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Jeremy Camp

Jeremy Camp (Jeremy Thomas Camp, b. 1978, Lafayette, Indiana), American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter on BEC and Sparrow; Stay (2002) to Deeper Waters (2024), five RIAA Gold albums, 46 No. 1 singles, five Dove Awards, 2020 film I Still Believe.

Jeremy Davis

Jeremy Davis (Jeremiah Clayton Davis, born 1985, North Little Rock, Arkansas), known as JERM as a solo artist, was founding bassist of Paramore from 2004 until his December 2015 departure; his 2017 royalty lawsuit against the band was settled.

Jérémy Frérot

Jérémy Frérot, also known as Jeremy Frerot, is a French singer who rose to fame in the folk-pop duo Fréro Delavega on The Voice in 2014.

Jeremy Healy

Jeremy Healy (born Jeremiah Healy, 1962) is a British DJ and record producer who fronted new wave group Haysi Fantayzee before becoming a leading 1990s dance DJ.

Jeremy Loops

Jeremy Loops, born Jeremy Thomas Hewitt in 1984, is a South African modern-folk singer-songwriter from Kommetjie, Cape Town, known for solo loop-pedal shows and albums including Trading Change.

Jeremy McKinnon

Jeremy McKinnon (Jeremy Wade McKinnon, born 1985, Gainesville, Florida) is lead vocalist, co-founder, and primary songwriter of A Day to Remember and a producer for Wage War, The Ghost Inside, and Neck Deep.

Jeremy Spencer

Jeremy Spencer (Jeremy Cedric Spencer), English slide guitarist and pianist born 1948 in West Hartlepool; founding member of blues-era Fleetwood Mac 1967-1971, left to join the Children of God, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee 1998, later blues solo artist.

Jeremy Spencer (drummer)

Jeremy Spencer (Jeremy Spencer Heyde), American metal drummer born 1973 in Oakland City, Indiana; co-founder and drummer of Five Finger Death Punch 2005-2018, now vocalist in Semi-Rotted; distinct from the Fleetwood Mac guitarist of the same name.

Jeremy Underground

Jeremy Underground, born Jérémy Fichon in 1986, is a French DJ and record collector who founded the vinyl-only deep house label My Love Is Underground in 2010.

Jeriq

JeriQ, born Jeremiah Chukwuebuka Ani, is a Nigerian rapper who performs in Igbo, known for pioneering Igbo trap and selling out three southeastern stadiums in 2024.

Jeris Johnson

Jeris Johnson, American TikTok-viral rock and metal artist, 'Future of Rock' label, known for Last Resort Reloaded with Papa Roach, Chad Kroeger 'damn!' remix, and 2024 fantasy-metal album Dragonborn.

Jerk (music genre)

Jerk (or jerk rap) is a late-2000s Los Angeles hip-hop genre built for the jerkin' dance, fusing snap minimalism and hyphy energy; New Boyz's "You're a Jerk" (No. 24 Hot 100) spread it nationally via MySpace and YouTube, with a 2020s New York nu-jerk revival.

Jermaine Dupri

Jermaine Dupri (Jermaine Dupri Mauldin, born 1972) is an Atlanta songwriter, producer, and founder of So So Def Recordings, known for Kris Kross's "Jump," Usher's "My Way," and Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together."

Jermaine Jackson

Jermaine Jackson (Jermaine LaJuane Jacksun since 2013), American singer and bassist born 1954 in Gary, Indiana; Jackson 5 member who stayed at Motown for a solo career with hits like "Daddy's Home" and "Dynamite."

Jermaine Stewart

Jermaine Stewart (William Jermaine Stewart, 1957-1997) was an American dance-pop and R&B singer, ex-Soul Train dancer and Shalamar backup performer, best known for the 1986 hit "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" (No. 5 US, No. 2 UK).

Jerome Kern

Jerome David Kern (1885–1945), American Broadway and Hollywood composer of over 700 songs; creator of the Princess Theatre musicals and, with Oscar Hammerstein II, Show Boat (1927); two Academy Award-winning songs.

Jerry Amaldev

Jerry Amaldev, the stage name of Jerome Thomas Veleeparambil, is an Indian composer from Kochi who has scored Malayalam cinema since 1980, winning the Kerala State Film Award three times.

Jerry Butler

Jerry Butler (1939-2025), the Iceman, was an American soul singer, co-founder and original lead of the Impressions on "For Your Precious Love", a Gamble-and-Huff solo hitmaker, 1991 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and Cook County commissioner from 1985 to 2018.

Jerry Cantrell

Jerry Cantrell (born 1966, Tacoma, Washington), American guitarist, singer and songwriter; co-founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist and main songwriter of Alice in Chains, and solo artist behind Boggy Depot, Brighten and I Want Blood.

Jerry Dammers

Jerry Dammers (born India, 1955) is the English keyboardist, songwriter, and Coventry scene founder behind the Specials and 2 Tone Records, writer of "Ghost Town" and "Free Nelson Mandela", and later leader of the Spatial AKA Orchestra.

Jerry Garcia

Jerry Garcia (Jerome John Garcia, 1942–1995), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and visual artist; de facto leader of the Grateful Dead 1965–1995, Jerry Garcia Band founder, Robert Hunter co-writer, died at Serenity Knolls in 1995.

Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith (Jerrald King Goldsmith, 1929-2004), American film and TV composer; Oscar winner for The Omen (1976) with 17-18 nominations, five Emmys, and scores for Planet of the Apes, Patton, Chinatown, Alien, and Star Trek.

Jerry Hadley

Jerry Hadley (1952–2007) was an American lyric tenor, considered the top American tenor of his generation, who won three Grammy Awards and sang leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera.

Jerry Harrison

Jerry Harrison, born 1949 in Milwaukee, is an American keyboardist-guitarist of Talking Heads and former member of the Modern Lovers; solo albums, major production credits, Stop Making Sense restoration, and Remain in Light tours distinguish him.

Jerry Heller

Jerry Heller (Gerald Heller, 1940-2016), American music manager from Cleveland who co-founded Ruthless Records with Eazy-E, managed N.W.A through Straight Outta Compton, and later sued over his Paul Giamatti portrayal in the 2015 biopic.

Jerry Jeff Walker

Jerry Jeff Walker (Ronald Clyde Crosby, 1942–2020), New York-born Texas outlaw country singer-songwriter, wrote "Mr. Bojangles" and recorded the landmark 1973 live album ¡Viva Terlingua! in Luckenbach with the Lost Gonzo Band.

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.

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, American songwriting and production duo (partnership 1950-2011), wrote "Hound Dog," "Stand By Me," "Yakety Yak," and "Jailhouse Rock"; first independent producers, Rock Hall 1987.

Jerry Only

Jerry Only (Gerald Caiafa, born 1959, Lodi NJ) is the founding bassist of horror punk band the Misfits, its only constant member since 1977, lead vocalist 2001–2016, winner of the Misfits name in 1995 litigation, and solo artist with Anti-Hero.

Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed (Jerry Reed Hubbard, 1937-2008), American country singer, songwriter, and claw-style fingerstyle guitarist behind "When You're Hot, You're Hot" and "East Bound and Down," who also played the Snowman in Smokey and the Bandit.