Information AboutJonathan Cain |
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EARLY LIFE At the age of eight he began Accordion lessons and by the time he was in his teens, he was playing accordion and Piano at parties and in clubs. He also plays Guitar and the Harmonica . CAREER By the mid-70s he had written many songs and released his first record as the Jonathan Cain Band, ''Windy City Breakdown'', in 1976 on Bearsville Records . In 1979 , he joined The Babys , appearing on their albums ''Union Jacks'' and ''On The Edge''. In 1980 Jonathan left The Babys to join Journey , taking Gregg Rolie 's place. Jonathan helped Journey to the top of the charts with his first collaboration, ''Escape''. He would go on to appear on at least 13 other Journey albums and compilations. When singer Steve Perry left Journey in 1987 , all of the band's members went their separate ways. Cain would reunite with his former Babys bandmate, John Waite , to form the band Bad English , which would release two albums before the band's breakup. SOLO WORKS Cain's solo albums include a re-release of ''Windy City Breakdown'', as well as numerous piano instrumental albums: ''Back To The Innocence'', ''Piano With A View, Body Language'', ''For A Lifetime'', ''Jonathan Cain Anthology'', ''Namaste'', ''Animated Movie Love Songs'', ''If Everyday Were Like Christmas'' and ''Bare Bones''. He also has contributed to song writing for many other artists, including Michael Bolton , Kenny Rogers , Sammy Hagar , Heart , Greg Allman , Conway Twitty , The Oak Ridge Boys , Colin Raye , Lorrie Morgan , Maria Carey , Jimmy Barnes , and Peter Frampton . He has also worked as a producer for Michael Bolton and Neal Schon , and since 1996 has worked on tours and new material with a reformed Journey. AWARDS He has received two BMI songwriter awards, both for songs co-written with Steve Perry, ''Open Arms'' and "Who's Cryin Now", and the song ''When You Love A Woman'', which he co-wrote with Perry and Schon, was nominated for a Grammy Award . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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