Johnny Hates Jazz co-founder Calvin Hayes dies at 63

Calvin Hayes, keyboardist and co-founder of British pop band Johnny Hates Jazz, died July 9, 2026, at age 63 following a collapse at his home in Spokane, Washington. Hayes co-founded the group in 1986 with Clark Datchler and Mike Nocito, contributing to the 1987 hit single “Shattered Dreams” and the 1988 debut album “Turn Back the Clock,” which topped UK charts and sold four million copies worldwide. The son of RAK Records founder Mickie Most, Hayes helped establish the band’s early success before Datchler’s departure in 1988. Though Hayes left Johnny Hates Jazz in 2010 following a brief 2009 reunion, the band continued recording and touring internationally. His bandmates acknowledged Hayes’s enduring pride in their collaborative achievements, particularly the lasting resonance of “Turn Back the Clock” material with audiences decades later.

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