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John P. Hammond
John P. Hammond (1942–2026), also billed as John Hammond Jr., was an American blues singer, guitarist, and rack-harmonica player, son of producer John H. Hammond Jr., known for the 1963 Vanguard debut and the Grammy-winning Blues Explosion.
John Panozzo
John Panozzo (1948–1996), American rock drummer and founding member of Styx alongside twin brother Chuck and Dennis DeYoung; the band's only drummer until 1996, playing on every album through Edge of the Century.
John Parr
John Parr (born 1952, Worksop, England), Grammy-nominated English rock singer; best known for the 1985 US No. 1 "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" with David Foster, inspired by Rick Hansen's wheelchair tour, plus "Naughty Naughty" and Hollywood film themes.
John Paul Jones (musician)
John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin, 1946) is the English bassist, keyboardist, and arranger who founded Led Zeppelin with Jimmy Page in 1968, later working with McCartney, Eno, R.E.M., Diamanda Galás, and Them Crooked Vultures.
John Paul Young
John Paul Young (John Inglis Young, born 1950) is a Scottish-born Australian pop singer whose disco hit "Love Is in the Air", written by Vanda and George Young, reached No. 3 in Australia, No. 5 in the UK, and No. 7 in the US in 1978.
John Petrucci
John Petrucci (born 1967), also known as John Peter Petrucci, is an American guitarist, producer, and lyricist and founding member of Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment. Known for Berklee origins, the Music Man Majesty and Mesa/Boogie JP-2C signature gear, and solo albums Suspended Animation and Terminal Velocity.
John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932), "The March King," American composer and conductor; 17th Director of the U.S. Marine Band 1880-1892, then led the civilian Sousa Band on 15,000+ concerts; wrote "The Stars and Stripes Forever" and roughly 100-137 marches.
John Phillips (musician)
John Phillips, known as Papa John Phillips, was an American musician who founded the Mamas and the Papas and wrote "California Dreamin'" and "Monday, Monday".
John Popper
John Popper (born 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and harmonica player, best known as frontman of the jam band Blues Traveler, which he co-founded in the late 1980s.
John Porter (musician, born 1947)
John Porter (born 1947, Leeds, England) is an English producer, engineer, remixer, and guitarist, not the Polish-based John Porter born 1950. Known for producing The Smiths and Billy Bragg, playing bass on Roxy Music's For Your Pleasure, and producing Bryan Ferry's These Foolish Things.
John Powell (film composer)
John Powell (born 1963) is an English film composer behind the Bourne scores, How to Train Your Dragon, Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, Solo: A Star Wars Story, and Wicked, blending orchestra with electronics; also a concert and choral composer.
John Prine
John Prine (1946-2020) was an American country-folk singer-songwriter from Maywood, Illinois, known for "Angel from Montgomery" and "Paradise," Oh Boy Records, and four Grammy Awards including posthumous 2021 wins.
John Renbourn
John Renbourn was an English guitarist who fused classical, folk, blues, and jazz styles. He was a co-founder of Pentangle and released Sir John Alot in 1968.
John Reynolds (musician)
John Reynolds (musician): Irish producer, drummer, and songwriter for Sinéad O'Connor, Jah Wobble, and Ghostland; distinct from JP Reynolds, Jon Reynolds, the promoter John Reynolds, and John Reynolds Music Inc.
John Rich
John Rich (born 1974, Amarillo, Texas) is an American country singer, Big & Rich member, ex-Lonestar bassist, ASCAP songwriter, Celebrity Apprentice winner, and Redneck Riviera entrepreneur; distinct from other artists named Rich J or Jon Rich.
John Rutsey
John Rutsey (1952 or 1953–2008), Canadian drummer and founding member of Rush; played on the 1973 single and 1974 debut album, left in July 1974 before the Mercury deal, replaced by Neil Peart.
John Rutter
John Rutter (born 1945) is an English choral composer and conductor, knighted in 2024, known for the Requiem, Gloria, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, Christmas carols, the Cambridge Singers, and the Collegium label.
John Rzeznik
John (Johnny) Rzeznik, born 1965 in Buffalo, is lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the Goo Goo Dolls, known for "Iris" and "Name," custom guitar tunings, and 2008 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction.
John Sebastian
John Sebastian, born 1944 in New York, is an American singer-songwriter and harmonicist, founder of the Lovin' Spoonful ('Do You Believe in Magic,' 'Summer in the City'), a 1969 Woodstock solo performer, and the writer of the 1976 number-one hit 'Welcome Back.'
John Splithoff
John Splithoff is an American singer-songwriter from Chicago, based in Los Angeles, blending soul and laid-back pop. Known for "Sing to You" (2016), "Show Me" (2017), and the albums All In (2021) and Far From Here (2025).
John Squire
John Squire (born 1962, Broadheath, Greater Manchester) is an English guitarist, songwriter, and painter, founder of the Stone Roses and later the Seahorses, whose Pollock-style artwork defined the band's image; he reached UK No. 1 in 2024 with Liam Gallagher.
John Steel (drummer)
John Steel (born 1941, Gateshead) is the English founding drummer of The Animals, drummer on "The House of the Rising Sun", left in 1966, and owns the band's UK trademark.
John Stewart (musician)
John Stewart (1939–2008), American singer-songwriter, Kingston Trio member 1961–1967, writer of the Monkees' No. 1 "Daydream Believer," and creator of the 1969 Americana landmark album California Bloodlines and the 1979 hit "Gold."
John Sykes
John Sykes (1959–2024/25), English hard rock guitarist from Reading, played with Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder; co-wrote Whitesnake's 1987 album including Is This Love and Still of the Night.
John Taylor (bass guitarist)
Nigel John Taylor (born 1960, Birmingham) is the English bass guitarist and co-founder of new-wave band Duran Duran, also of The Power Station; known for funky basslines on "Rio", Peavey Cirrus and Dingwall signature basses, and a 1997–2001 solo and acting interlude.
John Tempesta
John Joseph Tempesta (born 1964, New York) is an American heavy metal drummer who has played with Exodus, Testament, White Zombie, Rob Zombie, Helmet, Motor Sister, and The Cult since 2006, and has a signature TAMA JT147 snare drum.
John Tesh
John Tesh (born 1952, Garden City, NY) is an American pianist, composer, and broadcaster, Entertainment Tonight co-host 1986–1996, composer of NBC's NBA theme Roundball Rock, with six Emmys and 8 million records sold.
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice (born 1967, Gainesville, Florida) is an American indie rock singer-songwriter, ex-MK Ultra member, solo album artist, and founder of the all-analog Tiny Telephone recording studio in the San Francisco Bay Area.
John Waite
John Waite (born 1952, Lancashire, England) is an English rock singer-songwriter, lead singer of The Babys and Bad English. Known for the 1984 solo No. 1 "Missing You" and Bad English's 1989 hit "When I See You Smile."
John Wetton
John Kenneth Wetton (1949-2017), English progressive rock bassist, singer, and songwriter of Family, King Crimson, U.K., and Asia; frontman of Asia's quadruple-platinum 1982 debut with "Heat of the Moment", six solo albums, and the Wetton/Downes Icon duo.