| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Claudio Abbado |
Conductor |
26-Jun-1933 |
|
Conductor of La Scala, 1968-86 |
| Paula Abdul |
Singer |
19-Jun-1962 |
|
Singer, later American Idol judge |
| Bryan Adams |
Musician |
5-Nov-1959 |
|
Canadian Rocker |
| John Adams |
Composer |
15-Feb-1947 |
|
Nixon in China |
| Yolanda Adams |
Singer |
27-Aug-1962 |
|
Gospel singer, Open My Heart |
| Adele |
Singer |
5-May-1988 |
|
Rolling In The Deep |
| Christina Aguilera |
Singer |
18-Dec-1980 |
|
Genie in a Bottle |
| Steve Allen |
Talk Show Host |
26-Dec-1921 |
30-Oct-2000 |
The Tonight Show |
| Herb Alpert |
Musician |
31-Mar-1935 |
|
Tijuana Brass, Co-Founder, A&M Records |
| Lynn Anderson |
Singer |
26-Sep-1947 |
|
Rose Garden |
| André 3000 |
Musician |
27-May-1975 |
|
The skinny half of OutKast |
| Fiona Apple |
Musician |
13-Sep-1977 |
|
Tidal |
| Billie Joe Armstrong |
Musician |
17-Feb-1972 |
|
Frontman for Green Day |
| Louis Armstrong |
Jazz Musician |
4-Aug-1901 |
6-Jul-1971 |
Jazz trumpeter |
| Eddy Arnold |
Country Musician |
15-May-1918 |
8-May-2008 |
The Tennessee Plowboy |
| Howard Ashman |
Songwriter |
17-May-1950 |
14-Mar-1991 |
Beauty and the Beast |
| Chet Atkins |
Guitarist |
20-Jun-1924 |
30-Jun-2001 |
Prominent country picker |
| Gene Austin |
Singer/Songwriter |
24-Jun-1900 |
24-Jan-1972 |
Vaudeviller crooner and songwriter |
| Patti Austin |
Singer |
10-Aug-1950 |
|
Baby Come to Me |
| Burt Bacharach |
Pianist |
12-May-1929 |
|
Incomparable composer of lounge music |
| Erykah Badu |
Singer |
26-Feb-1971 |
|
R&B vocalist, Baduizm |
| Anita Baker |
Singer |
26-Jan-1958 |
|
Giving You the Best That I Got |
| Long John Baldry |
Singer |
12-Jan-1941 |
21-Jul-2005 |
British blues singer, Blues Incorporated |
| Florence Ballard |
Singer |
30-Jun-1943 |
22-Feb-1976 |
The Supremes |
| Count Basie |
Pianist |
21-Aug-1904 |
26-Apr-1984 |
Big band pianist |
| Kathleen Battle |
Singer |
13-Aug-1948 |
|
Operatic soprano |
| Beck |
Musician |
8-Jul-1970 |
|
Loser |
| Jeff Beck |
Guitarist |
24-Jun-1944 |
|
Exceptional rock guitarist |
| Walter Becker |
Musician |
20-Feb-1950 |
|
Co-Founder of Steely Dan |
| Hildegard Behrens |
Singer |
9-Feb-1937 |
18-Aug-2009 |
Operatic soprano |
| Harry Belafonte |
Singer/Songwriter |
1-Mar-1927 |
|
Calypso singer |
| Joshua Bell |
Violinist |
9-Dec-1967 |
|
Violin virtuoso |
| Pat Benatar |
Singer |
10-Jan-1953 |
|
Love is a Battlefield |
| Tony Bennett |
Singer |
3-Aug-1926 |
|
Left his heart in San Francisco |
| Chester Bennington |
Singer |
20-Mar-1976 |
|
Linkin Park |
| George Benson |
Jazz Musician |
22-Mar-1943 |
|
Prominent jazz guitarist and vocalist |
| Alan Bergman |
Songwriter |
11-Sep-1925 |
|
You Don't Bring Me Flowers |
| Marilyn Bergman |
Songwriter |
10-Nov-1929 |
|
The Way We Were |
| Leonard Bernstein |
Conductor |
25-Aug-1918 |
14-Oct-1990 |
Conductor, New York Philharmonic |
| Chuck Berry |
Singer |
18-Oct-1926 |
|
My Ding-A-Ling |
| Jussi Björling |
Singer |
2-Feb-1911 |
9-Sep-1960 |
Operatic tenor |
| Ruben Blades |
Actor |
16-Jul-1948 |
|
Panamanian superstar of salsa and screen |
| Art Blakey |
Drummer |
