John Linnell

John Sidney Linnell (b. June 12, 1959), musician, is known primarily as one half of the enduring rock duo They Might Be Giants; In addition to singing and songwriting, he plays accordion, saxophone, and keyboards for the group.

John Sidney Linnell (b. June 12, 1959), musician, is known primarily as one half of the enduring rock duo They Might Be Giants; In addition to singing and songwriting, he plays accordion, saxophone, and keyboards for the group.

Linnell co-founded They Might Be Giants in 1982 with high school friend and musical collaborator John Flansburgh. While the two split singing and songwriting duties (roughly) in half, Linnell's songs enjoyed the most commercial success in their early years: singles like "Don't Let's Start" and "Ana Ng" introduced the band to college radio, and they made waves on the Billboard charts in 1990 with "Birdhouse in Your Soul."