Aaliyah
Pop singer and actress who sang "Try Again"
Famous Musicians
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Abdul, Paula
Original American Idol judge and singer of "Straight Up" -
Acuff, Roy
"The King of Country Music" -
Adele
The British vocalist who sang "Someone Like You" -
Aguilera, Christina
The crooner of "Genie In a Bottle" and "Beautiful" -
Ahmed, Riz
The star of the movie 'Sound of Metal' -
Aiken, Clay
Runner-up to Ruben Studdard on American Idol 2003 -
Aldean, Jason
The country music star who did 'Dirt Road Anthem' -
Allen, Peter
Aussie cabaret performer and subject of the musical The Boy From Oz -
Allen, Steve
The original host of The Tonight Show -
Amos, Tori
Pop virtuoso piano player and singer -
Anderson, Ian
The main guy in the rock band Jethro Tull -
Anderson, Marian
The Black contralto who sang at the Lincoln Memorial -
Andrews, Julie
Mary Poppins, and Maria from The Sound of Music -
Anka, Paul
The singer/songwriter who did "Diana" and "My Way" -
Ant, Adam
Face-striped singer of "Goody Two Shoes" -
Armstrong, Louis
The charismatic jazz trumpeter who recorded "Hello Dolly" -
Ashanti
Singer of "Foolish" and "Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)" -
Ashby, Dorothy
The jazz harpist who recorded 'Afro-Harping' in 1968 -
Atkins, Chet
Creator of the "Nashville Sound" -
Autry, Gene
The singing cowboy star who did "Back in the Saddle" -
Bacharach, Burt
The pianist who co-wrote "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" and "Walk On By" -
Bach, J. S.
German Baroque composer -
Backstreet Boys, The
The pop singers of "All I Have to Give" and "I Want It That Way" -
Badu, Erykah
The neo-soul singer of "Bag Lady" and "On & On" -
Baez, Joan
Folk singer who did "Diamonds & Rust" -
Baker, Chet
The druggie white jazz trumpeter who also crooned -
Baker, Josephine
The Black American singer/dancer famous in 1920s Paris -
Basie, Count
Swing bandleader and performer of "One O'Clock Jump" -
Beastie Boys
Funky, sarcastic white-boy rappers who did "Sabotage" -
Beck
Creator of the 1996 album Odelay -
Beckham, Victoria
The former Spice Girl who married footballer David Beckham -
Bedard, Irene
The voice of Disney's Pocahontas -
Beethoven, Ludwig van
The composer of Beethoven's Fifth -
Bennett, Tony
The crooner who sang "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" -
Berlin, Irving
The composer of "White Christmas" -
Berry, Chuck
Early rock legend who did "Johnny B. Goode" -
Best, Pete
The first drummer for The Beatles -
Biafra, Jello
The frontman for the punk group Dead Kennedys -
Bieber, Justin
The grown-up teen pop star who sang "One Time" and "First Dance" -
Björk
Eccentric singer from Iceland -
Black, Jack
The wild-eyed star of School of Rock -
Black, Rebecca
The teen Internet sensation who sang "Friday" -
Blakey, Art
Drummer and leader of the Jazz Messengers -
Bleu, Corbin
Chad from Disney's High School Musical -
Blige, Mary J.
The "Queen of Hip-Hop and Soul" -
Bono
Lead singer of the rock band U2 -
Bono, Sonny
The mod 1960s singer who became a Congressman -
Boon, D.
Guitarist and singer for punk band Minutemen -
Boone, Pat
White-shoed Christian singer of 1950s rock 'n' roll hits -
Bowie, David
The innovative rock star who was Ziggy Stardust -
Bowles, Paul
Author of The Sheltering Sky -
Boyle, Susan
The plain-faced singer who wowed 'em on Britain's Got Talent -
Brahms, Johannes
German composer of "Brahms' Lullaby" ("Wiegenlied") -
Brice, Fanny
The vaudeville star who was the basis for the musical Funny Girl -
Bridgers, Phoebe
The indie rock singer who did the album 'Punisher' -
Brooks, Garth
Country-pop singer of "Shameless" and "Friends in Low Places" -
Brown, Chris
The teen R&B sensation who pleaded guilty to assaulting the singer Rihanna -
Brown, Foxy
The sassy rapper of Ill Na Na -
