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{{short description|American musician}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2018}}
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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Jonathan Cain
| image = Jonathan Cain (10728).jpg
| caption = Cain in May 2018
| birth_name = Jonathan Leonard Friga
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1950|02|26}}<ref name=Bio/>
| birth_place = [[Chicago]], Illinois, U.S.
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboards|guitar}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hard rock]]|[[pop rock]]|[[progressive rock]]|[[smooth jazz]]|[[Contemporary Christian music|CCM]]}}
| years_active = 1965–present
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter}}
| current_member_of = [[Journey (band)|Journey]]
| past_member_of = {{hlist|[[The Babys]]|[[Bad English]]}}
| website = {{URL|jonathancainmusic.com}}
}}
'''Jonathan Leonard Friga''' (born February 26, 1950), known professionally as '''Jonathan Cain''', is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for [[Journey (band)|Journey]]. He has also worked with [[The Babys]] and [[Bad English]]. Cain was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of Journey in 2017.<ref name="rrhofjourney">{{cite web|title=Inductees: Journey|url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/journey|website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref> He also maintains a solo career as a [[Contemporary Christian music|contemporary Christian]] artist.

==Early life and education==
Cain was born in [[Chicago]] to Leonard and Nancy Friga. 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 [[harmonica]]. Cain is a survivor of the [[Our Lady of the Angels School fire]] of 1958, which took the lives of 92 students and three nuns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superiorpics.com/jonathan_cain|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203084433/http://www.superiorpics.com/jonathan_cain|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 3, 2013|title=The Jonathan Cain Picture Pages|website=Superiorpics.com|access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref>

In 1968, Cain graduated from [[East Leyden High School]]<ref name=Bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.jonathancain.com/bio.htm/|title=Jonathan Cain Biography|date=2003|website=jonathancain.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820044542/http://www.jonathancain.com/bio.htm|archive-date=August 20, 2006|access-date=July 7, 2020}}</ref> in [[Franklin Park, Illinois]], a Chicago suburb, and later attended the [[Chicago Conservatory of Music]].

==Career==
[[File:Jonathan Cain.jpg|thumb|Cain in 1980]]
After releasing two 45s on Dial label as Johnny Lee from tapes recorded at Golden Voice in South Pekin, Il, he released a 45 under the name of Jonathan Cain on "October" on an obscure independent label.<Illinois Entertainer September 1981> In 1976, Cain released another record as the Jonathan Cain Band, ''Windy City Breakdown'', 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 (band)|Journey]], taking [[Gregg Rolie]]'s place on keyboards.{{sfn|Daniels|2011|pp=48–51}} Cain aided Journey's rise to the top of the charts with his first collaborations on the album ''[[Escape (Journey album)|Escape]]'', composing and playing the piano on songs such as "[[Don't Stop Believin']]", described by [[AllMusic]] as "one of the best opening keyboard riffs in rock".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/dont-stop-believin-mt0009090293|title=Don't Stop Believin' - Journey - Song Info - AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 2, 2018}}</ref> Perhaps his most notable contribution was as sole author of the Journey ballad "[[Faithfully (song)|Faithfully]]", a song about life on the road while in a band. Cain would go on to appear on at least 13 other Journey albums and compilations.

The song "[[Working Class Man]]" sung by [[Jimmy Barnes]] is one of Cain's compositions and is considered to be Barnes' [[signature song]].

Cain reunited with former Babys bandmates [[John Waite]] and [[Ricky Phillips]], fellow Journey bandmate [[Neal Schon]], and future Journey drummer [[Deen Castronovo]] to form the band [[Bad English]]. The band released two albums before disbanding in the early 1990s.

In 1996, the Journey lineup from the album ''Escape'' was reunited. They reformed and recorded the album ''[[Trial by Fire (Journey album)|Trial by Fire]]''. After suffering a hip injury while hiking in Hawaii that required surgery, in 1998 [[Steve Perry (musician)|Steve Perry]] again left the band. Journey has continued on with three subsequent lead singers, [[Steve Augeri]] from 1998 to 2006, [[Jeff Scott Soto]] from 2006 to 2007, and [[Arnel Pineda]] from 2007 to the present.

Cain is known to perform a piano solo at every Journey concert, usually right before the band performs "[[Open Arms (Journey song)|Open Arms]]." He started this tradition when he first joined the band in 1980.

In addition to his work with Journey, Cain has released eight solo albums and contributed to solo albums by fellow Journey member [[Neal Schon]]. His solo work includes a move to making Christian music since 2016.

