Johnny Hates Jazz are pop rock group which formed in 1986 in London, England. They had a succession of worldwide hits in the late 80's including "Shattered Dreams", "I Don't Want To Be A Hero", "Turn Back The Clock" and "Heart Of Gold". Their debut album "Turn Back The Clock" shot straight to #1 in the UK album charts and went double platinum.
"Shattered Dreams", which reached #2 in the US and Japan, has now been played more than 3.2 million times on US radio alone. The band split in 1992 and reformed in 2009
Original members Clark Datchler and Mike Nocito have now recorded and released a new Johnny Hates Jazz album entitled "Magnetized".
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- 2025 4 Jul 2025
- 2019 16 Aug 2019
- 2019 2 Aug 2019
- 2019 13 Jul 2019
- 2019 6 Jul 2019
- 2019 29 Jun 2019
- 2018 6 Jul 2018
- 2017 26 May 2017
- 2016 13 Aug 2016
- 2016 18 Jun 2016
- 2016 21 May 2016
- 2014 18 Jul 2014
- 2010 20 Aug 2010



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