Biography: Jasper Davis, Javine, Jawbone Hill, Jay & the Techniques, Jay Gordon, J.D. Miller, Jay Mayo Williams, J.D. Short, Jay Owens, J.D. Sumner,

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Jasper Davis Biography, Photos, Pictures

Of the myriad pseudonyms used by Joe Davis during his long career, this is the one that comes closest to his real name “Bert Davis” doesn’t count: that was actually a pseudonym for his wife Bertha Davis, allowing her to collect publishing money for him

In the early 2000s, Javine became a major R&B star in England, where her hip-hop-influenced urban contemporary has drawn comparisons to Aaliyah and Beyoncé Knowles as well as Samantha Mumba

Jawbone Hill Biography, Photos, Pictures

The alternative CCM band Jawbone Hill was formed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1991; originally dubbed Insanity Bush, the group comprised Dan Erb, Galen Kraybill, Jansen Herr and Lin Fisher

Jay & the Techniques Biography, Photos, Pictures

A Philadelphia group whose sound and songs were more pop than soul, Jay & the Techniques earned some points for the playful, joyous “Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie,” which was their lone Top 10 R&B and pop hit in 1967 on Smash

Electric blues guitarist Jay Gordon recorded a series of albums for Blue Ace that inspired comparisons to such legendary guitarists as Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan Beginning with Blues Infested (1994), Gordon won much praise from the blues community

Producer and songwriter JD Miller was a pioneering force in the development and preservation of Louisiana music — the founder of the state’s first record label, Fais Do Do, he worked in a range of styles from Cajun to honky tonk to blues, but his legacy remains tarnished by the series of race-baiting records released via his openly segregationist Reb Rebel imprint

Jay Mayo Williams Biography, Photos, Pictures

Jay Mayo Williams was one of the very few African American recording company executives prior to World War II and was working for several labels, among them Paramount, Vocalion, and Brunswick

Gifted with a striking and almost immediately identifable vocal style characterized by an amazing vibrato, JD Short was also a very versatile musician He played piano, saxophone, guitar, harmonica, clarinet and drums

A top-notch sideman and songwriter, Jay Owens also enjoyed acclaim as a solo artist Born Isaac Jerome Owens in Lake City, Florida on September 6, 1947, he learned to sing in the church where his mother presided as minister; at the age of 11, he received his first guitar, and began performing professionally while in high school

The onetime holder of a Guinness world record honoring the lowest bass note ever reached, gospel pioneer JD Sumner was the driving force behind the Stamps Quartet, which earned secular renown as the longtime vocal support for Elvis Presley