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Jill Gibson
Jill Gibson is an American singer, photographer, and visual artist who briefly replaced Michelle Phillips in The Mamas & the Papas in 1966, sang with Jan & Dean, and photographed the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.
Jill Scott (singer)
Jill Scott (born 1972, Philadelphia) is an American neo-soul and R&B singer, poet, and actress. Her 2000 debut Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 went multiplatinum; she has won three Grammys from 14 nominations.
Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule (1959–2025) was a Denver-born American singer-songwriter whose 1995 queer pop hit "I Kissed a Girl" and Clueless single "Supermodel" marked her out from other folk-pop artists; she released 12 albums and died in a house fire.
Jillian Hervey
Jillian Hervey (born 1989), American singer-dancer, frontwoman of the New York electronic soul duo Lion Babe with producer Lucas Goodman; daughter of Vanessa Williams and Ramon Hervey II; breakout single "Treat Me Like Fire" (2012), albums Begin, Cosmic Wind, Rainbow Child; Pantene face and natural-hair advocate.
Jim Capaldi
Jim Capaldi (Nicola James Capaldi, 1944-2005), English drummer, singer, and lyricist who co-founded Traffic with Steve Winwood in 1967, co-wrote "Paper Sun" and "Dear Mr. Fantasy", scored the solo hit "Love Hurts", and entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
Jim Croce
Jim Croce (1943-1973), American singer-songwriter from South Philadelphia; hits "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and "Time in a Bottle"; died in a 1973 Louisiana plane crash at 30.
Jim Diamond (singer)
Jim Diamond (James Aaron Diamond, 1951–2015) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, lead singer of Ph.D. Known for "I Won't Let You Down" (No 3, 1982), the UK No 1 "I Should Have Known Better" (1984), and "Hi Ho Silver", theme of ITV's Boon (No 5, 1986).
Jim Dickinson
Jim Dickinson (James Luther Dickinson, 1941–2009) was a Memphis pianist, singer, and record producer: Dixie Flyers house band member, piano on the Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses," producer of Big Star's Third and the Replacements' Pleased to Meet Me, father of Luther and Cody Dickinson.
Jim Gordon (musician)
Jim Gordon (James Beck Gordon, 1945–2023) was an American session drummer and pianist who co-wrote Eric Clapton's "Layla" and recorded the "Apache" drum break that shaped hip-hop.
Jim Hall (musician)
Jim Hall (James Stanley Hall, 1930-2013) was an American jazz guitarist and composer, a 2004 NEA Jazz Master and DownBeat Hall of Fame inductee known for subtle, sparse improvisation and duets with Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond, and Ron Carter.
Jim James
Jim James, also known under the pseudonym Yim Yames, is the American singer-songwriter and producer fronting My Morning Jacket of Louisville, Kentucky, with solo albums from Tribute To (2009) to Wowed Out, plus Monsters of Folk and New Basement Tapes collaborations.
Jim Johnston (composer)
Jim Johnston (James Alan Johnston, born 1959) is the American composer who created WWE entrance themes for Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, and The Rock from 1985 to 2017, distinct from other musicians named Jim or James Johnston.
Jim Keltner
Jim Keltner (born 1942, Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American session drummer known for ex-Beatles solo records, decades with Bob Dylan, the Traveling Wilburys as Buster Sidebury, and Little Village.
Jim Kerr
Jim Kerr is the Scottish lead singer and founding lyricist of Simple Minds, formed with Charlie Burchill after their punk band Johnny & The Self-Abusers; "Don't You (Forget About Me)" topped the US chart in 1985.
Jim Lea (musician)
Jim Lea (born 1949) is the English bassist, violinist and, with Noddy Holder, co-writer and arranger of Slade's hits, including "Merry Xmas Everybody"; later a psychotherapist and solo artist.
Jim Martin (musician)
Jim Martin, also known as Big Jim Martin, is an American heavy metal guitarist. He played for Faith No More from 1983 to 1993, contributing to albums like The Real Thing.
Jim Messina (musician)
Jim Messina (born 1947, Maywood, California) is the musician, not the political strategist: Buffalo Springfield bassist and producer, Poco co-founder, and half of Loggins & Messina, who sold over 16 million albums before their 1976 split.
Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison (1943–1971), American singer-songwriter and poet, lead singer of The Doors, formed 1965 with Ray Manzarek; six albums, Light My Fire No. 1, posthumous An American Prayer, died in Paris at 27.
Jim O'Rourke (musician)
Jim O'Rourke (born 1969, Chicago) is a Tokyo-based American composer, guitarist, and producer of Gastr del Sol, Sonic Youth, and Loose Fur; Grammy winner for Wilco's A Ghost Is Born; Drag City solo albums include Bad Timing, Eureka, and Insignificance.
Jim Peterik
Jim Peterik (born 1950, Berwyn, Illinois) is an American rock songwriter and founding member of the Ides of March and Survivor, co-writer of the Grammy-winning 1982 Rocky III theme "Eye of the Tiger" and hits for .38 Special and the Beach Boys.
Jim Reeves
Jim Reeves (James Travis Reeves, 1923-1964), American country singer and "Gentleman Jim" of the Nashville Sound, known for "He'll Have to Go" and the posthumous UK #1 "Distant Drums."
Jim Root
Jim Root, born James Donald Root, is an American guitarist known as #4 in Slipknot, which he joined in 1999, and a former Stone Sour lead guitarist.
Jim Seals
Jim Seals (James Eugene Seals, 1941 or 1942, Sidney, Texas; died June 6, 2022, Nashville) was an American singer-songwriter, half of soft rock duo Seals & Crofts with Dash Crofts, known for 'Summer Breeze,' 'Diamond Girl,' and 'Get Closer'; former Champs saxophonist and brother of Dan Seals.
Jim Stafford
Jim Stafford, full name James Wayne Stafford, is an American singer-songwriter and comedian known for mid-1970s country novelty songs like "Spiders & Snakes" and "Wildwood Weed".
Jim Steinman
Jim Stein, also known as James Richard Stein, was a prolific American composer and producer. He is best known for writing all songs on Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell (1977).
Jim Sullivan (musician)
Jim Sullivan (James Anthony Sullivan, born August 13, 1939, disappeared March 1975) was an American folk-rock singer-songwriter whose two albums, U.F.O. (1969) and Jim Sullivan (1972), sold poorly; he vanished near Santa Rosa, New Mexico, leaving his car, guitar, and wallet behind.
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix (James Marshall Hendrix, 1942-1970), American guitarist and singer-songwriter, leader of the Jimi Hendrix Experience; self-taught lefty pioneer of fuzz, feedback, and distortion whose albums Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love, and Electric Ladyland transformed rock guitar.
Jimmie Allen
Jimmie Allen (born 1985, Milton, Delaware) is an American country singer-songwriter whose debut single "Best Shot" made him the first Black artist to open a career with a country radio No. 1; albums Mercury Lane and Tulip Drive, ACM and CMA new-artist wins, 2023 label drop and 2025-2026 sexual assault judgments distinguish him.
Jimmie Nicol
Jimmie Nicol, James George Nicol, was an English drummer who replaced Ringo Starr in The Beatles in 1964. His stock phrase "It's getting better" inspired the song "Getting Better."
Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers (1897–1933), the "Singing Brakeman" and "Father of Country Music," was a yodeling blues-country star of the 1927 Bristol sessions with the million-selling "Blue Yodel No. 1"; not the Chicago bluesman Jimmy Rogers nor the 1957 "Honeycomb" singer.