Biography: Jessica Jernigan, Jessica Simpson, Jewel, Jack Denny, Jim Linduff, Jim Walker, Jimmie Dodd, Jimmy Dobro, Jack O'Brien, Jack O'Brien,

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Jessica Jernigan Biography, Photos, Pictures

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Jessica Simpson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Dance-pop singer Jessica Simpson was born and raised in Dallas, TX, beginning her performing career as a member of her church choir; at 12, she also auditioned unsuccessfully for The Mickey Mouse Club

A contemporary folkie renowned for her expressive, crystalline voice, singer/songwriter Jewel was among the most successful of the many new female performers who dominated the pop charts throughout the 1990s

The man whose name resembles a comic genius with a single typo led a high society dance band in the ’30s and ’40s Jack Denny had hit records during this period but was”Nevertheless” literally drummed out of business by changing musical styles

Jim Linduff is a collector of jazz and blues recordings After thirty five years working in sales and customer service in the consumer products industry, he now moderates classes in jazz and blues history in the Continuing Education Department of the University of Cincinnati

Engineer Jim Walker’s recording credits include live Grateful Dead sets as well as the soundtrack to the inevitably dangerous film version of The Twilight Zone ~ Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide

With his effervescent smile and religious sense of morality, Jimmie Dodd provided a father figure for the original Mouseketeers of The Mickey Mouse Club TV show In addition to writing many of the tunes featured on the program, including the show’s theme song, Dodd provided an ongoing series of wise sayings that were dubbed “Doddisms

Jimmy Dobro was one of several aliases used by rock guitar pioneer, James Burton, best known for his playing with Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley and Gram Parsons During a rare break from sideman work, Burton released a single, “Swamp Surfer” b/w “Everybody Listens To The Dobro”, as Jimmy Dobro, in 1963

Jack O'Brien Biography, Photos, Pictures

Not to be confused with a boxful of musicians named Jack O’Brien, including a pair of jazz pianists, this one from a radio and recording background has been associated with the original soundtrack releases of several Broadway shows

The all Irish-American name Jack O’Brien shows up throughout the history of recordings, with no more loyalty to any particular genre than would be necessary in a flooded potato patch