James Ridout “Jesse” Winchester was born on 17 May 1944 in Shreveport, Louisiana. His father, stationed there as an Air Force major at the time,…
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Formed in East Kilbride, Scotland, this indie quartet originally comprised William Reid (vocals, guitar), Jim Reid (vocals, guitar), Douglas Hart (bass) and Murray Dalglish (drums).…
Dozens of English guitar bands converted to dance music following the success of Happy Mondays and others. Mike Edwards and company were a guitar band…
British musician Terence Harris – nicknamed “Jet” because he was one of the fastest runners in his school – played the bass guitar in The…
Ian Anderson (vocals, flute) formed Jethro Tull in 1967 along with two grammar school mates in his adopted home town of Blackpool. He was born…
Formed in 1979 by teenage friends Paul Bevoir and Melvyn J Taub, The Jetset developed their style under the guidance of former Secret Affair drummer,…
Liverpool-born, Brisbane-raised John Kennedy formed JFK and the Cuban Crisis in Brisbane, Queensland, in October 1980. Playing a brand of jangly guitar pop with country…
English pop singer and actress Jill Day was born Yvonne Page on 5 December 1930 in Brighton, Sussex. She became the main singer with Geraldo…
Jilted John was a character invented by Graham Fellows, a 19-year-old from Sheffield, while he was studying at drama school in Manchester in 1977. He…
Jim Croce (pronounced CROW-chee) was born in South Philadelphia on 10 January 1943 and brought up on ragtime, country and Dixieland music. He played the…
The son of an impoverished Texas farming family, Jim Reeves was actually a very successful country music recording artist before he came to the attention…
James Marshall Hendrix (real name: Johnny Allen Hendrix) was born in Seattle, Washington in 1942. He began his short career by touring with a number of…
There were moments on stage when vocalist Ignatius Jones ceased to be human; when his bloodied face, bondage mask, obscene leotard, dripping sweat and Neanderthal…
James Dixon Swan was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 28 April 1956, the son of Dorothy and prizefighter Jim Swan. In 1962, his family emigrated…
Jimmy Clanton was born in Louisiana on 2 September 1938 and formed his first band – The Rockets – in 1956 while attending Baton Rouge…
Jimmy Cliff left Jamaica, where he was the #1 local star, to try and make it in Britain in 1964. He spent five years playing…
The son of a music teacher, Michael ‘Jimmy’ James became part of the Kingston (Jamaica) music scene at an early age, working with the producers…
James Anthony Bernard Little was born on 15 December 1939 and as a young man, he befriended Dave and George Sweetnam, who were stepbrothers of…
The master of down-home blues was, shockingly, turned down as an artist by Chess records in 1953, but became a best-selling performer for rival Chicago…
Jimmy Ruffin was born in Collinsville, Mississippi in May 1936. He sang with his family’s gospel group, led by his minister father, before moving to…