Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer.Bishop learned piano, trumpet, and tuba when

Was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer.Bishop learned piano, trumpet, and tuba when young, and also played flugelhorn and mellophone. He attended Hendrix College, and played professionally with the Louisiana Ramblers in 1927, including in

Is an American blues guitarist/singer. Guitar One Magazine has stated that he might be the best guit

Is an American blues guitarist/singer. Guitar One Magazine has stated that he might be the best guitarist of his generation.Bonamassa's first solo album, "A New Day Yesterday", was released in 2000 and produced by the legendary Tom Dowd. Bonamassa added drummer Kenny Kramme and bassist Eric Czar as bandmates to tour and support the album.After touring to support his first album, Bonamassa and the band returned to the studio in 2002 and worked with producer Clif Magness to release his second album "So, It's Like That." The second album contained more traditional rock music than his previous studio album, attaining number one on the Billboard Blues Chart.

Was a jazz pianist who began by playing trumpet and piano with New York City dance bands. He joined

Was a jazz pianist who began by playing trumpet and piano with New York City dance bands. He joined Bunny Berigan's band in 1935, then left to join Muggsy Spanier's Ragtime Band in 1939. From the late 1930's through to the late 1940's he also worked with

Was an American blues singer and guitarist.His "Love Me Baby Blues" has been covered by various arti

Was an American blues singer and guitarist.His "Love Me Baby Blues" has been covered by various artists, e.g. (under the title of "France Chance") by Ry Cooder. Arhoolie Records recorded Callicott commercially in the mid-1960's. Some of his 1967 recording

Is an American jazz drummer, pianist, Vibraphonist and composer most notable for his work with Wayne

Is an American jazz drummer, pianist, Vibraphonist and composer most notable for his work with Wayne Shorter on the album Adam's Apple. He attended the Philadelphia Conservatory for one year. In the 1960s and 70s Chambers gigged with several high-profile

Is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritt

Is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, spastic physical performances, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles.

Is a British singer.In 1983 he recorded the theme songs to Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. The single, featuri

Is a British singer.In 1983 he recorded the theme songs to Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. The single, featuring "Breaking Away" and "That's Living Alright", reached number 3 in the UK singles chart in January 1984. The single was re-released when the programme was

Was an American tenor singer who was a member of The Lawrence Welk Show television program.Born to a

Was an American tenor singer who was a member of The Lawrence Welk Show television program.Born to an Irish-American family in Grand Island, Nebraska; Feeney first started singing as a boy soprano in his hometown's church choir and after high school, he landed a guest appearance on the show Youth Opportunity Hour. His mother Mary supported him in all of his activities. While he attended to his studies at the University of Nebraska, where he was also football quarterback, he entered several singing contests, which included a spot on the Arlene Francis program, Talent Patrol. [1] In 1956 while he was working at radio station WOW in Omaha, the station manager sent recordings of Feeney's voice to the Welk offices in Santa Monica, California where Lawrence Welk offered him a job on his show. He also attended Magnolia High School in West Virginia.

Was a Sean Nós singer from Carna in County Galway, Ireland. Heaney spent much of his life living in

Was a Sean Nós singer from Carna in County Galway, Ireland. Heaney spent much of his life living in England, Scotland and in New York City. From 1982 until 1984, Heaney was an artist-in-residence at the University of Washington in Seattle. The Joe Heaney Collection of the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives was established after Heaney's death in 1984. The Féile Chomórtha Joe Éinniú (Joe Heaney Commemorative Festival) is held every year in Carna.

Was a fiddler, lilter and singer from Antrim, Ireland.His brother Harry had brought him home a prese

Was a fiddler, lilter and singer from Antrim, Ireland.His brother Harry had brought him home a present of his first fiddle on his return from the Great War. Joe's first job was carrying the red warning flag in front of the steam roller, which took him travelling all around the country in a caravan. He took his fiddle on these trips. Some of the fiddle favourites included The Boys of Ballycastle, The Blackberry Blossom, Royal Charlie, Wellington’s Medal and Rodney’s Glory.

Is an English musician and singer-songwriter now living in Berlin, described as a unique and critica

Is an English musician and singer-songwriter now living in Berlin, described as a unique and critically acclaimed recording artist, whose five Grammy nominations span 1979 to 2001.[2] He is probably best-known for the 1979 hit song "Is She Really Going Ou

Was an Australian Bebop jazz vocalist based in Sydney.After leaving the army he studied with conduct

Was an Australian Bebop jazz vocalist based in Sydney.After leaving the army he studied with conductor and teacher of advanced harmony Roy Maling, and then introduced vocal bebop into Sydney clubs such as El Rocco, the Arabian, and the Mocambo. In 1949 he formed a vocal group with Ian Gunter, which worked at Sammy Lee's Club 47. He took on the stage name of Joe "Bebop" Lane.