11-Oct-1919 |
16-Oct-1990 |
Principal bebop instigator and drummer |
| Bobby Bland |
Singer |
27-Jan-1930 |
|
Turn on Your Lovelight |
| Mary J. Blige |
Musician |
11-Jan-1971 |
|
Pop/R&B diva |
| William Bolcom |
Composer |
26-May-1938 |
|
Songs of Innocence and of Experience |
| Michael Bolton |
Singer/Songwriter |
26-Feb-1953 |
|
Love Is a Wonderful Thing |
| Pierre Boulez |
Composer |
26-Mar-1925 |
|
Modern composer and conductor |
| Zach Braff |
Actor |
6-Apr-1975 |
|
Scrubs |
| Brandy |
Singer |
11-Feb-1979 |
|
R&B singer turned sitcom star |
| Toni Braxton |
Singer |
7-Oct-1966 |
|
Un-Break My Heart |
| Gary Brooker |
Musician |
29-May-1945 |
|
Procol Harum |
| Garth Brooks |
Country Musician |
7-Feb-1962 |
|
Ropin' the Wind |
| Ruth Brown |
Singer |
12-Jan-1928 |
17-Nov-2006 |
Miss Rhythm |
| Peabo Bryson |
Singer |
13-Apr-1951 |
|
If Ever You're In My Arms Again |
| T-Bone Burnett |
Musician |
14-Jan-1948 |
|
Blues/country producer and performer |
| David Byrne |
Musician |
14-May-1952 |
|
Frontman for Talking Heads |
| Colbie Caillat |
Singer/Songwriter |
28-May-1985 |
|
Bubbly |
| Glen Campbell |
Country Musician |
22-Apr-1936 |
|
Rhinestone Cowboy |
| Irene Cara |
Singer |
18-Mar-1959 |
|
Oh what a feeling |
| Mariah Carey |
Singer/Songwriter |
27-Mar-1969 |
|
Diva with eighteen #1 hits |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter |
Country Musician |
21-Feb-1958 |
|
Never Had It So Good |
| Vikki Carr |
Singer |
19-Jul-1941 |
|
Simplemente Mujer |
| Benny Carter |
Jazz Musician |
8-Aug-1907 |
12-Jul-2003 |
Jazz and big bandleader |
| Betty Carter |
Singer |
16-May-1929 |
26-Sep-1998 |
Jazz vocalist |
| Johnny Cash |
Country Musician |
26-Feb-1932 |
12-Sep-2003 |
The Man in Black |
| Rosanne Cash |
Country Musician |
24-May-1955 |
|
Rhythm and Romance |
| Chamillionaire |
Rapper |
28-Nov-1979 |
|
Mixtape Messiah |
| Tracy Chapman |
Singer |
30-Mar-1964 |
|
Fast Car |
| Ray Charles |
Musician |
23-Sep-1930 |
10-Jun-2004 |
Georgia On My Mind |
| Eric Clapton |
Guitarist |
30-Mar-1945 |
|
Slowhand |
| Petula Clark |
Singer |
15-Nov-1932 |
|
Goodbye, Mr. Chips |
| Van Cliburn |
Pianist |
12-Jul-1934 |
|
Piano prodigy |
| Bill Clinton |
Head of State |
19-Aug-1946 |
|
42nd US President, 1993-2001 |
| Hillary Clinton |
Politician |
26-Oct-1947 |
|
US Secretary of State |
| Stephen Colbert |
Comic |
13-May-1964 |
|
The Colbert Report |
| Natalie Cole |
Singer |
6-Feb-1950 |
|
Singer-daughter of Nat King Cole |
| Paula Cole |
Musician |
5-Apr-1968 |
|
Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? |
| Judy Collins |
Singer/Songwriter |
1-May-1939 |
|
Folk singer |
| Shawn Colvin |
Singer/Songwriter |
10-Jan-1956 |
|
Sunny Came Home |
| Harry Connick, Jr. |
Singer |
11-Sep-1967 |
|
Golden voiced singer/actor |
| Frank Conroy |
Author |
15-Jan-1936 |
6-Apr-2005 |
Stop-Time |
| Ry Cooder |
Guitarist |
15-Mar-1947 |
|
Blues guitarist |
| Barbara Cook |
Singer |
25-Oct-1927 |
|
Broadway, TV and cabaret singer and actress |
| Coolio |
Rapper |
1-Aug-1963 |
|
Gangsta's Paradise |
| Stewart Copeland |
Drummer |
16-Jul-1952 |
|
Drummer for The Police |
| Don Cornelius |