Brown, James
The musical "Godfather of Soul" -
Brubeck, David
The jazz pianist who did the song "Take Five" -
Buffett, Jimmy
Singer of the pop hit "Margaritaville" -
Burnett, T Bone
Oscar-winning producer/songwriter for Crazy Heart -
Burns, Steve
Host of the children's TV show Blue's Clues -
Byrne, David
The singer in the band Talking Heads -
Cabello, Camila
The Cuban-American member of the girl group Fifth Harmony -
Cage, John
Composer of the silent piano piece 4' 33" -
Campbell, Glen
The singer of "Rhinestone Cowboy" -
Carey, Mariah
The pop diva who sang "We Belong Together" -
Carlile, Brandi
The singer who did 'By the Way, I Forgive You' -
Carlos, Wendy
Synthesizer performer of the album Switched-On Bach -
Carradine, Keith
Lanky, Oscar-winning singer of "I'm Easy" -
Carter, Aaron
The former teen star who sang Aaron's Party -
Carter, Lynda
Wonder Woman from 1970s TV show -
Cash, Johnny
The singer of "Folsom Prison Blues" -
Cash, June Carter
Country music legend and wife of Johnny Cash -
Cassidy, David
The hunky star of TV's 'The Partridge Family' -
Chamillionaire
Rapper who did the hit song "Ridin'" -
Channing, Carol
The long-running star of Hello, Dolly! -
Chapin, Harry
Singer of the 1972 hit "Taxi" -
Charles, Ray
The singer of "Georgia On My Mind" -
Chen, Edison
The Infernal Affairs star caught in a sexy photo scandal -
Cher
The Sonny and Cher alum who did "Believe" -
Chesney, Kenny
Singer of "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem" -
Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne
The 18th century composer called "The Black Mozart" -
Chingy
Rapper of the 2003 hit "Right Thurr" -
Chopin, Frederic
Romantic Polish-French piano composer of piano etudes and so on -
Chopra, Priyanka
The movie star from India who married Nick Jonas -
Church, Charlotte
Welsh opera-pop sensation who did Voice Of An Angel -
Church, Eric
The country singer who did "Drink in My Hand" -
Ciara
R&B singer who did the crunky "Goodies" -
Clapton, Eric
The rock guitar god who did "Layla" -
Clark, Petula
The singer of "Downtown" -
Clark, Roy
The 'Hee Haw' host who sang "Yesterday When I Was Young" -
Cline, Patsy
Country and pop sensation who sang "Crazy" -
Clooney, Rosemary
Co-star of the 1954 movie White Christmas -
Cobain, Kurt
Lead singer of the group Nirvana -
Cohan, George M.
"Mr. Broadway" and the composer of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" -
Cohen, Leonard
The writer of the haunting song "Hallelujah" -
Coleman, Ornette
The plastic sax player who launched Free Jazz -
Coleman, Zendaya
Michelle (aka MJ) in the Spider-Man movie series -
Cole, Nat King
The singer of "Unforgettable" and "Mona Lisa" -
Coltrane, John
Innovative sax player and composer -
Common
The rapper who co-wrote the theme from Selma -
Como, Perry
Smooth crooner of "Catch a Falling Star" -
Connick, Harry Jr.
Jazz heartthrob and Independence Day star -
Copland, Aaron
American composer who wrote Appalachian Spring -
Costello, Elvis
The guy who did "Watching the Detectives" and "Radio, Radio" -
Cowell, Simon
The obnoxious judge on TV's American Idol -
Crosby, Bing
The singer of "White Christmas" -
Crosby, David
Singer/guitarist for Crosby, Stills & Nash -
Crow, Sheryl
Singer of "All I Wanna Do" -
Curry, Tim
Dr. Frank N. Furter from The Rocky Horror Picture Show -
Curtis, Catie
Singer of "Magnolia Street" -
Cyrus, Miley
Disney Channel's Hannah Montana and Pop Singer -
Cyrus, Trace
Lead singer for the band Metro Station -
Dandridge, Dorothy
Star of the movie Carmen Jones -
Daniels, Charlie
The fiddle player who did "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" -
Darren, James
Moondoggie the surfer in Gidget -
Davis, Jimmie
Louisiana's "Singing Governor" -
Davis, Miles
Composer/performer of Kind of Blue -
Davis, Sammy Jr.
