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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 Barleycorn
John Barleycorn (Roud 164) is a traditional English-Scottish folk ballad personifying barley and its brewing into beer and whisky. First printed as a broadside in the 1620s, rewritten by Burns in 1786, and revived by Traffic (1970) and Steeleye Span (1972).
John Barleycorn Must Die
John Barleycorn Must Die is Traffic's third studio album, released by Island Records in July 1970 and recorded by the trio of Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood.
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 Coltrane discography
John Coltrane discography: the recorded catalog of saxophonist John Coltrane (1926–1967) across Prestige, Blue Note, Atlantic, and Impulse!, organized by session date, plus posthumous releases and 2026 centennial sets.
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.
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.