TV Personality |
27-Sep-1936 |
1-Feb-2012 |
Soul Train |
| Bill Cosby |
Comic |
12-Jul-1937 |
|
Comedy fixture, pudding industry shill |
| Elvis Costello |
Musician |
25-Aug-1954 |
|
My Aim Is True |
| Floyd Cramer |
Country Musician |
27-Oct-1933 |
31-Dec-1997 |
Country music pianist |
| Robert Cray |
Guitarist |
1-Aug-1953 |
|
Blues guitarist |
| Bing Crosby |
Singer |
3-May-1903 |
14-Oct-1977 |
White Christmas |
| Sheryl Crow |
Singer |
11-Feb-1962 |
|
All I Wanna Do |
| Rodney Crowell |
Country Musician |
7-Aug-1950 |
|
Diamonds & Dirt |
| D'Angelo |
Singer |
11-Feb-1974 |
|
Grammy-winning Sexy R&B Singer |
| Rodney Dangerfield |
Comic |
22-Nov-1921 |
5-Oct-2004 |
Never did get no respect |
| Charlie Daniels |
Country Musician |
28-Oct-1936 |
|
The Devil Went Down to Georgia |
| Terence Trent D'Arby |
Musician |
15-Mar-1962 |
|
Introducing The Hardline |
| Bobby Darin |
Singer |
14-May-1936 |
20-Dec-1973 |
Mack the Knife |
| Clive Davis |
Business |
4-Apr-1932 |
|
Founder of Arista Records |
| Jimmie Davis |
Singer/Songwriter |
11-Sep-1899 |
5-Nov-2000 |
You Are My Sunshine |
| Miles Davis |
Jazz Musician |
26-May-1926 |
28-Sep-1991 |
Jazz trumpeter, Kind of Blue |
| Brad Delson |
Guitarist |
1-Dec-1977 |
|
Guitarist for Linkin Park |
| John Denver |
Country Musician |
31-Dec-1943 |
12-Oct-1997 |
Rocky Mountain High |
| Jackie DeShannon |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-Aug-1944 |
|
Put a Little Love in Your Heart |
| Toumani Diabaté |
Musician |
10-Aug-1965 |
|
Master of the Kora |
| Bo Diddley |
Guitarist |
30-Dec-1928 |
2-Jun-2008 |
Blues diddler and rectangular guitarist |
| Celine Dion |
Singer |
30-Mar-1968 |
|
Canadian diva |
| Everett Dirksen |
Politician |
4-Jan-1896 |
7-Sep-1969 |
US Senator from Illinois, 1951-69 |
| Mike Dirnt |
Bassist |
4-May-1972 |
|
Bassist for Green Day |
| Ray Milton Dolby |
Inventor |
18-Jan-1933 |
|
Inventor of Dolby stereo |
| Fats Domino |
Singer/Songwriter |
26-Feb-1928 |
|
Ain't That A Shame |
| Duffy |
Singer/Songwriter |
23-Jun-1984 |
|
Rockferry |
| Tan Dun |
Composer |
18-Aug-1957 |
|
Heaven, Earth, Mankind |
| Bob Dylan |
Musician |
24-May-1941 |
|
The Times They Are A-Changin' |
| Steve Earle |
Singer/Songwriter |
17-Jan-1955 |
|
Hardcore Troubadour |
| Sheena Easton |
Singer |
27-Apr-1959 |
|
My Baby Takes The Morning Train |
| Fred Ebb |
Musician |
8-Apr-1935 |
11-Sep-2004 |
Top Broadway lyricist, Cabaret |
| Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds |
Musician |
10-Apr-1958 |
|
Put Your Heart on the Line |
| Duke Ellington |
Jazz Musician |
29-Apr-1899 |
24-May-1974 |
It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing |
| Eminem |
Rapper |
17-Oct-1972 |
|
The Real Slim Shady |
| Enya |
Musician |
17-May-1961 |
|
Orinoco Flow |
| Ahmet Ertegün |
Business |
21-Jul-1923 |
14-Dec-2006 |
Atlantic Records co-founder |
| Bill Evans |
Jazz Musician |
16-Aug-1929 |
15-Sep-1980 |
Jazz pianist |
| Eve |
Rapper |
10-Nov-1978 |
|
Paw-tattooed rapper |
| Donald Fagen |
Musician |
10-Jan-1948 |
|
Keyboards and vocals for Steely Dan |
| Percy Faith |
Musician |
7-Apr-1908 |
9-Feb-1976 |
