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Entries Beginning with J

Name & Band		Former Career		Comments & Submittor Name
Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Lopez		Legal Office		She worked in a legal office while attending college and taking dance classes prior to her windfall of success. - Below Average Dave
Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson		Vendor at a news stand		During his lunch breaks there, he read copies of "Melody Maker" and "New Musical Express", that inspired him to join a band. - Ra'akone
John Tesh, John Tesh		Sports reporter/entertainment anchor		Tesh first reported for CBS. He then became co-anchor with Mary Hart on "Entertainment Tonight", and did some reporting on figure skating for NBC. One of his first piano compositions was played on "E.T" while he was still an anchor. (He's still married to actress Connie Sellecca, BTW.) - sports
Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash		spy		He served as a Morse Code operator intercepting Soviet Army transmissions in the Air Force as a part of the US Air Force Security Service in Landsberg, Germany. - Tarzan
The Judds, Naomi Judd		Nurse		Originally known as Diana Ciminella, Naomi Judd was a nurse, before she and her daughter, formerly known as Christina Ciminella, formed the trio known as the Judds, adopting the names Naomi Judd and Wynonna Judd in the process. - Adrienne Ramseur

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