Is an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer.Joe Louis Walker was born in 1949 in

Is an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer.Joe Louis Walker was born in 1949 in San Francisco. He came from a musical family, amidst the early influences of T-Bone Walker, BB King, Meade Lux Lewis, Amos Milburn

Is an animator, best known as the creator of Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo."My Dog Zero," relea

Is an animator, best known as the creator of Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo."My Dog Zero," released in 1992, was Murray's third independent film and first color film. Murray said that "My Dog Zero" was his "most gratifying" artistic project to date be

Is the lead guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and contributing songwriter for the roc

Is the lead guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and contributing songwriter for the rock band Aerosmith. He was ranked 48th in the Rolling Stone's list - The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. The paternal side of Perry's family are Portuguese, originally from Madeira. His grandfather changed the family's name from Pereira to Perry upon arriving in the United States of America. His maternal side is Italian, more specifically Neapolitan

A singer, keyboardist, saxophone player and composer. His father is Japanese while his mother is an

A singer, keyboardist, saxophone player and composer. His father is Japanese while his mother is an Han Chinese in Japan, thus he is mixed half-Chinese, half-Japanese. He is a former member of Romantic Mode. After spending many years as a studio musician, he became a producer under the MUV Rinoie Ltd. label.

Better known as George Leybourne, was an English music hall performer. Often nicknamed "Champagne Ch

Better known as George Leybourne, was an English music hall performer. Often nicknamed "Champagne Charlie", Leybourne is best-remembered as the lyricist for The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze.

Was an Italian singer and actor.His first success was the winning of the competition "Canzonissima"

Was an Italian singer and actor.His first success was the winning of the competition "Canzonissima" in 1959 with his version of the number one hit "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" by Domenico Modugno. In the same year he reached number two and number five in the Italian charts with "Ritroviamoci" and "Milioni di scintille".

A figurative painter based in Manchester, England. His work draws influences from cinematography to

A figurative painter based in Manchester, England. His work draws influences from cinematography to create frozen scenes detached from a wider context. His work has been shown internationally, including venues such as the House of Commons, Air Gallery, The Hospital (Covent Gardens) and Manchester City Art Gallery.

Is a Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter with a distinctive guitar sound.South had sever

Is a Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter with a distinctive guitar sound.South had several hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s with songs such as "Don't It Make You Wanna Go Home" and "Walk a Mile in My Shoes". His biggest and most remembered single was "Games People Play" (1968), a Top 10 hit on both sides of the Atlantic.

Was an American soul and Disco singer-songwriter most popular during the 1960s and 1970s leading the

Was an American soul and Disco singer-songwriter most popular during the 1960s and 1970s leading the Joe Tex Band. His style of speaking over music, which he called "rap", made him a predecessor of the modern style of music.

Is an American guitarist, songwriter, and rock musician. He has been a member of three successful ba

Is an American guitarist, songwriter, and rock musician. He has been a member of three successful bands, the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles. He has also experienced success as a solo artist.

Was a well-known jazz vocalist, and an elegant and sophisticated baritone singing a mixture of blues

Was a well-known jazz vocalist, and an elegant and sophisticated baritone singing a mixture of blues, ballads, popular songs, and jazz standaHe was born Joseph Goreed in the small farming town of Cordele, Georgia, on December 12, 1918. His father, Willie Goreed, left the family early on, but Williams's mother, Anne Beatrice Gilbert, who was no older than 18 when she had her only child, provided a strong emotional bond until her death in 1968. Soon after Williams was born, his mother moved them in with his grandparents, who had enough money to support an extended family. During this time, Anne Gilbert was saving for a move to Chicago. Once she had made the move—alone—she began saving the money that she earned cooking for wealthy Chicagoans so that her family could join her. By the time Williams was four, he, his grandmother, and his aunt had joined his mother in Chicago, where they would live for many years.ds.

Is a jazz pianist who currently leads The Bonner Party, a jazz quartet.On April 20, 1948 Joe Bonner

Is a jazz pianist who currently leads The Bonner Party, a jazz quartet.On April 20, 1948 Joe Bonner made his first appearance in Rocky Mount, N.C. Born to a musical family, an epic journey has led him to Denver, Colorado, to a life profound brilliance at

Is an American Singer-songwriter and a founding member of the music group Lamb.Chernoff was born in

Is an American Singer-songwriter and a founding member of the music group Lamb.Chernoff was born in August 1950 and was raised in Cincinnati in the 1950s and 1960s as part of one of the very few Messianic households. He and his younger brother David are t