Mr. Jonathan Cain ~ Musical Inspiration
Have you ever had someone you admire so deeply that it inspires you to pursue your dreams - especially when you are frustrated or discouraged at those dreams? Someone who you can hear not only in your mind, but in your heart - even though you have never even met the person? I know many people have heros and role models who have made a difference in their lives. Mr. Cain and the other gentlemen in the band "Journey" have inspired me as well as many other musicians, and helped keep me going in my pursuit of excellent music. I will never be the musician he is, but am so motivated to keep working at it when I listen to him. Especially after attending concerts, I get such a kick to practice harder! This page is just a small way of showing my deep respect and to say thank you to him, and to his wife and children who graciously allow him to share his talents. :)
The picture is from a Journey concert September 10, 2009 in Reading, PA.
Contents at a Glance
Jonathan Cain (born Jonathan Leonard Friga, February 26, 1950, Chicago, Illinois) is an American musician, most known for his keyboards and songwriting roles in the rock band, Journey.
Jonathan Cain Links
Jonathan Cain
His main website1 point
Jonathan Cain at AllExperts
Jonathan Leonard Cain born John Friga on February more...1 point
Jonathan Cain Live on America On-Line
Interview1 point
Videos to Watch
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The Jonathan Cain Picture Pages
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Jonathan Cain
Recording Review0 points
Jonathan Cain at Playback
Interview0 points
Instrumental Pieces
Musical Family
- Tommy 'Mugs' Cain
- Mugs Cain is a talented drummer who has performed not only with his brother, but with multiple well known artists.
- Madison Cain
- Miss Cain has a gorgeous voice! Her dad must be awefully proud of her early accomplishments.
- The next generation of Journey?
- Jonathan, Madison, and Westin Cain with Miles Schon
Wow ~ I sure hope they will play together in the future! :)
Blogs from Google ...
- Hear Rock City: Baby, Be My Baby...
- Wally Stocker's Tasteful Guitar Licks & Riffs, Ricky Phillips Bass Runs & Jonathan Cain's (He Started here before Becomin' a JOURNEY-Man) Keys...What's Not To Like? Excellent Broadcast from The Agora in Cleveland! ...
- iProng classic interview: Journey
- I had the good fortune to speak extensively with keyboardist Jonathan Cain, who's been part of Journey since long before the internet existed, and he shared with me everything from how they found Arnel Pineda to why he's been a user of ...
- iProng master-work talk: Journey, iProng Magazine
- (I had the honourableness cache to talk extensively with keyboardist Jonathan Cain, who's been ration out of Journey since big above the internet existed, and he shared with me the chiefly shebang from how they build Arnel Pineda to why ...
- The Official European Dutch John Waite Website: Bad English Rockin ...
- Jonathan Cain and guitarist Neal Schon, who had enjoyed enormous success in Journey, continued on to form Bad English with Waite after Journey disbanded. The first album, eponymously titled, was a big seller with three hit singles, ...
Journey
Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California with former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases, but its strongest commercial success came in the late 1970s to the early 1980s. During this period, they had hits with a series of power ballads and rock songs, including "Don't Stop Believin'", "Separate Ways", "Faithfully", "Any Way You Want It", "Open Arms", "Send Her My Love", "Wheel in the Sky", "Who's Crying Now", "Stone In Love", "Lovin,' Touchin,' Squeezin;'", and "Lights". The group enjoyed a successful reunion in the mid-1990s with a major Grammy-nominated hit, "When You Love a Woman." Throughout Journey's three decades of existence, their albums have achieved gold status twice, platinum status three times, multi-platinum plateau eight times, and Diamond once. These include seven consecutive multi-platinum albums, stretching from 1978 to 1987. They had 18 Top 40 singles, six of which reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Their signature song, "Don't Stop Believin'", is the top-selling catalog track in iTunes history, at more than two million downloads.search results
According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Journey has sold 47 million albums in the United States, making them the 28th best selling band. Their worldwide sales have reached 80 million albums. A USA Today opinion poll in 2005 asked respondents to weigh in on who they thought was the best American rock band in history; Journey came in fifth place.RIAA Gold and Platinum Data
Journey has been eligible for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame since 2000, but Gregg Rolie is the only current or former member of Journey who has been inducted ? as a member of parent band Santana. Steve Perry, the band's best-known lead vocalist, is eligible for induction as a solo artist as of 2009.
Journey Favorites
News from Google ...
- Arnel Pineda gives back
- ... 2009 12:00 AM Arnel (third from right) with fellow Journey members (from left) Ross Valory, Neal Schon, Deen Castronovo and Jonathan Cain. ...
- Big names entertain for big cause this weekend
- ... will be furnished by vocalist and bassist Jason Scheff of the band Chicago; Rick Seratte of the band Foreigner; and Jonathan Cain of Journey. ...
- Preview: 'Equivocation' speaks to the sacred in life
- A talk with Bill Cain, author of the much in-demand play "Equivocation," about art, politics and family in Shakespeare's day and our own. ...
- Residents show their support at Wounded Warriors Celebrity Pairings Party
- Robert C. Dickerson Jr.; celebrity musicians Rick Seratte, from Foreigner; Jonathan Cain, from Journey; and Jason Scheff, from Chicago. ...
Journey Sites
Please add other links that you enjoy. :)
The Sony Music Journey Home | The Sony Music Journey Site
Official Journey Homepage1 point
Journey at Answers
Biography0 points
Zimbio Pictures!
Pictures of Journey Performing0 points
Which are your favorites?
These are Journey recordings with Mr. Cain. All of the other Journey recordings are incredible also!
