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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.
Johann Strauss Orchestra
Johann Strauss Orchestra names several ensembles: the original Strauss family orchestra (1825-1901), the Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra founded 1966 with 42 musicians, and André Rieu's Dutch Johann Strauss Orchestra formed 1987 in Maastricht.
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.
John Bonham
John Bonham (1948-1980), nicknamed Bonzo, was the English drummer of Led Zeppelin from 1968 to 1980, known for triplet kick patterns, a single bass pedal, huge Ludwig drums, and the Glyn Johns-recorded sound; his death ended the band.
John Bush (singer)
John Bush is an American heavy-metal singer known for his work with Armored Saint and Anthrax. He helped establish Armored Saint in Los Angeles in 1982, joined Anthrax in 1992, and later.
John Butler (musician)
John Butler (John Charles Wiltshire-Butler, born 1975, Torrance, California) is an Australian roots-rock guitarist and leader of the John Butler Trio, known for Sunrise Over Sea, open-tuned slide fingerstyle, Jarrah Records, and the Four Seasons solo project.
John Cage
John Cage (1912–1992) was an American avant-garde composer, philosopher, and visual artist, pioneer of chance operations, indeterminacy, and the prepared piano; best known for the silent piece 4'33" and his lifelong collaboration with Merce Cunningham.
John Cale
John Cale (born 1942, Garnant, Wales) is a Welsh musician, Velvet Underground co-founder, solo artist, and producer of Nico, the Stooges, and Patti Smith's Horses.
John Carter Cash
John Carter Cash, only child of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, is an American Grammy-winning record producer, singer-songwriter, and author who runs Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, and produced the posthumous albums Out Among the Stars and Songwriter.
John Coltrane
John Coltrane (1926–1967), American jazz saxophonist and composer, moved from hard bop with Miles Davis through modal jazz to free jazz, leading the classic quartet and recording Giant Steps and A Love Supreme.
John Conlee
John Conlee (born 1946, Versailles, Kentucky) is an American country singer and Grand Ole Opry member known for "Rose Colored Glasses," seven Billboard No. 1 hits, 19 Top Ten singles, and Farm Aid farm advocacy.
John Cooper (musician)
John Cooper (musician) is the American lead vocalist, bassist, and songwriter of the Christian rock band Skillet, founded in Memphis in 1996; two-time Grammy nominee, author of Awake & Alive to Truth and Wimpy, Weak, and Woke, host of the Cooper Stuff Podcast.
John Corabi
John Corabi (born 1959, Philadelphia) is an American hard rock singer and guitarist who fronted Mötley Crüe from 1992 to 1996 on their gold-selling 1994 self-titled album, and later sang with The Scream, Union, ESP, and The Dead Daisies before releasing his first full-length solo album of originals, New Day, in 2026.
John Darnielle
John Darnielle, American singer-songwriter and novelist, founder and sole constant member of the Mountain Goats since 1991; author of Wolf in White Van, a 2014 National Book Award long-listee.
John Deacon
John Deacon (born 1951, Leicester) is the English bassist and songwriter who joined Queen in 1971 as its fourth member, wrote "Another One Bites the Dust," "You're My Best Friend," and "I Want to Break Free," built the Deacy Amp, and retired from music in 1997.