# Josh Haden > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Josh_Haden > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Josh_Haden.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Haden > Source revision: 1356024501 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American musician and singer (born 1968) This biography of a living person relies largely or entirely on a single source. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. Find sources: "Josh Haden" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Josh Haden Background information Born 1968 (age 57–58) New York City, New York, U.S. Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S. Genres Indie rock, slowcore, jazz rock, alternative rock Instruments Vocals, bass Father Charlie Haden Relatives Petra Haden (sister) Tanya Haden (sister) Rachel Haden (sister) Jack Black (brother-in-law) Musical artist **Josh Haden** (born 1968 in [New York City](/source/New_York_City)) is an American musician and singer. He is the founder, bassist and singer of the group [Spain](/source/Spain_(band)). Haden is the son of [Charlie Haden](/source/Charlie_Haden) and Ellen David.[1][2] ## Career Haden is the founder, bassist and singer of the group [Spain](/source/Spain_(band)), whose first album, *[The Blue Moods of Spain](/source/The_Blue_Moods_of_Spain)*, appeared on [Restless Records](/source/Restless_Records) to wide acclaim. The band toured extensively in the U.S., Europe, and Australia, attracting considerable notice. Other credits include [Handsome Boy Modeling School](/source/Handsome_Boy_Modeling_School) (on which he performed a duet with [Sean Lennon](/source/Sean_Lennon)). His most recent projects were the 2004 *Light of Day* EP, released on Diamond Soul Recordings, and his debut solo LP, *Devoted*, released in 2007, produced by [Dan the Automator](/source/Dan_the_Automator) and featuring performances by former Spain guitarist [Merlo Podlewski](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merlo_Podlewski&action=edit&redlink=1), keyboardist [John Medeski](/source/John_Medeski), and turntablist [Kid Koala](/source/Kid_Koala). He also sang vocals on the track *Persona* on [Blue Man Group](/source/Blue_Man_Group)'s album *[The Complex](/source/The_Complex_(Blue_Man_Group))*. His song "Spiritual", from *The Blue Moods of Spain*, has been covered by [Johnny Cash](/source/Johnny_Cash), [Soulsavers](/source/Soulsavers), [Midnight Choir](/source/Midnight_Choir), and the duo of his father [Charlie Haden](/source/Charlie_Haden) and [Pat Metheny](/source/Pat_Metheny). ## Personal life Based in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), he is the brother of the Haden Triplets [Petra](/source/Petra_Haden) ([that dog.](/source/That_dog.), [Foo Fighters](/source/Foo_Fighters), [The Decemberists](/source/The_Decemberists), [Sean Lennon](/source/Sean_Lennon)), [Tanya](/source/Tanya_Haden) ([Silversun Pickups](/source/Silversun_Pickups), [Let's Go Sailing](/source/Let's_Go_Sailing); who married comedian [Jack Black](/source/Jack_Black_(actor)) in 2006), and [Rachel](/source/Rachel_Haden) (that dog., [The Rentals](/source/The_Rentals)). ## Discography - with Spain : see [the band's discography](/source/Spain_(band)) - solo : - *Light of day* (EP, 2004) - *Devoted* (2007) - *World of Blue I* (released 21 September 2016) - solo project under the name [Dead Sea Scrolls](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dead_Sea_Scrolls_(music)&action=edit&redlink=1) (no album released yet) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Charlie's Angels](https://thebluemoment.com/tag/josh-haden/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-unterburger_2-0)** Unterburger, Richie. ["Spain biography"](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/spain-mn0000743849#discography). allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012. ## External links - [Official site](http://www.joshhaden.com/) - [Official blog](https://joshhaden.blogspot.com/) - [Josh Haden's personal blog and music collection at MOG.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20061104121149/http://mog.com/Josh_Haden) - [Josh Haden](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0352769/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Charlie Haden Studio albums As Long as There's Music (1978) Closeness (1976) The Golden Number (1977) Gitane (1978) Mágico (1980) Folk Songs (1981) Etudes (1988) Silence (1989) Dialogues (1990) First Song (1992) Steal Away (1995) Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) (1997) None But the Lonely Heart (1997) Nocturne (2001) American Dreams (2002) Nightfall (2004) Land of the Sun (2004) Heartplay (2006) Come Sunday (2012) Live albums Time Remembers One Time Once (1981) The Montreal Tapes: with Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell (1994) The Montreal Tapes: with Paul Bley and Paul Motian (1994) Night and the City (1996) The Montreal Tapes: Liberation Music Orchestra (1997) The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian (1997) The Montreal Tapes: with Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Paul Motian (1997) In Montreal (2001) The Montreal Tapes: Tribute to Joe Henderson (2003) Long Ago and Far Away (2007) Mágico: Carta de Amor (2012) Tokyo Adagio (2015) Liberation Music Orchestra albums Liberation Music Orchestra (1970) The Ballad of the Fallen (1983) Dream Keeper (1990) Not in Our Name (2005) Time/Life (2016) Old and New Dreams albums Old and New Dreams (1977) Old and New Dreams (1979) Playing (1981) A Tribute to Blackwell (1990) Quartet West albums Quartet West (1987) In Angel City (1988) Haunted Heart (1992) Always Say Goodbye (1994) Now Is the Hour (1996) The Art of the Song (1999) The Private Collection (2007) Sophisticated Ladies (2010) Related articles Discography Josh Haden Spain [band] The Blue Moods of Spain Petra Haden Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out Rachel Haden Tanya Haden Let's Go Sailing The Haden Triplets Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States Israel Artists MusicBrainz People Deutsche Biographie --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Josh Haden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Haden) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Haden?action=history)). 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