Revelation by Journey
2 CD + 1DVD - 2008 "You have a wine tasting o more...2 points
The Babys
The Babys were a British rock/pop group that broke through in the U.S. in the fall of 1977 with their hit, "Isn't It Time", followed by Everytime I Think of You", both of which reached #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The 1976-1978 Babys line-up consisted of vocalist/bassist John Waite, drummer Tony Brock, Keyboard player/guitarist Michael Corby, and guitarist Wally Stocker. From 1979-1981, the Babys line-up consisted of vocalist Waite, drummer Brock, bassist Ricky Phillips, guitarist Stocker and keyboardist Jonathan Cain.
John Waite went on to produce a major solo hit, "Missing You", in 1984.
Bad English
Bad English was an American rock band supergroup formed in 1988, reuniting keyboardist Jonathan Cain with singer John Waite and bassist Ricky Phillips, his former bandmates in The Babys.
The Babys & Bad English
Other music of Mr. Cain
Incredible Musical Artists
Listen to some of the musicians Jonathan Cain has been involved with. There are many others, too. Please add links to this list.
Bad English
Deen Castronovo , Jonathan Cain , John Waite , Nea more...1 point
John Waite
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Michael Bolton
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Discography
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Jimmy Barnes
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Sammy Hagar
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Peter Frampton
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Charities
- Journey Charity
- Find out more about fundraisers that Jonathan Cain, Journey, & Jason Scheff (Chicago) have participated in.
- Make a Wish Foundation
- "Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Foundation's mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish® experience has on children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors, and entire communities."
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
- "The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's® (NCMEC) mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them."
"The Day They Became Angels" in honor of Our Lady of the Angels School
Don't Stop Believing!
Charities that are Special to Me
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- "Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that: clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections; and
obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food. In the 1950s, few children with cystic fibrosis lived to attend elementary school. Today, advances in research and medical treatments have further enhanced and extended life for children and adults with CF. Many people with the disease can now expect to live into their 30s, 40s and beyond."
Someone I love very much was born with CF and has been fighting it his whole life - click the website to find out more or to donate.
From "Jonathan Cain Live on America On-Line " (look at the top of the page for the link):
"Question: "What's your fondest memory of all your years with Journey?"
CainLive: Actually it was Kenny Skyluk, who called us through Make a Wish Foundation. Kenny had cystic fibrosis, and was very sick in 1985. His wish was to meet the members of Journey, so they called us, and we flew to be at his bedside. We gave him a platinum album, a 49ers football and helmet, a walkman, and a copy of our latest single, "Only the Young." He was very impressed that we had answered his wish - seemed very happy that we would come all the way to Cleveland to visit a sick little boy. Kenny Skyluk died the next day, but his courage and strength will be in my heart forever."
Thank you, Mr. Cain - I admire your gift of compassion even more than all the inspirational music. - Global Aid Network (GAIN)
- The same person I mentioned above is active in GAIN when his health allows. Although he has gone through so many difficult situations, he praises God for the miracles worked in him. ~ I truly mean 'miracles' that he has experienced. He would never be able to do what he does without God pulling him through health conditions that doctors have labelled impossible. ~ He has travelled on many mission trips and participated in GAIN warehouse collections and packing. Many people have come to know the Word of God and been given basic needs because of him. His braveness and determination against the odds are nothing less than amazing!
"Global Aid Network is a multi-national network of ministries serving to demonstrate the love of God, through word and deed, to hurting and needy people around the world through relief and development projects. As the humanitarian aid arm of Campus Crusade for Christ International, the ministry of Global Aid Network spans the globe helping to meet physical needs in areas of poverty and despair and providing hope through evangelistic outreach. Global Aid Network partners with existing Campus Crusade for Christ ministries, local churches, missionaries, and other agencies to help distribute compassionate aid to impoverished countries around the world.
Originally started in 1991 as a humanitarian project to the former Soviet Union, Global Aid Network is now overseeing projects in more than 30 countries having distributed greater than $125 million worth of aid and mobilized more than 10,000 short-term mission participants to foreign lands."
The ministry focuses on the following: Working with Leaders and Decision Makers, Humanitarian Aid, Emergency Disaster Response and Ongoing Relief, Developmental Aid, Medical and Vision Teams, Short-term Mission Teams
"Global Aid Network is a ministry of compassion, with a heart towards providing tangible help toward meeting physical needs of people as well as spiritual hope so they may know the love of our Savior. Please join us in compassionate outreach in this variety of ways. The life that is changed may be your own."
Journey Rocks!
What to Watch Between Concerts
Journey Webring
Journey on Twitter
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- PaulSussex
- is charging up his MP4 ready for the journey to Exeter tomorrow. Could do with some more music to go on it though.
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- Himynameismaxx
- I don't care what kind of music you listen to, if you don't like Journey you deserve to die in a horrific way.
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- mrbleary
- I'm still on a trance journey. Love it. Happy feel good music at its best.
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- TheNorVa
- *** The Music of JOURNEY *** Frontiers: A Tribute to Super Group JOURNEY THIS Saturday November 28th @ 8pm ...... http://bit.ly/58sXNO
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- Adlib311
- @madbloggers dope. ITs a great listen. A journey threw all types of music
Hello fellow Journey fans!
Leave a note to say "hi" ~ I love meeting new people! :)
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- Dkprincess6 Dkprincess6 Oct 26, 2009 @ 5:53 pm
- I knew that Jonathan had been involved in The Babys, but I didn't know he was with Bad English too. Great lens!
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- Tipi Tipi Sep 27, 2009 @ 5:34 pm
- Wow, a very nice lens! I hadn't heard of Jonathan before... Thanks for visiting U2 and adding the link to here. I appreciate that very much...
Best wishes with this lens and on Squidoo!
Susie
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