Cain serves as the worship leader at City of Destiny, where his wife [[Paula White]] is the pastor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jonathan Cain|url=https://paulawhite.org/jonathan-cain/|access-date=August 25, 2020|website=Paula White Ministries|language=en-US}}</ref>

In May 2018, Cain became a published author with the release of his memoir, ''Don't Stop Believin': The Man, the Band, and the Song That Inspired Generations.''<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Greene|first=Andy|date=April 26, 2018|title=Journey Keyboardist Jonathan Cain's New Memoir: 10 Things We Learned|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/journey-keyboardist-jonathan-cains-new-memoir-10-things-we-learned-627675/|access-date=August 25, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Cain has been married three times. His first wife was singer [[Tané McClure]] for whom he wrote the 1983 hit song "[[Faithfully (song)|Faithfully]]".

In 1989, he married his second wife, Elizabeth Yvette Fullerton, with whom he has three children: Madison (1993) and twins Liza and Weston (1996).<ref name=Bio/> He and Elizabeth divorced at the end of 2014. Madison is married to Trev Lukather, [[Steve Lukather]]'s son.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.zola.com/wedding/cainlukatherwedding|title=Madison Friga-Cain and Trev Lukather}}</ref>

In April 2015, he married minister [[Paula White]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christiantoday.com/article/megachurch.pastor.paula.white.marries.rocker.jonathan.cain/53036.htm|title=Megachurch pastor Paula White marries 'Don't Stop Believin' rocker Jonathan Cain - Christian News on Christian Today|website=Christiantoday.com|date=April 30, 2015 |access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> This is the third marriage for both. They reside in [[Apopka, Florida]].

Jonathan has two younger brothers, Thomas and Harold.<ref name=Bio/>

Cain and [[David Kalmusky]] designed and built Addiction Sound, a recording studio in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].

Cain is a devout [[Christianity|Christian]] and believes this is reflected in his work creating and sharing Christian music.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 14, 2017|title=Rock Star Jonathan Cain's Journey to Christ|url=https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2017/february/rock-star-jonathan-cains-journey-to-christ|access-date=August 25, 2020|website=CBN News|language=en}}</ref>

In November 2022, Cain performed "Don't Stop Believin'", which he co-wrote, at a party at [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Mar-a-Lago]] estate. Journey bandmate [[Neal Schon]]'s attorney sent Cain a letter accusing him of damaging the "Journey brand" by performing at a political event, and asking him to refrain from representing Journey at such events.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=2022-12-22 |title=Journey Guitarist to Bandmate Who Played for Trump: No Political Gigs |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/22/arts/music/journey-cease-and-desist-trump.html |access-date=2022-12-22 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Solo discography==
[[File:JonathanCain.jpg|thumb|Cain performing in 2007]]
* "Til It's Time to Say Goodbye"/"Ladies' Night" (1975) October Records [OCT 1001-AS(BS)].
* ''[[Windy City Breakdown]]'' (1977) Bearsville/Wounded Bird Records.
* ''[[Back to the Innocence (Jonathan Cain album)|Back to the Innocence]]'' (1995) [[Intersound Records]].
* ''Piano with a View'' (1995) Higher Octave Records.
* ''Body Language'' (1997) Higher Octave Records.
* ''[[For a Lifetime]]'' (1998) Higher Octave Records.
* ''Namaste'' (2001) Wildhorse Records.
* ''Anthology'' (2001) One Way Records.
* ''Animated Movie Love Songs'' (2002) One Way Records.
* ''Bare Bones'' (2004) AAO Records.
* ''Where I Live'' (2006) AAO Records.
* ''What God Wants to Hear'' (2016) Identity Records.
* ''Unsung Noel'' (2017)
* ''The Songs You Leave Behind'' (2018)
* ''More Like Jesus'' (2019)
* ''Piano Worship'' (2020)
* ''Freedom In Your Grace'' (2020)
* ''Arise'' (2022)
* ''Christmas is Love'' (2022)

==Awards==
He has received two [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] songwriter awards, both for songs co-written with Steve Perry, "[[Open Arms (Journey song)|Open Arms]]" and "[[Who's Crying Now]]". The Journey song, "[[When You Love a Woman]]", which he co-wrote with Perry and Schon, was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 1997.

==See also==
*[[List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
*{{Cite book
| last = Daniels
| first = Neil
| title = The Untold Story of Journey
| location = London
| publisher = Omnibus Press
| year = 2011
| isbn= 978-1-84938-657-9}}
*{{cite book
|last1=Cain
|first1=Jonathan
|title=Don't Stop Believin': The Man, the Band, and the Song that Inspired Generations
|date=2018
|publisher=Zondervan
|location=Grand Rapids
|isbn=9780310351955}}

==External links==
{{commonscat}}
*[https://www.jonathancainmusic.com/ Official website]
*{{allmusic}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070524041633/http://www.thebabysarchives.com/ The Babys Official Unofficial Archives and Chronological History]

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