John Doe

John Doe

Biography: John Doe (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954 in Decatur, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet and bass player. Doe founded the much-praised L.A. punk band X, of which he is still an active member. His musical compositions and performances span the rock, country and folk music genres. As an actor, he has dozens of television appearances and several movies to his credit, including the role of Jeff Parker in the television series Roswell. In addition to X, Doe performs with the country-folk-punk band The Knitters and has released records as a solo artist. In the early 1980s, he performed on two albums by The Flesh Eaters. In the 1989 biopic Great Balls of Fire!, Doe played Jerry Lee Lewis's cousin-turned-father-in-law J. W. Brown. Doe starred in the 1992 film Roadside Prophets and in the 1998 short Lone Greasers. Other movie acting credits include Road House, Vanishing Point, Salvador, Boogie Nights, The Specials, The Good Girl, Gypsy 83 and Pure Country. As a musician with X, he has two feature-length concert films, several music videos, and an extended performance-and-interview sequence in The Decline of Western Civilization, Penelope Spheeris's seminal documentary about the early-1980s L.A. punk scene. Along with co-writer Exene Cervenka, Doe composed most of the songs recorded by X. Wild Gift, an album from that band's heyday, was named "Record of the Year" by Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times. With Dave Alvin, he co-wrote two of the songs on the Blasters' 1984 album Hard Line, "Just Another Sunday" and "Little Honey". In the 1992 movie The Bodyguard (starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston), it was Doe's version of "I Will Always Love You" that plays on the jukebox when Costner and Houston's characters are dancing. It was released on audio cassette by Warner Bros. in September 1992, but is difficult to obtain (though bootleg copies can be downloaded from the Internet). No version is believed to have been released on CD. "The Meanest Man in the World" by Doe was featured in Season 4 of the television series Friday Night Lights and included on the second soundtrack album. John Doe released an album with Canadian indie rock band The Sadies called Country Club on April 14, 2009. The album features covers of country classics along with original songs. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Doe (musician), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: February 25, 1954

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

Road House
Road House

1989-05-19

Without You I'm Nothing
Without You I'm Nothing

1990-05-11

The Rage: Carrie 2
The Rage: Carrie 2

1999-03-12

Great Balls of Fire!
Great Balls of Fire!

1989-06-30

D.O.A.
D.O.A.

2022-11-11

Gypsy 83
Gypsy 83

2001-10-18

The Good Girl
The Good Girl

2002-01-12

The Last Time I Committed Suicide
The Last Time I Committed Suicide

1997-06-20

Roadside Prophets
Roadside Prophets

1992-03-27

Ten Inch Hero
Ten Inch Hero

2007-04-25

Border Radio
Border Radio

1987-11-01

Touch
Touch

1997-02-14

Lucky 13
Lucky 13

2005-01-02

Black Cat Run
Black Cat Run

1998-09-18

The Red Right Hand
The Red Right Hand

2001-01-01

Celebrity Mix
Celebrity Mix

2005-01-17

The History of Rock 'n' Roll
The History of Rock 'n' Roll

1995-03-06

Slam Dance
Slam Dance

1987-10-02

Georgia
Georgia

1995-05-19

Media Whore
Media Whore

2002-04-20

Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Shake, Rattle and Rock!

1994-08-26

Sugar Town
Sugar Town

1999-09-17

The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon
The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon

2022-03-16

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights

2003-09-14

Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club
Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club

2006-06-29

Zombex
Zombex

2013-10-26

Scorpion Spring
Scorpion Spring

1996-10-10

Pleased to Meet Me
Pleased to Meet Me

2013-10-10

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020-04-21

Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons

2004-11-15

Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday
Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday

2013-10-29

Pure Country
Pure Country

1992-10-23

The Price of Kissing
The Price of Kissing

1997-04-01

A Matter of Degrees
A Matter of Degrees

1991-09-13

Brokedown Palace
Brokedown Palace

1999-08-13

The Decline of Western Civilization
The Decline of Western Civilization

1981-07-01

Smithereens
Smithereens

1982-09-11

X: The Unheard Music
X: The Unheard Music

1986-03-01

The Pass
The Pass

1998-05-07

Torque
Torque

2004-01-16

Ring of Fire
Ring of Fire

2013-05-27

X: Live in Los Angeles
X: Live in Los Angeles

2005-05-10

Hated
Hated

2012-09-09

Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind

2011-05-09

Forces of Nature
Forces of Nature

1999-03-12

All Creatures Here Below
All Creatures Here Below

2019-05-17

Liquid Dreams
Liquid Dreams

1991-10-01

Boogie Nights
Boogie Nights

1997-10-10

Live Freaky! Die Freaky!
Live Freaky! Die Freaky!

2006-01-31

Drowning on Dry Land
Drowning on Dry Land

1999-10-01

Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Mayor of the Sunset Strip

2003-06-17

Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story

1997-09-28

Song 1
Song 1

2012-03-22

You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys

2018-04-13

My Little One
My Little One

2019-02-27

25 Years of Punk
25 Years of Punk

2001-04-19

You're Gonna Miss Me
You're Gonna Miss Me

2017-06-06

Black Circle Boys
Black Circle Boys

1997-01-16

Electric Slide
Electric Slide

2014-04-22

Quantum Cowboys
Quantum Cowboys

2023-10-14

The Specials
The Specials

2000-09-22

Absent Father
Absent Father

2008-01-12

Salvador
Salvador

1986-04-23