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| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Nommensen Duchac |
| Born | February 25, 1954 Decatur, Illinois, U.S.A |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. |
| Genres | Roots rock, alternative country, folk rock, punk rock |
| Occupations | Musician, actor |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, guitar, singing |
| Associated acts | X, The Flesh Eaters, The Knitters |
| Website | www.theejohndoe.com |
John Doe (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954 in Decatur, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet,[1] guitarist and bass player. Doe co-founded the much-praised L.A. punk band X, of which he is still an active member. His musical performances and compositions 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.
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Career [edit]
In the 1989 biopic Great Balls of Fire!, Doe played Jerry Lee Lewis's cousin-turned-father-in-law J. W. Brown. He 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, Doe 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". He also wrote "Cyrano de Berger's Back" for the Flesh Eaters LP A Minute to Pray, a Second To Die.
Since 1990, Doe has recorded nearly a dozen albums as a soloist or in collaboration with other artists, and has contributed tracks to motion pictures. In the 1992 movie The Bodyguard (starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston), it is Doe's version of "I Will Always Love You" that plays on the jukebox when Costner's and Houston's characters are dancing. It was released on audio cassette by Warner Bros. in September 1992, but no version is believed to exist on CD. He co-wrote and played on the song "Lobotomy" with Tyler Willman for the eponymous 1998 debut studio album of the band Calm Down Juanita.[2]
Doe took part in Todd Haynes's 2007 movie I'm Not There, recording two Bob Dylan covers, "Pressing On" and "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine." Both recordings were included on the film's soundtrack, and the former was prominently featured in the film, with Christian Bale (as Pastor John Rollins) lip-synching Doe's vocals. Doe recorded the song "Unforgiven" in 2007 with Aimee Mann on A Year in the Wilderness, an album which also featured Kathleen Edwards, Jill Sobule, Dan Auerbach. He then joined with Eddie Vedder on a mix of the song "Golden State" in 2008. "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. Country Club (2009), featuring Canadian indie rock band The Sadies, covered country classics along with original songs.
Doe contributed a cover of "Peggy Sue Got Married" to the 2011 tribute album Rave On Buddy Holly.
Personal [edit]
Doe was married to fellow X member Exene Cervenka between 1980 and 1985. He remarried in 1987 and as he revealed to Adam Carolla in a podcast in September 2011,[3] he currently resides in Fairfax, California (in the San Francisco Bay Area) with his wife Gigi Blair[4] and three daughters.
Discography [edit]
See also: X discography, Knitters discography
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Label | |||
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| US | US Heat | US Indie | US Country | |||
| 1990 | Meet John Doe | 193 | — | — | — | Geffen |
| 1995 | Kissingsohard | — | — | — | — | Forward/Rhino |
| 2000 | Freedom Is... | — | — | — | — | spinART |
| 2002 | Dim Stars, Bright Sky | — | — | — | — | Artist Direct BMG |
| 2005 | Forever Hasn't Happened Yet | — | — | — | — | Yep Roc |
| 2006 | For the Best of Us | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | A Year in the Wilderness | — | 42 | — | — | |
| 2009 | Country Club (with The Sadies) | — | 10 | 37 | 32 | |
| 2011 | A Day at the Pass (with Jill Sobule) | — | — | — | — | Pinko |
| Keeper | — | 13 | — | — | Yep Roc | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Filmography [edit]
- The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
- X: The Unheard Music (1986)
- Salvador (1986)
- Slam Dance (1987)
- Border Radio (1987)
- Road House (1989)
- Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
- Liquid Dreams (1991)
- A Matter of Degrees (1991)
- Roadside Prophets (1992)
- Pure Country (1992)
- Wyatt Earp (1994)
- Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994)
- Georgia (1995)
- Scorpion Spring (1996)
- Black Circle Boys (1997)
- Vanishing Point (1997)
- Touch (1997)
- Party of Five (1997) 1 Episode
- The Price of Kissing (1997)
- The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997)
- Boogie Nights (1997)
- Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story (1997)
- Lone Greasers (1998)
- The Pass (1998)
- Black Cat Run (1998)
- Odd Man (1998)
- Drowning on Dry Land (1999)
- Veronica's Closet (1999) 1 Episode
- Sugar Town (1999)
- Knocking on Deaths Door (1999)
- The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
- Forces of Nature (1999)
- Wildflowers (1999)
- Brokedown Palace (1999)
- Martial Law (1999) 1 Episode
- The Strip (1999) 1 Episode
- The Specials (2000)
- ER (2000) 1 Episode
- Gypsy 83 (2001)
- Jon Good's Wife (2001)
- Employee of the Month (2002)
- The Good Girl (2002)
- Bug (2002)
- Roswell (1999–2002) 18 Episodes
- Fastlane (2002) 1 Episode
- Red Zone (2002)
- Wuthering Heights (2003)
- Peacemakers (2003) 1 Episode
- Law & Order (2003) 1 Episode
- Carnivàle (2003) 2 Episodes
- Torque (2004)
- Tom 51 (2004)
- We Jam Econo (2005)
- Lucky 13 (2005)
- X – Live in Los Angeles (2005)
- CSI: Miami (2005) 1 Episode
- The Darwin Awards (2006)
- Jammin (2006) 1 Episode
- Ten Inch Hero (2007)
- The Sandpiper (2007)
- Man Maid (2008)
- Absent Father (2008)
- One Tree Hill (2008)
- Wizards of Waverly Place (2009) 1 Episode
References [edit]
- ^ Wertheimer, Linda (2007-06-23). "John Doe: The 'X' Man Returns" (audio). Weekend Edition Saturday. National Public Radio. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ Calm Down Juanita (CD Liner). Seattle, Washington, US: Echo Records. 1998. inside front cover.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ John Doe at the Internet Movie Database
External links [edit]
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- John Doe - official website
- John Doe - What Would John Doe Do? Blog
- John Doe at the Internet Movie Database
- John Doe at Allmusic
- John Doe discography at MusicBrainz
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