Jo Callis

January 10, 2024
Guitarist

Quick Facts

Jo Callis
Full Name Jo Callis
Occupation Guitarist
Date Of Birth May 2, 1951(1951-05-02)
Age 73
Birthplace Rotherham
Country United Kingdom
Birth City England
Horoscope Capricorn

Jo Callis Biography

Name Jo Callis
Birthday May 2
Birth Year 1951
Place Of Birth Rotherham
Home Town England
Birth Country United Kingdom
Birth Sign Capricorn

Jo Callis is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on May 2, 1951 in Rotherham, England, United Kingdom. John William “Jo” Callis (born 2 May 1951) is an English musician and songwriter who played guitar with the Edinburgh based punk rock band The Rezillos (under the name Luke Warm), and post-punk band Boots for Dancing before joining The Human League.

In 1985, he teamed up with Feargal Sharkey to write Sharkey’s “Loving You” which reached number 26 in the UK Singles Chart.

Jo Callis Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Guitarist
House Living in own house.

Jo Callis is one of the richest Guitarist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jo Callis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Callis was educated at the Edinburgh College of Art. He was a member of The Knutsford Dominators before forming The Rezillos in 1976. The band played many gigs in Edinburgh and Glasgow, during which Callis wore space suits and other hi-tech costumes. He wrote the Rezillos’ 1978 hit “Top of the Pops”. In late 1978, after the release of the band’s only album, The Rezillos split in two, with Callis forming Shake along with Simon Templar (born Simon Bloomfield) and Angel Paterson. Shake released two singles before splitting, with Callis later joining Boots for Dancing.

Callis released a solo single, “Woah Yeah!”, in 1981 on the pop:Aural label, and also joined The Human League, playing both keyboards and lead guitar and making contributions as a backing vocalist. Callis co-wrote many tracks and following his departure from the band in 1986, returned several times either to play keyboard or to offer help with songwriting. He co-wrote the band’s 1990 hit “Heart Like a Wheel” together with former Rezillos bandmate Eugene Reynolds. The track was produced by Martin Rushent.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jo Callis height Not available right now. John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Jo Callis Dating?

According to our records, Jo Callis is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Jo Callis’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Jo Callis. You may help us to build the dating records for Jo Callis!

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jo Callis celebrates birthday on May 2 of every year.

Why did Jo Callis leave Human League?

However, after a difficult gestation for ‘Hysteria’, the follow-up album to ‘Dare’, Callis left THE HUMAN LEAGUE in 1984 to concentrate on his own songwriting.

Who was in the band Human League?

Members

Who plays Bonaire in Musketeers?

James Callis
Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1996–present
Spouse| Neha Callis ​ ( m. 1998)​
Children| Three

What happened to the girls from Human League?

Nearly 40 years later, and the women are still in the band, with tours to Dubai, New Zealand and Australia on the horizon. The Human League hasn’t stopped putting out albums either, having released an anthology of their work in October last year titled Anthology – A Very British Synthesizer Group.

Where are the Human League playing in 2022?

The Human League will headline Summer Fest in May 2022. Then, that summer, they will headline Hampton Court Palace Festival, Uttoxeter and Lingfield Racecourses, The Big Feastival, the Rochester Castle Concerts series and the Brighton edition of Pub In The Park.

More Guitarists

Related Posts