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.
At the age of eight Cain 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, bass and the harmonica. Cain attended East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, IL. He was a surv...
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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.
At the age of eight Cain 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, bass and the harmonica. Cain attended East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, IL. He was a survivor of the Our Lady of the Angels school fire in 1958, of which he escaped unharmed, but saw many of his classmates die. He later attended the Chicago Conservatory of Music before moving to Nashville for a time and then eventually to Los Angeles.
By the mid-70s Cain 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 Cain left The Babys to join the rock band Journey, taking Gregg Rolie's place on...
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