Singer of "The Candy Man" -
Day, Andra
The singer of "Rise Up" who played Billie Holiday in 2020 -
Day, Doris
The squeaky-clean star of 1950s romantic comedies -
Denver, John
Folk-pop singer of "Rocky Mountain High" -
Des Barres, Pamela
Groupie author of I'm With the Band -
Deschanel, Zooey
The doe-eyed star of (500) Days of Summer and New Girl -
Destiny's Child
R&B singers of the hit "Say My Name" -
Diamond, Neil
The pop musician who sang "Sweet Caroline" -
Diddley, Bo
The early rock 'n' roll inventor nicknamed "The Originator" -
Dido
The singer of the tune "Here With Me" and "Thank You" -
Dietrich, Marlene
The sexy German star of the 1930 film The Blue Angel -
Dilla, J
The Detroit hip-hop rapper/producer who did the album 'Donuts' -
Dion, Céline
The singer of "My Heart Will Go On," the theme from Titanic -
DMX
Rapper of "Get At Me Dog" -
Dogg, Snoop
Languid West Coast rapper and celebr-izzle -
Dolphy, Eric
The way-out reed man who recorded Out to Lunch -
Domino, Fats
Early rock 'n' roll singer of "Blueberry Hill" -
Drake
The hip-hop star who used to be on Degrassi -
Dr. Dre
Founding member of the gangsta rap group N.W.A. -
Dr. John
The New Orleans singer of 1973's "Right Place, Wrong Time" -
Duff, Hilary
TV's Lizzie McGuire -
Durst, Fred
Tattooed lead singer for the band Limp Bizkit -
Dylan, Bob
Singer of "Like a Rolling Stone" -
Eilish, Billie
The teen pop singer who did 2019's "Bad Guy" -
Electra, Carmen
The Baywatch actress who later hosted Singled Out -
Ellington, Duke
Performer of "Take the 'A' Train" -
Elliot, Cass
The big member the pop group The Mamas & The Papas -
Elliott, Missy
Singer of the song "The Rain" -
Ellis, Don
The experimental post-bop jazz musician who invented the "superbone" -
Elson, Karen
The model married to rock star Jack White -
Eminem
Rapper of the hit "The Slim Shady LP" -
Eno, Brian
Producer of ambient and avant-garde music -
Enya
Singer of "Orinoco Flow" ("Sail Away") -
Estefan, Gloria
The Miami-based singer of "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" -
Etheridge, Melissa
Singer of "Come to My Window" -
Evans, Bill
One of the all-time greats on jazz piano -
Evans, Dale
Partner of singing cowboy Roy Rogers -
Eve of Destruction
"The First Lady" of Ruff Ryders Entertainment -
Fagen, Donald
Co-founder of the group Steely Dan -
Fargo, Donna
She had the 1972 hit "Happiest Girl in The Whole USA" -
Fatboy Slim
The mixmaster of the single "Weapon of Choice" -
Federline, Kevin
Britney Spears's husband -
Fenty, Robyn Rihanna
Singer of the hit single "Umbrella" -
Ferguson, Stacy "Fergie"
The Wild Orchid member who joined the Black Eyed Peas -
Fitzgerald, Ella
Jazz vocalist known for scat singing -
Flack, Roberta
The singer of the 1970s hit Killing Me Softly -
Frampton, Peter
The rock guitarist who recorded Frampton Comes Alive! -
Franklin, Aretha
The Queen of Soul who sang "Respect" -
Frey, Glenn
The guitarist who co-founded The Eagles -
Fripp, Robert
Art-rock guitarist from King Crimson -
Frisell, Bill
Innovative guitarist who recorded In Line -
Furtado, Nelly
Singer of "I'm Like A Bird" -
Gabriel, Peter
Singer of "Solsbury Hill" and "In Your Eyes" -
GaGa, Lady
The pop singer who co-starred in the 2018 film 'A Star Is Born' -
Garcia, Jerry
Leader of The Grateful Dead -
Garland, Judy
The actress who played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz -
Garner, Erroll
The guy who wrote the song "Misty" -
Gates, Gareth
Pop Idol star who did "Unchained Melody" -
Gaye, Marvin
Singer of "Sexual Healing" -
Geffen, David
The billionaire entertainment mogul behind Geffen Records and Dreamworks -
Geldof, Bob
The singer who organized the Live Aid concerts -
Gershwin, George
Composer of Rhapsody in Blue -
Getz, Stan
The jazz saxophonist who did "The Girl From Ipanema" -
Gibb, Robin
One-third of the pop group The Bee Gees -
Gilberto, João
The Brazilian guitarist who did "The Girl From Ipanema" -
Gillespie, Dizzy
The bebop trumpeter with the upturned horn -
Gill, Vince
Country music superstar who did These Days -
Ginuwine
Smooth, sexy singer of "Pony" -
Glasper, Robert
The jazz pianist who did 'Black Radio' -
Glass, Philip
Modern composer who did Einstein on the Beach -
Glover, Donald
Star and creator of 'Atlanta', and rapper Childish Gambino -
Goodman, Benny
Clarinetist nicknamed "The King of Swing" -
Gordon, Dexter
Long, tall tenor sax jazz legend -
Gordy, Berry
The founder of Motown Records -
Grande, Ariana
Cat Valentine from Nickelodeon's Sam & Cat -
Grant, Amy
The Christian pop singer of the 1991 hit "Baby, Baby" -
Groban, Josh
Singer of "You Raise Me Up" -
Gryner, Emm
Singer of the folk single "Summerlong" -
Guaraldi, Vince
The jazz pianist who wrote the music for Charlie Brown -
Guerra, Juan Luis
The Dominican guitarist who did "Bachata Rosa" -
Guthrie, Woody
The guy who wrote "This Land Is Your Land" -
Haggard, Merle
The Okie from Muskogee -
Haley, Bill
The guy who sang "Rock Around the Clock" -
Halliwell, Geri
The red-haired "Ginger Spice" of the Spice Girls -
Hamlisch, Marvin
Composer of A Chorus Line -
Hammerstein, Oscar II
Co-writer of Oklahoma! and The Sound of Music -
Hampton, Lionel
Jazz legend who was "King of the Vibes" -
Handel, G. F.
Composer of Messiah -
Handy, W.C.
