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Jeff Scott Soto
Jeff Scott Soto (born 1965) is an American rock vocalist known for Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Talisman, a 2006-2007 stint fronting Journey, Trans-Siberian Orchestra since 2008, Sons of Apollo, W.E.T., and over a hundred album appearances.
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is a 1978 CBS double rock-opera concept album adapting H.G. Wells's novel, narrated by Richard Burton with Justin Hayward, David Essex, and Phil Lynott; hits Forever Autumn and The Eve of the War.
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis (1935–2022), "The Killer," American rock and roll and country pianist-singer from Ferriday, Louisiana; Sun Records star of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire," Million Dollar Quartet member, and 2022 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee.
Jimi Jamison
Jimi Jamison (Jimmy Wayne Jamison, 1951–2014), Memphis rock singer, Survivor frontman from 1984 ('Burning Heart', 'The Search Is Over'), Target and Cobra vocalist, Baywatch theme 'I'm Always Here' co-writer, distinct from namesake Jimmy Jamison.
Jimmy Ruffin
Jimmy Ruffin (Jimmy Lee Ruffin, 1936-2014), American Motown soul singer from Collinsville, Mississippi, elder brother of Temptations lead David Ruffin; known for "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (1966) and "Hold On (To My Love)".
Jingle
Jingle: a short catchy song used in advertising to make brands memorable. Also called singing commercial; related to sonic branding and sonic logos. Began on radio with the 1926 Wheaties jingle; declined in the 1980s as pop music and MTV took over.
Joan Jett
Joan Jett (Joan Marie Larkin), American rock singer and guitarist, Runaways member and Blackhearts frontwoman; 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' spent seven weeks at #1 in 1982; co-founded Blackheart Records with Kenny Laguna; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2015.
Joe Don Rooney
Joe Don Rooney (born 1975) is an American country guitarist and harmony singer, lead guitarist of Rascal Flatts, formed in Nashville c. 1999 with Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus; 17 No. 1 hits, Reservoir publishing deal, 2021 DUI and recovery.
Joe's Garage
Joe's Garage is a 1979 rock opera by Frank Zappa, released as Act I and Acts II & III, telling of a young guitarist in a dystopian future where music is outlawed.
Joey Tempest
Joey Tempest, also known as Joakim Larsson, is a Swedish singer and songwriter and lead vocalist for the band Europe. He wrote the 1986 hit "The Final Countdown."
John Fogerty
John Fogerty (born 1945, Berkeley, California) is the American singer-songwriter-guitarist who led Creedence Clearwater Revival, wrote "Proud Mary" and "Fortunate Son," and later recorded Centerfield; he regained his publishing rights in 2023.
Johnette Napolitano
Johnette Napolitano (born 1957, Hollywood) is the American singer, bassist, and songwriter who led Concrete Blonde, known for the gold album Bloodletting and the hit "Joey," plus solo albums and film soundtrack work.
Johnnie Taylor
Johnnie Harrison Taylor (1934-2000), the "Philosopher of Soul," was an American gospel-to-soul-to-blues singer who replaced Sam Cooke in the Soul Stirrers, starred at Stax with "Who's Making Love" (1968), and recorded "Disco Lady" (1976), the first RIAA platinum-certified single.
Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson (born John Roy Anderson, 1944) is an English progressive rock singer and songwriter, lead vocalist and creative force behind Yes across three tenures 1968–2008, and frontman of Jon & Vangelis; his solo debut was Olias of Sunhillow (1976), his 16th album True arrived in 2024, and Yes entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
Jon Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi, born John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (1962), is the American singer-songwriter who founded and fronts the band Bon Jovi, with 130 million albums sold, 2018 Rock Hall induction, the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, and a 2022 vocal surgery comeback.
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Jumpin' Jack Flash: 1968 Rolling Stones single written by Jagger and Richards, recorded at Olympic Studios with Jimmy Miller, inspired by gardener Jack Dyer, a UK number one and the band's most-played song live.
Karin Dreijer
Karin Dreijer (born 1975), Swedish singer-songwriter and producer of the Knife with brother Olof Dreijer and of the solo project Fever Ray (Fever Ray, Plunge, Radical Romantics), known for masked performances and processed vocals.
Keep the Faith
Keep the Faith: chiefly Bon Jovi's fifth studio album (Mercury, 3 November 1992), produced by Bob Rock, UK No. 1 and US No. 5, with "Bed of Roses" and "In These Arms"; also albums by Faith Evans, Toni Childs, and Black Oak Arkansas.
Kevin Cronin
Kevin Cronin, born 1951 in Evanston, Illinois, is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and principal songwriter of REO Speedwagon, writing "Keep On Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling"; he now tours with the Kevin Cronin Band.
Killer (Alice Cooper album)
Killer is the fourth studio album by the Alice Cooper band, released November 27, 1971 on Warner Bros., produced by Bob Ezrin; it peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 and includes "Under My Wheels", "Halo of Flies", and "Dead Babies".
Kilroy Was Here (album)
Kilroy Was Here is Styx's eleventh studio album, a 1983 A&M rock opera by Dennis DeYoung about a government banning rock music; it hit No. 3, spawned the million-selling "Mr. Roboto," and ended the classic lineup.
King Curtis
King Curtis, born Curtis Ousley (1934-1971), was an American tenor saxophonist from Fort Worth, Texas; the soloist on "Yakety Yak" and Atlantic's house sax man, with hits "Soul Twist" and "Memphis Soul Stew", inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
Kinks (album)
Kinks is the 1964 debut album by English rock band The Kinks, released 2 October 1964 on Pye Records, produced by Shel Talmy. It mixes R&B covers with originals and features the UK number-one hit You Really Got Me.
Kiss (Kiss album)
Kiss (1974) is the self-titled debut album by the rock band Kiss, recorded at Bell Sound Studios, New York, produced by Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise on Casablanca Records; it peaked at No. 87 in the US despite containing Strutter, Deuce, Cold Gin, and Black Diamond.
Kizomba
Kizomba: Angolan partner dance and music genre from the late 1970s to 1980s, fusing semba with Caribbean zouk; credited to Eduardo Paím, spread via Portugal, declared Angolan intangible heritage in 2024.
Kosmische Musik
Kosmische Musik (cosmic music), also called kosmische, is 1970s West German electronic music named in Tangerine Dream's 1971 Alpha Centauri sleeve notes, promoted by Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser's Ohr and Kosmische Kuriere labels, and distinct from British-coined krautrock.
Krautrock
Krautrock, also called kosmische Musik, is experimental rock from West Germany, roughly 1967 to 1979; Can, Neu!, Kraftwerk, Faust, Tangerine Dream; motorik beat, musique concrète influence, 1968 politics, and major influence on British post-punk.
L.A. Woman
L.A. Woman (also "LA Woman") is the Doors' sixth and final studio album with Jim Morrison, released April 19, 1971 on Elektra, produced by Bruce Botnick and the band at their Santa Monica Boulevard workshop, their bluesiest record with "Riders on the Storm" and "Love Her Madly."
Ladytron
Ladytron is a Liverpool electronic pop band formed in 1999 by Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu, now a trio with Helen Marnie and Mira Aroyo; albums 604 through Paradises (2026), hit Seventeen, named after a Roxy Music song.
Landfill indie
Landfill indie, also written indie landfill, is a derogatory term coined by Andrew Harrison in The Word magazine for formulaic British guitar bands of the mid-to-late 2000s such as Razorlight, The Kooks, and The Pigeon Detectives, distinct from the successful post-Strokes acts they imitated.