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Johnny Franck
Johnny Franck, Ohio-born guitarist and clean vocalist, co-founded metalcore band Attack Attack! (2005-2010) and since 2016 leads the genre-blending solo project Bilmuri, signed to Columbia Records with the 2024 album American Motor Sports and 2026's KINDA HARD.
Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill Jr. (born 1966, Washington, D.C.) is an American R&B singer, New Edition's sixth member, LSG founder, and solo star behind the 2x Platinum 1990 album Johnny Gill with R&B No. 1 hits "Rub You the Right Way" and "My, My, My."
Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin (John Arnold Griffin III, 1928–2008), the "Little Giant", was a Chicago-born jazz tenor saxophonist famed for speed, who played with Hampton, Blakey, Monk, and Lockjaw Davis, then expatriated to Paris in 1963 and lived in France until his death.
Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday (Jean-Philippe Smet, 1943–2017), French rock singer and actor who introduced rock and roll to France, sold over 110 million records, and received a 2017 national funeral on the Champs-Élysées.
Johnny Hates Jazz
Johnny Hates Jazz is a British synth pop band formed in London in the mid-1980s, best known for "Shattered Dreams" and their 1988 chart-topping album Turn Back The Clock.
Johnny Horton
Johnny Horton (John LaGale/John Gale Horton, 1925-1960), American country and rockabilly singer of the Louisiana Hayride, famous for saga songs like The Battle of New Orleans, a 1959 Grammy winner, killed in a 1960 Texas car crash.
Johnny Lee (singer)
Johnny Lee, born John Lee Ham, is an American country music singer from Texas whose 1980 hit "Lookin' for Love" came from the film Urban Cowboy.
Johnny Logan (singer)
Johnny Logan (Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard, born 1954) is an Irish singer, the first performer to win Eurovision twice (1980 "What's Another Year", 1987 "Hold Me Now") and a third time as composer of "Why Me?" (1992).
Johnny Maestro
Johnny Maestro (John Mastrangelo, 1939–2010), American doo-wop tenor, lead singer of the Crests ('16 Candles') and the Brooklyn Bridge ('Worst That Could Happen', #3, 1969).
Johnny Mandel
Johnny Mandel (John Alfred Mandel, 1925-2020), American composer and arranger, NEA Jazz Master, wrote the Oscar-winning "The Shadow of Your Smile," the M*A*S*H theme "Suicide Is Painless," and the all-jazz score for I Want to Live!.
Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr (born 1963) is the Manchester guitarist and co-songwriter of the Smiths (1982–1987), later of Electronic, the The, Modest Mouse, and the Cribs, with a solo career since 2013 and a signature Fender Jaguar.
Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis (born 1935), American traditional pop singer and Columbia Records' longest-running artist; known for "Chances Are," "Misty," and the 490-week chart run of Johnny's Greatest Hits.
Johnny McDaid
Johnny McDaid (born 1976, Derry) is a Northern Irish songwriter, producer, and Snow Patrol guitarist-keyboardist, formerly of Vega4. He co-wrote Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You", "Photograph", "Shivers", and "Bad Habits", winning two Ivor Novello Awards and the 2026 BMI President's Award.
Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer (John Herndon Mercer, 1909–1976), Savannah-born American lyricist, singer, and Capitol Records co-founder; wrote over 1,400 songs, won four Best Song Oscars including Moon River, and founded the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Johnny Nash
Johnny Nash (John Lester Nash Jr., 1940-2020), Houston-born singer, actor, and label owner; hit "I Can See Clearly Now" (1972) and early reggae promoter who signed Bob Marley to JAD Records. Not the UK careers coach or ambient musician of the same name.
Johnny Orlando
Johnny Orlando (John Vincent Orlando, born 2003, Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian pop singer and actor who rose via YouTube covers, released EPs VXIIXI, Teenage Fever, and It's Never Really Over, hit the Canadian Hot 100 with "Everybody Wants You", and made the albums All the Things That Could Go Wrong (2022) and Songs for Young Lovers (2026).
Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis (John Alexander Veliotes, 1921-2012), Greek-American "Godfather of R&B" bandleader, drummer, producer, and talent scout; ten R&B Top Ten singles in 1950, "Willie and the Hand Jive" (1958), produced Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog," Rock Hall 1994.
Johnny Pacheco
Johnny Pacheco (Juan Azarías Pacheco Knipping, 1935–2021) was a Dominican-born flautist, bandleader, and producer who co-founded Fania Records in New York and is called the godfather of salsa.
Johnny Paycheck
Johnny Paycheck (Donald Eugene Lytle, 1938–2003), American outlaw country singer from Greenfield, Ohio, whose 1977 David Allan Coe-penned “Take This Job and Shove It” topped the country chart for two weeks.
Johnny Ramone
Johnny Ramone (John Cummings, 1951-2004), Ramones guitarist; all-downstroke picking at 180+ bpm, full barre chords, bridge-pickup rig, and 22 years of band discipline.
Johnny Rivera
Johnny Rivera is a New York-born Puerto Rican salsa romantica singer from the South Bronx whose platinum 1993 album Cuando Parará la Lluvia made him an RMM Records staple.
Johnny Rivers
Johnny Rivers (John Henry Ramistella, born 1942) is an American rock singer-guitarist whose Whisky a Go Go residency produced hits like "Memphis," "Secret Agent Man," and "Poor Side of Town," and who founded Soul City Records.
Johnny Rodriguez
Johnny Rodriguez (Juan Raul Davis Rodriguez, 1951-2025), Mexican American country singer from Sabinal, Texas; first major Hispanic country star with six No. 1 hits including "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" and "That's the Way Love Goes."
Johnny Ruffo
Johnny Ruffo (John Patrick Ruffo, 1988–2023) was an Australian pop singer and actor: third on X Factor Australia 2011, winner of Dancing With The Stars 2012, Chris Harrington on Home and Away, died of brain cancer at 35.
Johnny Thunders
Johnny Thunders (John Anthony Genzale Jr., 1952-1991), Queens-born guitarist of the New York Dolls, founder of the Heartbreakers, and solo artist behind So Alone and "You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory."
Johnny Tillotson
Johnny Tillotson (1938-2025), American pop and country singer-songwriter from Jacksonville, Florida; hit "Poetry in Motion" (US No. 2, UK No. 1) and self-penned "It Keeps Right on a-Hurtin'"; two Grammy nominations, 26 Billboard-charting singles.
Johnny Van Zant
Johnny Van Zant (John Roy Van Zant), born in Jacksonville, Florida, is the lead vocalist of Lynyrd Skynyrd since the 1987 reunion, succeeding his late brother Ronnie; brother of Donnie Van Zant of .38 Special; solo albums and the Van Zant country duo.
Johnny Ventura
Johnny Ventura (Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, 'El Caballo Mayor', 1940–2021), Dominican merengue singer and bandleader who founded the Combo Show, released over 100 albums, and served as Santo Domingo's mayor from 1998 to 2002.
Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter (John Dawson Winter III, 1944–2014), Texas blues-rock guitarist and producer, Muddy Waters' Grammy-winning producer, Columbia and Alligator recording artist, Blues Hall of Fame 1988.
Johnnyswim
Johnnyswim (JOHNNYSWIM), American folk-soul-pop husband-and-wife duo of Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano (Donna Summer's daughter), formed Nashville 2005; known for Diamonds (2014), 'Home' as Fixer Upper theme, and When the War Is Over (2025).