The composer called "The Father of the Blues" -
Harrison, George
The guitarist for The Beatles -
Harry, Deborah
Lead singer for the group Blondie -
Hawkins, Coleman
Tenor sax player who had the hit "Body and Soul" -
Hayes, Isaac
The singer of "Theme from Shaft" -
Hendrix, Jimi
Performer of "Purple Haze" -
Hildegard von Bingen
Medieval prophet, healer and composer -
Hill, Faith
Tim McGraw's wife and singer of "Wild One" -
Hill, Lauryn
The singer from the Fugees -
Hines, Earl
Influential jazz pianist -
Holiday, Billie
The popular jazz singer known as "Lady Day" -
Holly, Buddy
The rock music pioneer who sang "Peggy Sue" -
Horne, Lena
Singer of the jazz standard "Stormy Weather" -
Horton, Johnny
Singer of 1959's "The Battle of New Orleans" -
Houston, Whitney
The troubled pop singer of "Saving All My Love For You" -
Hudson, Jennifer
The American Idol contestant who won an Oscar for Dreamgirls -
Hung, William
The so-bad-he's-good contestant for American Idol -
Hunter, Tab
The blonde box office idol of the 1950s who also sang "Young Love" -
Hussle, Nipsey
Grammy nominated rapper who did the album 'Victory Lap' -
Hutton, Betty
The original "Blond Bombshell" -
Hynde, Chrissie
Leader of the rock band The Pretenders -
Ice Cube
Rap's NWA co-founder and movie star of Barbershop -
Idle, Eric
Creator of The Rutles and SpamAlot -
Idol, Billy
Singer of the pop songs "Dancing with Myself" and "White Wedding" -
Iommi, Tony
Lead guitarist for the rock band Black Sabbath -
Islam, Yusuf
1970s pop singer Cat Stevens -
Jackson, Curtis
The rapper who made the hit album Get Rich or Die Tryin -
Jackson, Janet
The pop singer who bared her breast at Super Bowl 2004 -
Jackson, Mahalia
Gospel singing legend -
Jackson, Michael
The eccentric 'King of Pop' who recorded the album Thriller -
Jackson, Wanda
The "Queen of Rockabilly" -
Jagger, Mick
The lead singer for The Rolling Stones -
James, Etta
R&B singing legend who did "At Last" and "Roll With Me, Henry" -
James, Rick
Funky singer of "Super Freak" -
Jarreau, Al
The singer of "We're in This Love Together" -
Jay-Z
Rapper of "Empire State of Mind" -
Jennings, Waylon
Country singer who did "Good Hearted Woman" -
Jewel
The singer of the hit "You Were Meant For Me" -
Joel, Billy
Pianist and singer of the tune Piano Man -
John, Elton
The singer of "Candle in the Wind" -
Johnson, Robert
The legendary blues guitarist of "Crossroads" fame -
Johnston, Daniel
The eccentric singer/songwriter of 'Hi, How Are You?' -
JoJo
Singer of "Leave (Get Out)" -
Jonas Brothers, The
The band of brothers who starred in the Disney movie Camp Rock -
Jonas, Joe
The "hottie" in the Jonas Brothers band -
Jonas, Kevin
The oldest of the singing Jonas Brothers -
Jonas, Nick
The lead singer for the Jonas Brothers band -
Jones, Brian
The Rolling Stones founder who died young -
Jones, George
The country music legend who sang "He Stopped Loving Her Today" -
Jones, Grandpa
Co-star of the show Hee Haw -
Jones, Mike
Houston-grown rapper of the single "Still Tippin'" -
Jones, Norah
Grammy-winning singer of "Don't Know Why" -
Jones, Quincy
The jazz/pop maestro who produced Michael Jackson's album Thriller -
Jones, Tom
Sexy Welsh singer of "It's Not Unusual" -
Joplin, Janis
1960s blues/rock singer of "Me and Bobby McGee" -
Jovovich, Milla
The star of the Resident Evil movies -
Kabibble, Ish
Comic cornetist who chanted 'boop boop' in Three Little Fishies -
Kamakawiwo'ole, Israel
Super-sized Hawaiian singer of "Over the Rainbow" -
Kaye, Danny
Song-and-dance star of The Court Jester -
Keith, Toby
Singer of "I Love This Bar" -
Kelly, R.
The singer of "I Believe" who went to prison for sex trafficking -
Kerr, Anita
Creator and leader of country music's The Anita Kerr Singers -
Kesha
Singer of the party single "TiK ToK" -
Keys, Alicia
Singer of the hit R&B single "Fallin'" -
Kid Koala
Scratchin' deejay from Montreal -
Kid Rock
Cowboy-rock rapper of Devil Without a Cause -
Kilmister, Lemmy
The singer from Motörhead -
Kim, Lil'
The controversial female rapper of "No Time" -
King, B.B.
