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Joe Satriani
Joe Satriani, American instrumental rock guitarist from Westbury, New York; teacher of Steve Vai and Kirk Hammett; broke through with Surfing With The Alien (1987); 15 Grammy nominations, over 10 million records sold, founder of G3 and Chickenfoot member.
Joe South
Joe South (Joseph Alfred Souter, 1940-2012), Atlanta singer-songwriter and session guitarist; wrote "Games People Play" (Grammy Song of the Year), "Hush", and "Rose Garden"; played on Blonde on Blonde and "Chain of Fools".
Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer (John Graham Mellor, 1952–2002), British punk singer-songwriter of the Clash, formed after the 101ers; co-founded 1976 with Mick Jones; solo career with the Mescaleros; died of a heart attack in 2002.
Joe Sumner
Joe Sumner (born 1976), eldest son of Sting and Frances Tomelty, is a British singer-bassist who led the rock band Fiction Plane (formerly Santa's Boyfriend) and now performs as a solo singer-songwriter.
Joe Trohman
Joe Trohman (born 1984) is an American guitarist, co-founder and lead guitarist of Fall Out Boy, also of The Damned Things, author of the 2022 memoir None of This Rocks.
Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh (Joseph Fidler Walsh, born 1947, Wichita, Kansas) is an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter of James Gang, Barnstorm, and Eagles fame. Known for Funk #49, Rocky Mountain Way, Life's Been Good, and Hotel California; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, ham radio operator WB6ACU.
Joe Zawinul
Joe Zawinul (Josef Erich Zawinul, 1932–2007), Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer; co-founder of Weather Report with Wayne Shorter; wrote "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", "In a Silent Way", and "Birdland"; pioneered electric piano and synthesizer in jazz.
Joel Hoekstra
Joel Hoekstra is an American rock guitarist, a member of Whitesnake since 2014 and formerly of Night Ranger, also playing for Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Cher, and Broadway's Rock of Ages, with solo records under Joel Hoekstra's 13.
Joel Madden
Joel Madden (Joel Ryan Rueben Combs), born 1979 in Waldorf, Maryland, is the lead vocalist and co-founder, with twin brother Benji Madden, of the pop-punk band Good Charlotte, known for The Young and the Hopeless (2002); later The Madden Brothers, MDDN, The Voice Australia, Ink Master.
Joey Belladonna
Joey Belladonna (Joseph Bellardini), born 1960 in Oswego, New York, is the American lead vocalist of thrash metal band Anthrax, fronting its classic 1985-1992 era and again from 2010, with solo albums Belladonna and Spells of Fear.
Joey Castillo
Joey Castillo (Joseph William Castillo), American rock drummer born 1966 in Gardena, California; Wasted Youth, Sugartooth, Danzig 1994–2002, Queens of the Stone Age drummer 2002–2012, later Eagles of Death Metal, California Breed, Circle Jerks, Zakk Sabbath.
Joey Fatone
Joey Fatone (born 1977, Brooklyn) is an American pop singer and actor, a member of NSYNC from 1995, later known for My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Broadway roles in Rent, Little Shop of Horrors and & Juliet, and hosting shows including Common Knowledge and Cocktail Wars.
Joey Feek
Joey Feek (Joey Marie Martin Feek, 1975-2016), American country and bluegrass singer, lead vocalist of the husband-wife duo Joey + Rory with Rory Feek; third on CMT's Can You Duet 2008, known for "Cheater, Cheater" and the No. 1 hymns album.
Joey Jordison
Joey Jordison (Nathan Jonas Jordison, 1975-2021), American metal drummer, co-founder and original drummer of Slipknot, its No. 1 in a kabuki mask, key songwriter, later of Murderdolls, Scar The Martyr, Vimic, Sinsaenum; died aged 46.
