JJ Appleton born Jon Jason Appleton is an American musician and singer-songwriter based in New York City who has toured throughout the United States extensively in support of his own records and also with other bands including Jamie Cullum Newton Faulkner Pete Yorn Edwin McCain Sister Hazel Joan Osborne Keb Mo Hootie and the Blowfish. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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