The blues guitarist who did "The Thrill Is Gone" -
King, Carole
Singer of "It's Too Late" -
Knight, Gladys
The soul singer who did "Midnight Train to Georgia" with The Pips -
Knowles, Beyoncé
Singer of "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" -
Krauss, Alison
Bluegrass fiddler and singer of "When You Say Nothing At All" -
Kravitz, Lenny
The pop singer who plays Cinna in The Hunger Games -
Lady Antebellum
The country music trio who did "I Run to You" and "Need You Now" -
Lamar, Kendrick
The rapper who did "Swimming Pools (Drank)" -
Lambert, Miranda
The country singer who did "The House That Built Me" -
Lang, K.D.
Country and pop vocalist -
Lavigne, Avril
The former skate punk who sang the hit "Complicated" -
Ledbetter, Huddie "Lead Belly"
20th century folk singer who did "Midnight Special" -
Lee, Amy
Vocalist for the rock band Evanescence -
Lee, Peggy
Singer of "Fever" -
Lee, Tommy
Mötley Crüe, drummer and Pam Anderson's ex-husband -
Legend, John
Singer of the 2005 hit "Ordinary People" -
Legrand, Michel
The French film composer who scored The Thomas Crown Affair -
Lennon, John
One of the songwriters from The Beatles -
Leonhart, Carolyn
Vocalist with Lyn Leon and Steely Dan -
Leto, Jared
The Oscar-winning co-star of Dallas Buyers Club -
Lil' Bow Wow
Youthful rapper of "Bounce With Me" -
Lil' Fizz
The singer who played Rashann in the movie You Got Served -
Lil' Romeo
Young rapper of "My Baby" and star of TV's Romeo! -
Lil Wayne
The Grammy-winning rapper of the Tha Carter series of albums -
Liszt, Franz
Romantic composer known for his Hungarian Rhapsodies -
Little Richard
The flamboyant singer of "Tutti Frutti" -
Lively, Blake
Serena on TV's Gossip Girl -
Lizzo
The body-positive rapper who did "Truth Hurts" and "Batches & Cookies" -
Loc, Tone
Rapper of 1989's "Wild Thing" -
Longet, Claudine
The wispy French singer who shot Spider Sabich -
Lopes, Lisa
Rapper/singer for the group TLC -
Lopez, Jennifer
The star of Selena and Maid in Manhattan -
Lorde
The teen singer of the hit song "Royals" -
Lovato, Demi
Teen star of the Disney movie Camp Rock -
Love, Courtney
The widow of Kurt Cobain -
Lovett, Lyle
Singer of The Road to Ensenada -
Ludacris
Rapper who did "Southern Hospitality" -
Lynch, Ross
Austin in Disney TV's Austin & Ally -
Lynne, Jeff
The main guy from Electric Light Orchestra -
Lynn, Loretta
The country music legend who sang "Coal Miner's Daughter" -
Macklemore
The rapper who did "Thrift Shop" and "Same Love" -
Madonna
The pop superstar singer of "Material Girl" -
Mahler, Gustav
Czech-born Austrian composer of Das Lied von der Erde -
Malik, Zayn
The English-Pakistani member of One Direction -
Mandrell, Barbara
Multi-talented leader of the Mandrell Sisters -
Manilow, Barry
Singer of the 1974 hit tune "Mandy" -
Manson, Marilyn
Whitefaced shock-rock singer of Antichrist Superstar -
Marley, Bob
The reggae hero who did "Get Up, Stand Up" -
Marsalis, Branford
Jazz saxophonist and brother of Wynton Marsalis -
Marsalis, Wynton
The trumpeter in the Marsalis jazz family -
Martin, Dean
The Rat Pack crooner who sang "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime" -
Martin, George
The music producer who helped turn the Beatles into the world's biggest band -
Martin, Ricky
Latino pop singer who did "Livin' La Vida Loca" -
Mayer, John
Singer of "Your Body is a Wonderland" -
Ma, Yo-Yo
The Grammy-winning Franco-Chinese celebrity cellist -
McCartney, Jesse
Pop singer of "Beautiful Soul" -
McCartney, Paul
Singer and composer for The Beatles -
McEntire, Reba
Country singer and sometime actress -
McGraw, Tim
Faith Hill's husband and singer of "I Like It, I Love It" -
McKeown, Erin
Singer of "Queen of Quiet" -
McLachlan, Sarah
Singer/Songwriter who co-founded Lilith Fair -
McLean, Don
The guy who did "American Pie" and "Starry, Starry Night" -
Megan Thee Stallion
The featured vocalist on the 2020 hit "WAP" -
Menken, Alan
The composer behind The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast -
Merman, Ethel
The brassy star of Annie Get Your Gun -
M.I.A
The singer of the hit "Paper Planes" -
Michael, George
Singer of "Careless Whisper" and "Faith" -
Midler, Bette
The brash singer nicknamed "The Divine Miss M" -
Miller, Glenn
Wartime big band leader -
Mills Brothers, The
The group that sang "Paper Doll" -
Minaj, Nicki
The female rapper who did 2012's "Starships" -
Mingus, Charles
Jazz bassist and composer who did Pithecanthropus Erectus -
Minnelli, Liza
Sally Bowles in the 1972 film Cabaret -
Minogue, Kylie
Singer of "Spinning Around" and "The Locomotion" -
