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Artist: Joan
Artist: Joan Baez
The most accomplished interpretive folksinger of the 1960s, Joan Baez has influenced nearly every aspect of popular music in a career still going strong. Baez is possessed of a once-in-a-lifetime soprano, which, since the late '50s, she has put in the service of folk and pop music as well as a variety of political causes. Starting out in Boston,... [+] Read More
Artist: Joan Jett
By playing pure and simple rock & roll without making an explicit issue of her gender, Joan Jett became a figurehead for several generations of female rockers. Jett's brand of rock & roll is loud and stripped-down, yet with overpowering hooks -- a combination of the Stones' tough, sinewy image and beat, AC/DC chords, and glam rock hooks. As the... [+] Read More
Artist: Joan Osborne
Singer Joan Osborne was born on July 8, 1962, in the town of Anchorage, KY, but it wasn't until relocating to New York City in the early '90s (to study at N.Y.U.'s film school) that she began to take a singing career seriously after singing Billie Holiday's classic "God Bless the Child" at a local bar's "open mic night." In addition to Holiday,... [+] Read More
Artist: Joan Armatrading
Born on the island of St. Kitts, British singer/songwriter Joan Armatrading was her country's first Black woman to make commercial inroads into her chosen genre, spicing her take on folk with bits of soul and reggae, and has had a remarkably long, consistent career. Emigrating to England in 1958, Armatrading met lyricist Pam Nestor in a touring... [+] Read More
Artist: Joan Sebastían
Joan Sebastian has been recognized by critics and colleagues for his contribution to the Mexican culture, getting his lyrics performed by prominent Latin artists. After leaving a local seminary at the age of 17, the young man started to get involved in popular music, dedicating his first composition, called "Juliantla," to his native town. In... [+] Read More
Artist: Joan of Arc
Based on their roots and their hometown, it's not surprising that Chicago's Joan of Arc blends post-rock's atmospherics and punk's volume and dynamics. Singer/guitarist Tim Kinsella, drummer Mike Kinsella, and bassist Sam Zurick came from the emocore band Cap'n Jazz; when that band broke up, the trio wanted to change their musical direction.... [+] Read More
Artist: Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford was not an actress; she was a movie star. The distinction is a crucial one -- she infrequently appeared in superior films, and her work was rarely distinguished regardless of the material, yet she enjoyed one of the most successful and longest-lived careers in cinema history. Glamorous and over-the-top, stardom was seemingly... [+] Read More
Artist: Joan of Arse
The Dublin-based indie band Joan of Arse came together in 1996. Currently comprised of Shane McGrath, Joss "Joskuld the Chocolate" Morkens, Greg "Gumbo" Barrett, and Greg "The Bearded Lady" Hackett, Joan of Arse became popular in and around the UK indie scene with their debut single "Le Remusement Triste Et Lent De La Queve D'un Vieux Chien" in... [+] Read More
Artist: Joan Durell
Big-band vocalist Joan Durell sang with several orchestras during the '50s, including bands led by Ray Anthony and Art Mooney. She married bandleader Ray Flory (her real name becoming Joan Fry Flory) in the early '50s and, later that decade, performed at the 1958 Monterey Jazz Festival. Durell retired from the music business in 1960, emerging... [+] Read More
Artist: Joan Jones
One of the few folks who can actually claim to be a native Los Angeleno, Joan Jones was born and raised in the heart of Hollywood. She was even the trumpet-playing mascot at the infamous Hollywood High. And those were the L.A. days, when clubs like the Whisky-a-Go-Go, the Starwood, Gazzarri's, and Madame Wong's were kicking, while artists like X... [+] Read More
Artist: Joan Rivers
Comedian Joan Rivers carves out her own niche in the entertainment industry: she's a talker. In fact, she preempts most of her shtick with her trademark line "Can we talk?" A constant stream of one-liners, Rivers is instantly recognizable by her raspy voice, upturned nose, bob haircut, fashion sense, quick wit, and presence as commentator at... [+] Read More
Artist: Joan Cartwright
Joan Cartwright is a versatile individual with considerable talent in and outside of jazz as a performer, educator, and producer. Born in New York City, Joan studied piano and dance and has a bachelor of arts in communications and music and a master's degree in communications. After studying ballet and modern dance with Bernice Johnson, she... [+] Read More
Artist: Joan Bender
Before she set out to make her mark in the world of music, jazz vocalist Joan Bender had set out to study at Harvard. That dream came to a screeching halt when the possibility of an athletic scholarship for track was dashed, thanks to an injured hip. Instead she headed off to the University of Iowa with several scholarships for drama and... [+] Read More
Artist: Joan Jeanrenaud
Even though Joan Jeanrenaud's name may not sound all that familiar, she is a world-renowned cellist, surely the best known in the avant-garde classical field. But for many music lovers, she remains "the girl in Kronos Quartet." Jeanrenaud spent 20 years with the groundbreaking string quartet, recording with it over 30 albums and performing more... [+] Read More
Artist: Joane Hétu
Saxophonist, singer, improviser, composer, and record label manager Joane Hétu ranks among the pillars of the Montreal avant-garde music scene revolving around the collective Ambiances Magnétiques. A small but very stubborn woman, she made a career for herself starting out of nowhere at age 19, to become a successful businesswoman and a... [+] Read More
Artist: Joan Stiles
In New York City jazz circles, the bop-oriented Joan Stiles is not only known for her lyrical and melodic piano playing -- she is also known for her skills and talents as a bandleader, arranger, and producer. Stiles (who occasionally does some singing but is primarily an instrumentalist) isn't the sort of jazz artist who is only interested in... [+] Read More