Joey Kramer
Joey Kramer (Joseph Michael Kramer, born 1950, Bronx) is the founding drummer of Aerosmith and coiner of the band's name. Known for soul-influenced hard rock grooves on Toys In The Attic and Pump, he weathered a 2020 Grammys lawsuit, health setbacks, and returned for the band's 2026 Hollywood Bowl shows.
Joey McIntyre
Joey McIntyre (Joseph Mulrey McIntyre), born 1972 in Needham, Massachusetts, is the youngest member of New Kids on the Block, later a Gold-certified solo artist with Stay the Same, a Broadway performer, and a Dancing with the Stars season-one finalist.
Joey Molland
Joey Molland (Joseph Charles Molland), Liverpool-born guitarist of Badfinger, joined in 1969, played on No Dice and Straight Up, last surviving classic member, died March 1, 2025, age 77.
Joey Ramone
Joey Ramone (Jeffrey Ross Hyman, 1951-2001), American punk singer and frontman of the Ramones, formed 1974 in Forest Hills, Queens; 21 albums, no Top 40 hit, died of lymphoma; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2002.
Johann Christian Bach
Johann Christian Bach, the "London Bach" (1735-1782), youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, was a galant-style Classical composer who worked in Milan and London, founded the Bach-Abel Concerts, and taught the young Mozart.
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969–2018) was an Icelandic composer and musician who fused classical, ambient, and electronic elements to create his unique compositional sound. He won a Golden Globe.
Johann Pachelbel
Johann Pachelbel (baptized 1653, Nuremberg; died 1706) was a German Baroque composer and organist of the south German tradition, teacher of Johann Christoph Bach, known for organ chorales, Hexachordum Apollinis, and the Canon in D.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Baroque composer and organist born in Eisenach, died in Leipzig; Thomaskantor 1723–1750, composer of the Brandenburg Concertos, Mass in B minor, Well-Tempered Clavier, and 300+ cantatas, subject of major 19th-century revival.
Johann Strauss I
Johann Strauss I (1804-1849), Viennese composer and violinist, co-developer of the Viennese waltz with Lanner, founder of the Strauss dynasty, composer of the Radetzky March, father of the Waltz King.
Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss II (1825–1899), the Austrian "Waltz King" and son of Johann Strauss I, wrote about 500 works including the Blue Danube Waltz and Die Fledermaus, and shaped the Viennese waltz and operetta.
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), Hamburg-born German composer, pianist, and conductor active in Vienna; wrote four symphonies, Ein deutsches Requiem, and about 200 songs, no opera; champion of classical forms against the Liszt-Wagner New German School.
John "Rambo" Stevens
John "Rambo" Stevens, English music producer and manager, longtime manager, bodyguard, and best friend of John Lydon; produced PiL albums and Sex Pistols/PiL documentaries; died 11 December 2023 of aortic heart dissection.
John (ジョン) (musician)
john (ジョン) is a Japanese Vocaloid producer who debuted in April 2019, mainly using Hatsune Miku; his song Shunran passed 10 million views. As TOOBOE (とおぼえ), his solo singer-songwriter project since 2020, he did the Chainsaw Man ending Tablet and the When Hikaru Died ending Anata wa Kaibutsu.
John 5 (guitarist)
John 5, born John William Lowery (1970, Grosse Pointe, Michigan), is an American guitarist for Mötley Crüe, formerly Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie, and an instrumental solo artist with eleven albums and Fender signature Telecasters.
John Adams (composer)
John Coolidge Adams (born 1947, Worcester, Massachusetts) is an American composer and conductor, not the presidents or John Luther Adams. Known for minimalism, Nixon in China, Harmonielehre, Doctor Atomic, Pulitzer-winning On the Transmigration of Souls, 2019 Erasmus Prize.
John Balance
John Balance (Jhonn Balance, born Geoffrey Rushton, 1962–2004), English musician, occultist, and poet; co-founder and frontman of experimental group Coil with Peter Christopherson, active 1982–2004.