Miranda, Lin-Manuel
The creator and star of the musical Hamilton -
Mitchell, Joni
Singer of "The Circle Game" and "Free Man in Paris" -
Moby
The bald techno artist who recorded Play -
Money, Eddie
The rocker who did "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Take Me Home Tonight" -
Monkees, The
The zany 1960s TV pop group who sang "Daydream Believer" -
Monk, Thelonious
Influential and idiosyncratic bop jazz pianist -
Monroe, Bill
Kentuckian called "The Father of Bluegrass Music" -
Montand, Yves
The French actor who starred in The Wages of Fear -
Moore, Mandy
Singer of the pop hit "Candy" -
Moreno, Rita
Anita in the 1961 version of 'West Side Story' -
Morissette, Alanis
The singer of the hit "You Oughta Know" -
Morricone, Ennio
The film composer famous for spaghetti westerns -
Morrison, Jim
Lead singer of the band The Doors -
Morrison, Van
The singer of "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Moondance" -
Morrissey
Lead singer of the 1980s band The Smiths -
Morton, Jelly Roll
The composer of Jelly Roll Blues -
Mos Def
The rapper and actor formerly known as Mos Def -
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Composer of Eine kleine Nachtmusik -
Musgraves, Kacey
The country star who did 'Same Trailer Different Park' -
Mya
Singer of "Ghetto Superstar" and "Fallen" -
Nabors, Jim
The actor who was TV's Gomer Pyle -
Naked Brothers Band, The
Stars of the Nickelodeon TV show with the same name -
Nelly
The guy who did the song "Hot in Herre" -
Nelson, Willie
Singer of "On the Road Again" -
Newman, Alfred
17 February 1970 -
Newman, Randy
Oscar-winning composer for the Toy Story movies -
Newton, Wayne
The singer known as Mr. Las Vegas -
Nicks, Stevie
Singer for the rock band Fleetwood Mac 1975-2001 -
Nico
Spooky vocalist who was with the Velvet Underground -
Nilsson, Harry
The guy who sang "Jump into the Fire" -
Norwood, Brandy
The R&B singer who starred as TV's Moesha -
N Sync
The heartthrobs who sang "I Want You Back" and "Bye Bye Bye" -
Nugent, Ted
Bowhunting rock guitarist -
Oberst, Conor
The singer/songwriter behind the band Bright Eyes -
Ocasek, Ric
The big-eared founder of the rock band The Cars -
Ocean, Frank
The hip-hop creator of the the album channel ORANGE -
O'Connor, Sinead
The bald-headed Irish singer of "Nothing Compares 2U" -
Odetta
The fierce black folk singer known for "Oh, Freedom" -
Omarion
R&B crooner of the 2005 album O -
Ora, Rita
The Albanian-English singer of "Shine Ya Light" -
Orbison, Roy
Singer of "Only the Lonely" -
Osbourne, Ozzy
Star of the TV reality show The Osbournes -
Osmond, Donny
The former teen singer who won 'Dancing With the Stars' in 2009 -
Osmond, Marie
The co-star of TV's The Donny and Marie Show -
Outkast
The Grammy-winning rappers who sang Hey Ya! -
Page, Jimmy
Lead guitarist for the rock band Led Zeppelin -
Paisley, Brad
Singer of "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" -
Parker, Charlie
Influential alto saxophone player -
Park Jae-sang
The singer of the 2012 global hit "Gangnam Style" -
Parsons, Gram
The Flying Burrito Brother who helped countrify 1960s rock -
Parton, Dolly
Singer of the hit tune I Will Always Love You -
Paul, Les
Inventor of the solid-body electric guitar -
P. Diddy
Rapper known as Puff Daddy, then P. Diddy, then Diddy, then P. Diddy again -
Perry, Katy
The saucy singer of "I Kissed a Girl" -
Peterson, Oscar
Canadian jazz piano virtuoso -
Petty, Tom
The singer of "Breakdown" -
Phillips, John
Co-founder of The Mamas and The Papas -
Piaf, Edith
French singer known as "the waif sparrow" -
Pink
The singer of "Get This Party Started" -
Plant, Robert
Lead singer for the rock band Led Zeppelin -
Pop, Iggy
Legendary rock 'n' roll dervish -
Porcaro, Jeff
Founder of the group Toto -
Porter, Cole
The Broadway master who wrote "Night and Day" -
Presley, Elvis
"The King of Rock 'n Roll" -
Pretty Ricky
The four-brother band who sang "Grind With Me" -
Previn, André
The jet-setting conductor who married Mia Farrow in 1970 -
Prince
The funky star who recorded 1999 and changed his name to a symbol -
Prine, John
The singer/songwriter who did "Angel From Montgomery" -
Prokofiev, Sergei
Russian composer of Peter and the Wolf -
Punisher, Big
Super-sized Latin rapper -
Queen Latifah
The jail matron Mama in the movie Chicago -
Rachmaninoff, Sergei
The Russian pianist who composed Prelude in C-sharp Minor -
Ramone, Joey
Lead singer of The Ramones -
Ramone, Phil
The legendary music producer of Billy Joel's 52nd Street -
Rascal Flatts
Country vocal trio that did "I'm Movin' On" -
