Joe Jewell

Johnny Jewell (born 25 December 1958 from Dublin) is an Irish singer & lead guitarist of Irish rock band Aslan. His career of over twenty-five years has been characterized by numerous successes on the Irish charts. He co-wrote many of the band's finest songs including "Crazy World", "This Is", "Where's The Sun?", "Hurt Sometimes" to name but a few. He also wrote the memorable riffs behind the songs and is the falsetto backing vocalist behind Christy Dignam in the band. He was also in The Precious Stones during the band's split and sang vocals most notably on "Jesus Says He Loves Me" which was originally intended to be on Aslan's original second album.

Joe Jewell
Joe Jewell performing at a festival in Belfast with Aslan
Background information
Birth nameJoseph Jewell
Born (1958-12-25) 25 December 1958
Dublin, Ireland
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsGuitar, Vocals
Years active1982-present
Associated actsAslan

During live performances he uses Takamine acoustic guitars and a Fender Telecaster.


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