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John Densmore
John Densmore, also known as John Paul Densmore, is an American drummer and author who co-founded the rock band The Doors in 1965 with Jim Morrison.
John Denver
John Denver (Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., 1943-1997), American folk-pop singer-songwriter and environmentalist; 1970s hitmaker of "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Rocky Mountain High," "Annie's Song"; CMA Entertainer of the Year 1975; Colorado Music Hall of Fame inductee.
John Doe (musician)
John Doe (musician), stage name of John Nommensen Duchac (born 1953), American singer-bassist and poet, co-founder of L.A. punk band X (1977) with Exene Cervenka, also of the Knitters; solo from 1990's Meet John Doe; distinguished from other namesakes.
John Dolmayan (Ջոն Դոլմայան)
John Dolmayan (Ջոն Դոլմայան), born 1973 in Lebanon, is the Armenian-American drummer of System of a Down (joined 1995), also of Scars on Broadway and the covers project These Grey Men.
John Dowland
John Dowland (c. 1563–1626), English Renaissance composer and lutenist, famous for melancholic lute songs (ayres) such as "Flow My Tears" and the pavan set Lachrimae (1604); court lutenist to James I from 1612.
John Entwistle
John Alec Entwistle (1944–2002) was an English bass guitarist, original member of The Who from 1964 until his death, known for lead-style playing that redefined the electric bass in rock.
John Evan
John Evan (born John Spencer Evans, 1948) is an English progressive rock keyboardist, best known as pianist and organist of Jethro Tull from 1970 to 1980, including on Aqualung.
John Fahey (musician)
John Fahey (1939-2001), American fingerstyle guitarist and composer, founder of Takoma Records, pioneer of American Primitive guitar blending blues, classical, and raga influences; debut album Blind Joe Death (1959).
John Farnham
John Farnham AO (born 1949), also known as Johnny Farnham, is a British-born Australian singer; five-time King of Pop, 1987 Australian of the Year, whose 1986 album Whispering Jack and song You're the Voice made him an Australian icon.
John Feldmann
John Feldmann, American musician, producer, songwriter, and A&R executive; frontman of ska punk band Goldfinger (formed 1994); produced Blink-182's California and over 34 million record sales; runs Big Noise.
John Foxx
John Foxx (Dennis Leigh) is an English electronic musician from Chorley, founder of Ultravox, solo synth-pop pioneer behind the 1980 album Metamatic, later ambient and piano works, and John Foxx and The Maths since 2011.
John Frusciante
John Frusciante (John Anthony Frusciante) is an American guitarist known for his tenures in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, which he joined in 1988 at 18.
John Gourley
John Baldwin Gourley is the Alaskan-born lead vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and artist of Portugal. The Man, co-founder with Zach Carothers, writer of "Feel It Still" (No. 4 Billboard Hot 100), and founder of the PTM Foundation.
John Grant (musician)
John Grant (born 1968, Buchanan, Michigan) is an American singer-songwriter, former frontman of the Czars, whose solo albums from Queen of Denmark (2010) to The Art of the Lie (2024) blend baritone confessional songwriting with synth pop and funk.
John Hartford
John Hartford (John Cowan Harford, 1937-2001), American bluegrass and newgrass songwriter, banjoist, fiddler, and riverboat pilot; wrote "Gentle on My Mind," made Aereo-Plain and Mark Twang, won 4 Grammys.
John Hasler (musician)
John Hasler (musician): British ska/punk drummer, original drummer, brief vocalist and manager of the North London Invaders, which became Madness in 1979; subject of Bed and Breakfast Man; later The Nips, Guns for Hire, and first drummer of The Pogues (1982-1983).
John Hiatt
John Hiatt (born 1952, Indianapolis) is an American singer-songwriter of Americana, roots-rock, and blues; Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee whose "Thing Called Love," "Have a Little Faith in Me," and "Angel Eyes" became hits for others, with Bring the Family (1987) his breakthrough.
John Hill (record producer)
John Hill, American record producer and songwriter from Houston, won the 2020 Grammy for Best Rock Album producing Cage the Elephant's Social Cues; credits include Shakira, Santigold, Florence + the Machine, and Fall Out Boy.
John Illsley
John Illsley (born 1949) is an English bass guitarist, co-founder of Dire Straits (1977–1995), bandmate of Mark Knopfler, holder of Grammys and the 2018 Rock Hall induction, painter, pub owner, and 2021 memoirist.
John Kahn
John Kahn (1947–1996) was an American bassist, Jerry Garcia's principal collaborator outside the Grateful Dead from 1970 to 1995: Jerry Garcia Band constant member, Old & In the Way, Legion of Mary, acoustic duo partner, and session player for Bloomfield, Hooker, and Brewer & Shipley.
John Kander
John Kander (born 1927) is the American Broadway composer of the Kander and Ebb partnership with lyricist Fred Ebb, writing Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and the song New York, New York; distinct from photographer Nadav Kander and politician Jason Kander.
John Kastner
John Kastner (born 1969, Beaconsfield, Quebec) is the Canadian punk musician who sang for the Asexuals, founded the Doughboys and All Systems Go!, and later composed soundtracks in Los Angeles; distinct from filmmaker John Kestner and designer John Kestner.
John Kay (musician)
John Kay (Joachim Fritz Krauledat, born 1944) is the German-born Canadian frontman of Steppenwolf, whose 1968 hit Born to Be Wild introduced heavy metal to lyrics; he led the band from 1967 to its 2018 retirement and later runs the Maue Kay Foundation.
John Kiffmeyer
John Kiffmeyer, stage name Al Sobrante, is an American punk-rock drummer who was Green Day's original drummer from 1988 to 1990, playing on the debut album 39/Smooth.
John Knox Bokwe
John Knox Bokwe (1855–1922) was a Xhosa Presbyterian minister, journalist, and composer who worked at Lovedale, helped found the University of Fort Hare, and became one of the most celebrated Xhosa hymn writers.
John L. Nelson
John L. Nelson (John Lewis Nelson, 1916–2001), Minneapolis jazz pianist and songwriter, leader of the Prince Rogers Trio and father of Prince; co-wrote Computer Blue, The Ladder, and Scandalous with his son.
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker (1917–2001), the "King of the Boogie," was a Mississippi-born, Detroit-based blues guitarist and singer whose one-chord boogie style, "Boogie Chillen," "Boom Boom," and late-career album The Healer shaped blues and rock.
John Legend
John Legend (John Roger Stephens, born 1978, Springfield, Ohio) is an American R&B singer-songwriter and EGOT winner whose 2004 debut Get Lifted, released via Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music, yielded "Ordinary People" and later "All of Me."
John Lennon
John Lennon (1940–1980), English singer-songwriter, Beatles member 1960–1969, Plastic Ono Band founder with Yoko Ono; 25 US number-one singles, Imagine, Double Fantasy, killed in New York 1980.
John Leyton
John Leyton (John Dudley Leyton), English actor and singer; 1961 UK No. 1 "Johnny Remember Me" (Goddard/Meek, BBC-banned), hits Wild Wind and Lonely City, films The Great Escape and Guns at Batasi. Note: birth year reported as both 1936 and 1939.