Raven-Symoné
Star of The Disney Channel's That's So Raven -
Redding, Otis
Soul singer who did "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" -
Reddy, Helen
The Australian singer who did "I Am Woman" -
Reed, Lou
Co-founder of The Velvet Underground -
Reinhardt, Django
Gypsy jazz guitarist -
Reynolds, Debbie
Star of the 1952 musical "Singin' in the Rain" -
Reznor, Trent
The Oscar winner who performs and records as Nine Inch Nails -
Rhymes, Busta
Rubbery-faced, raspy-voiced Brooklyn rapper -
Richards, Keith
The weatherbeaten guitarist for the Rolling Stones -
Richie, Lionel
Singer of the pop hit "All Night Long" -
Rivera, Jenni
The Mexican-American singer called "La Diva de la Banda" -
Roach, Max
Bebop drummer and bandleader with Clifford Brown -
Robeson, Paul
The actor, singer and activist known for Othello and Show Boat -
Rodgers, Richard
Composer of Oklahoma! and The Sound of Music -
Rodrigo, Olivia
The Disney+ star who sang "Drivers License" -
Rogers, Kenny
The country star who sang "The Gambler" -
Rogers, Roy
Star of TV's Roy Rogers Show -
Rollins, Sonny
The bop-era saxophonist who did "St. Thomas" -
Ronstadt, Linda
1970s country-rock singing superstar who sang "You're No Good" -
Ross, Diana
Motown megastar who was with The Supremes -
Rule, Ja
Tough-talking rapper of the hit singles "Holla Holla" and "Clap Back" -
Santana, Carlos
Leader of the rock band Santana -
Sax, Adolphe
The Belgian who invented the saxophone -
Schumann, Clara
The pianist wife of composer Robert Schumann -
Schwartz, Stephen
Composer of the Broadway hits Wicked and Godspell -
Scott, Hazel
The jazz star who had her own TV show in 1950, The Hazel Scott Show -
Scott-Heron, Gil
The writer and performer of 1970's "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" -
Selena
The 'Queen of Tejano' -
Sete, Bola
1960s Brazilian jazzman -
Severinsen, Doc
Bandleader for Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show -
Shakira
Sexy Latin singer of "Whenever, Wherever" -
Shakur, Tupac
Late rapper of 2Pacalypse Now -
Shankar, Ravi
The sitar virtuoso who influenced The Beatles -
Shannon, Del
The singer of the hit song "Runaway" -
Shaw, Artie
The clarinet-playing big band leader who recorded Begin the Beguine -
Sheeran, Ed
The redheaded singer-songwriter who did of "The Shape of You" -
Shelton, Blake
The country music singer from TV's The Voice -
Silverstein, Shel
Author of Where the Sidewalk Ends -
Simmons, Gene
Frontman for the rock band KISS -
Simon, Carly
The singer of "You're So Vain" -
Simone, Nina
Eclectic singer of "I Loves You Porgy" and "Mississippi Goddam" -
Simon, Paul
Half of the singing duo Simon and Garfunkel -
Simpson, Ashlee
Jessica Simpson's sister and singer of "Pieces of Me" -
Simpson, Jessica
Pop singer and star of the MTV show Newlyweds -
Sinatra, Frank
Singer of New York, New York and leader of the Rat Pack -
Smith, Bessie
Classic blues singer dubbed "Empress of the Blues" -
Smith, Elliott
The singer of "Miss Misery" who stabbed himself -
Smith, Sam
The British singer who won a Grammy for "Stay With Me" -
Smith, Will
Popular rapper and star of the film Men in Black -
Sondheim, Stephen
West Side Story lyricist and superstar Broadway composer -
Sousa, John Philip
The guy who wrote "Stars and Stripes Forever" -
Spears, Britney
The former teen superstar who sang ...Baby One More Time -
Spears, Jamie Lynn
The younger sister of Britney Spears -
Spice Girls, The
The 1990s girl group who sang "Wannabe" -
Springfield, Dusty
Husky-voiced soul singer of the 1960s -
Springsteen, Bruce
The New Jersey rocker who did the song "Born to Run" -
Stapleton, Chris
The country singer-songwriter who did 'Traveller' -
Starr, Ringo
The drummer for The Beatles -
Stefani, Gwen
The platinum-blonde singer of "Hollaback Girl" -
Steinfeld, Hailee
Mattie Ross in the 2010 film True Grit -
Stewart, Rod
Raspy-voiced singer of "Maggie May" -
Sting
The bass-playing former frontman for The Police -
St. John, Lara
The beautiful violinist who recorded re: Bach -
Strait, George
Top-selling country star who did "Fool Hearted Memory" -
Strayhorn, Billy
Composer of "Take the 'A' Train" -
Streisand, Barbra
The Oscar-winning star of Funny Girl -
Studdard, Ruben
2003 winner of TV's American Idol program -
Styles, Harry
The mop-haired, dimpled member of One Direction -
Summer, Donna
The Queen of Disco who did "I Feel Love" and "Last Dance" -
Sutcliffe, Stuart
The bassist who left The Beatles just before the band became famous -
Swift, Taylor
The pop superstar who sang the 2009 hit "You Belong With Me" -
t.A.T.u.
