to dry. He then peels away portions of the paint layers to create the imagery of his paintings. This methodology also adds to the commercial appearance of his work, he also comments that the rough chipped and graffiti like surfaces in combination of the large sizes gives his paintings the feeling of an old Mumbai wall. Though Jitish Kallat still works and lives in Mumbai he has exhibited internationally including Britain, Germany, and the United States.

Is an American musician and singer-songwriter based in New York City who has toured throughout the U

Is an American musician and singer-songwriter based in New York City who has toured throughout the United States extensively in support of his own records and also with other bands including Jamie Cullum, Newton Faulkner, Pete Yorn, Edwin McCain, Sister Hazel, Joan Osborne, Keb Mo, Hootie and the Blowfish. Appleton has been described by the Washington Post as a songwriter with a “pop-rock sound but with considerably more edgy energy, adding figurative lightning to the stormy night.”

Is a football (soccer) player from Swatragh, Northern Ireland. He currently plays as a central midfi

Is a football (soccer) player from Swatragh, Northern Ireland. He currently plays as a central midfielder for the Australian A-League team Sydney FC.McFlynn began his footballing career in England as an apprentice at Queens Park Rangers in 1996. McFlynn made only two first-team appearances in his five-year stay at the club - his first-team debut was made on 28 April 2001. He was released in 2001 and signed for Woking. Terry made 10 appearances for the West Surrey club scoring only once, in a short half year deal.

Was an Indian tabla player and musicologist.He worked for 15 years in All India Radio as a producer

Was an Indian tabla player and musicologist.He worked for 15 years in All India Radio as a producer of music, making very significant contributions in classical music, light music, modern, orchestral, choral and percussion styles[neutrality disputed]. He took part in valuable discussions, talks and interviews in Hindi, Bengali and English[citation needed]. He also began the “Ramayangeeti” a fusion of traditional and modern Indian music.

Is an American pop singer.Campbell began attending music school at the age of four, and won many hon

Is an American pop singer.Campbell began attending music school at the age of four, and won many honors as a drum majorette at Fletcher High School. In 1954 she travelled Europe as a dancer, then moved to New York, where she joined the Johnny Conrad Dance

Was a English blues singer and guitarist.Few women were singing or playing the blues during the '60s

Was a English blues singer and guitarist.Few women were singing or playing the blues during the '60s, let alone with her skill or understanding of early blues styles. Jo Ann had a voice far bigger than her slight frame would suggest; with a rich, deep, tonal quality that could easily have come from Dinah Washington or Sister Rosetta Tharpe. After establishing a musical partnership with the British blues musician Tony McPhee, Kelly appeared on two McPhee compiled albums for Liberty Records, 'Me And The Devil' (1968) and 'I Asked for Water, She Gave Me Gasoline' (1969). At the end of the '60s, with an album on a major record label in the United States, it seemed that she might be spirited away there and moulded into another Janis Joplin. Both Johnny Winter and the seminal LA blues band Canned Heat tried to recruit Kelly into their ranks, but her allegiance was to England and the nightclub club scene, although, the '70s and '80s would fail to support her financially and so she took to the European circuit, latterly with the guitarist Pete Emery or in bands.[2]

Is an American artist identified as a pioneer[citation needed] in minimalist art.Her later works spe

Is an American artist identified as a pioneer[citation needed] in minimalist art.Her later works speak to Baer's own refutation of minimalism as a vessel for the death of painting, in favor of object-making. In 1975, at the height of her career and on the heels of a major retrospective at New York's Whitney Museum, Baer left behind the pressures of the New York art market and shifted from abstraction to the use of a structural imagery.[clarification needed]

Was an American sculptor of Russian-Jewish descent. Although he specialized in realistic, intense po

Was an American sculptor of Russian-Jewish descent. Although he specialized in realistic, intense portrait busts, Davidson did not require his subjects to formally pose for him; rather, he observed and spoke with them. He worked primarily with clay, while the final products were typically cast in terra-cotta, marble and bronze.In 1911 Davidson secured his first solo gallery shows; in 1934 he won the National Academy of Design's Maynard Prize, and in 1947 the American Academy of Arts and Letters hosted a retrospective featuring nearly 200 of his works. He was one of 250 sculptors who exhibited in the 3rd Sculpture International held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the summer of 1949.

Was an American singer of traditional pop music and jazz standards whose career spanned the late 193

Was an American singer of traditional pop music and jazz standards whose career spanned the late 1930s through the early 1960s. Stafford was greatly admired for the purity of her voice and was considered one of the most versatile vocalists of the era.

A Belgian singer born in Gembloux, Namur. Beyond her native country, she is also popular in France,

A Belgian singer born in Gembloux, Namur. Beyond her native country, she is also popular in France, Switzerland, Canada, and the Netherlands. [1]Jo Lemaire debuted musically in the late 1970s with her musical group, "Jo Lemaire + Flouze". The group saw true success with the release of their album Pigmy World in 1981. That album, containing the moody synthpop hit Je suis venue te dire que je m'en vais, propelled the singer into stardom all over Europe and Canada. In 1982, the group separated, and Lemaire continued her career as a solo artist. She divorced Philippe Depireux, a fellow former bandmember, and moved to Bilzen with her new partler, Fa Vanham.