Joe Jackson (musician)

David Ian "Joe" Jackson is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Having spent years studying music and playing clubs, he scored a hit with his first release, "Is She Really Going Out with Him?", in 1979. It was followed by a number of new wave singles, before he moved to more jazz-inflected pop music and had a top 10 hit in 1982 with "Steppin' Out". Jackson is associated with the 1980s Second British Invasion of the US. He has also composed classical music. He has recorded 20 studio albums and received five Grammy Award nominations.

11 August 1954

Born on the same birth date (11 August 1954): Bryan Bassett • Tarmo Rüütli • Vance Heafner • Yashpal Sharma (cricketer)

Born on the same birth day (11 August): Bryan Bassett • Dirk Hannemann • Gennadiy Nikonov • Oliver W. F. Lodge • Steven Pokere • Stuart Rosenberg • Theo de Jong • Yolande of Aragon

Born in the same month (August 1954): Andrés Pastrana Arango • Eric Johnson (guitarist) • François Valéry • Katharine Abraham • Mark Williams (singer) • Sam J. Jones • Steve Phillips (footballer, born 1954) • Stieg Larsson • Tarmo Rüütli • Umberto Guidoni