Provocative teen singing duo from Russia -
Tatum, Art
Jazz's too-many-notes piano wizard of the 1930s and '40s -
Taylor, James
Folk-pop singer of "Fire and Rain" and "Carolina in My Mind" -
Taylor, Mick
Guitarist for The Rolling Stones, 1969-74 -
Tchaikovsky, Peter
The Russian composer who wrote The Nutcracker -
Thalia
Latin pop singer of "Tu y Yo" -
The Dixie Chicks
Singers of "Goodbye Earl" and "Not Ready to Make Nice" -
The Game
Rapper who did 2005's The Documentary -
Thiam, Aliaune "Akon"
Senegalese-American singer of "Smack That" -
Thornton, Willie Mae
Blues legend and original singer of "Hound Dog" -
T.I.
Rapper of the 2006 album King -
Timberlake, Justin
The pop music superstar who starred in Friends With Benefits -
Townshend, Pete
Guitarist and songwriter for The Who -
Travers, Mary
The "Mary" in Peter, Paul & Mary -
Travis, Randy
Country-Gospel singer of "Three Wooden Crosses" -
Tricky
Gravel-voiced producer of trip-hop records -
Turner, Tina
The singer of "What's Love Got to Do With It?" -
Twain, Shania
Singer of the pop hit "You're Still The One" -
Tyner, McCoy
The piano player in The John Coltrane Quartet in the 1960s -
Urban, Keith
Australia-to-Nashville singer of "Somebody Like You" -
Usher
The R&B star who did "You Make Me Wanna..." and "Yeah" -
Valens, Ritchie
The teen star who sang 'La Bamba' -
Vandross, Luther
The R&B singer of Dance With My Father -
Vangelis
The composer of 'Chariots of Fire' -
Van Halen, Eddie
The guitarist who led the band Van Halen -
Vaughan, Stevie Ray
Lead singer and guitarist for the band Double Trouble -
Vernon, Justin
The indie musician behind the band Bon Iver -
Wahlberg, Donnie
Danny on the TV cop show Blue Bloods -
Wahlberg, Mark
Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights -
Waits, Tom
Raspy-voiced singer of "The Piano Has Been Drinking" -
Waller, Fats
The joyous piano player who wrote the song "Ain't Misbehavin'" -
Warwick, Dionne
Singer of "Walk On By" and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" -
Waters, Muddy
The slide-guitarist bluesman of "Got My Mojo Workin'" -
Waters, Roger
Bass-playing lyricist for Pink Floyd -
Watson, Doc
The blind folk guitarist with the distinctive flat-picking style -
Watts, Charlie
The drummer for The Rolling Stones -
Watts, Reggie
The beat-boxing comic with the giant afro -
Weiland, Scott
The frontman for the band Stone Temple Pilots -
Wells, Kitty
The Queen of Country Music -
West, Kanye
The rapper who married Kim Kardashian -
White, Barry
The singer of "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" -
Wild Orchid
Photogenic singing trio who recorded "Talk to Me" -
Williams, Dar
Singer of "Spring Street" -
Williams, Hank
The country singer who did "Your Cheatin' Heart" -
Williams, John
Composer of the themes from Jaws and Star Wars -
Williams, Vanessa
The first African-American to become Miss America -
Wills, Bob
The King of Western Swing -
Wilson, Dennis
The drummer for The Beach Boys -
Wilson, Jackie
R&B pop/soul singer who did "Baby Workout" -
Winehouse, Amy
The talented, boozy and short-lived singer of the song "Rehab" -
Withers, Bill
The singer of "Leon On Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine" -
Wolff, Nat
Lead singer for The Naked Brothers Band -
Wolf, Howlin'
The bluesman who did "Smokestack Lightnin'" -
Wonder, Stevie
The singer of "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" -
Wyclef Jean
The hip-hop star who tried to run for president of Haiti -
Wyman, Bill
The bass player for the Rolling Stones, 1962-93 -
Yankovic, Weird Al
Singer of "I Lost on Jeopardy" and other parody tunes -
Yauch, Adam
MCA from the rap group Beastie Boys -
Yearwood, Trisha
Singer of country music's "She's In Love With the Boy" -
Yellowman
The albino Jamaican reggae star -
Yoakam, Dwight
Alternative country star who recorded Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. -
Young, Lester
The jazz saxophonist called "The Prez" -
Young, Neil
Renegade rock star -
Zappa, Frank
Iconoclastic rocker who did "Dynamo Hum" -
Zevon, Warren
The darkly funny musician who sang "Werewolves of London" -
Zombie, Rob
Front man for the rock band White Zombie -
Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe
The first woman composer to win a Pulitzer