Easy listening arranger and composer |
| Harold Faltermeyer |
Electronic Musician |
5-Oct-1952 |
|
Axel F |
| Eileen Farrell |
Singer |
13-Feb-1920 |
23-Mar-2002 |
Operatic soprano |
| José Feliciano |
Singer |
10-Sep-1945 |
|
Feliz Navidad |
| Freddy Fender |
Musician |
4-Jun-1937 |
14-Oct-2006 |
Before the Next Teardrop Falls |
| Roberta Flack |
Singer |
10-Feb-1939 |
|
Killing Me Softly with His Song |
| John Flansburgh |
Musician |
6-May-1960 |
|
They Might Be Giants |
| Bela Fleck |
Musician |
10-Jul-1958 |
|
Banjo virtuoso |
| Renée Fleming |
Singer |
14-Feb-1959 |
|
The Beautiful Voice |
| Pierre Fournier |
Cellist |
24-Jun-1906 |
8-Jan-1986 |
French cello virtuoso |
| Aretha Franklin |
Singer |
25-Mar-1942 |
|
R-E-S-P-E-C-T |
| Melvin Franklin |
Singer |
12-Oct-1942 |
23-Feb-1995 |
Bass vocals for The Temptations |
| Nelly Furtado |
Musician |
2-Dec-1978 |
|
Whoa, Nelly! |
| Judy Garland |
Singer |
10-Jun-1922 |
22-Jun-1969 |
Dorothy in Wizard of Oz |
| Gale Garnett |
Singer |
17-Jul-1942 |
|
We’ll Sing In The Sunshine |
| Larry Gatlin |
Country Musician |
2-May-1948 |
|
One of the Gatlin Brothers |
| Gloria Gaynor |
Singer |
7-Sep-1949 |
|
I Will Survive |
| Bobbie Gentry |
Singer |
27-Jul-1944 |
|
Ode to Billie Joe |
| Stan Getz |
Jazz Musician |
2-Feb-1927 |
6-Jun-1991 |
Jazz tenor saxophonist |
| Vince Gill |
Country Musician |
12-Apr-1957 |
|
Country music singer |
| Carlo Maria Giulini |
Conductor |
9-May-1914 |
14-Jun-2005 |
LA Philharmonic Music Director, 1978-84 |
| Evelyn Glennie |
Drummer |
19-Jul-1965 |
|
Astonishing classical percussionist |
| Benny Goodman |
Jazz Musician |
30-May-1909 |
13-Jun-1986 |
Bespectacled jazz clarinetist |
| Dexter Gordon |
Jazz Musician |
27-Feb-1923 |
25-Apr-1990 |
Influential bop saxophonist |
| Eydie Gorme |
Musician |
16-Aug-1931 |
|
Blame it on the Bossa Nova |
| Robert Goulet |
Singer |
26-Nov-1933 |
30-Oct-2007 |
Baritone star of stage and screen |
| Amy Grant |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Nov-1960 |
|
Christian rocker |
| Johnny Green |
Composer |
10-Oct-1908 |
15-May-1989 |
Body and Soul |
| Lee Greenwood |
Country Musician |
27-Oct-1942 |
|
God Bless the U.S.A. |
| Andy Griffith |
Actor |
1-Jun-1926 |
3-Jul-2012 |
Laconic sheriff on The Andy Griffith Show |
| Nanci Griffith |
Singer/Songwriter |
6-Jul-1953 |
|
Other Voices, Other Rooms |
| Robert Guillaume |
Actor |
30-Nov-1927 |
|
Benson |
| Woody Guthrie |
Singer/Songwriter |
14-Jul-1912 |
3-Oct-1967 |
Folk legend |
| Charlie Haden |
Jazz Musician |
6-Aug-1937 |
|
Jazz bassist |
| Jerry Hadley |
Singer |
16-Jun-1952 |
18-Jul-2007 |
Operatic tenor |
| Lani Hall |
Musician |
6-Nov-1948 |
|
The voice of Brasil '66 |
| Jan Hammer |
Musician |
17-Apr-1948 |
|
Wrote the theme for Miami Vice |
| MC Hammer |
Singer/Songwriter |
30-Mar-1962 |
|
Can't touch this |
| Herbie Hancock |
Jazz Musician |
12-Apr-1940 |
|
Innovative jazz/fusion composer and pianist |
| Emmylou Harris |
Country Musician |
2-Apr-1947 |
|
Pieces of the Sky |
| George Harrison |
Musician |
25-Feb-1943 |
29-Nov-2001 |
Beatle |
| Donny Hathaway |
Singer |
1-Oct-1945 |
13-Jan-1979 |
Where Is The Love? |
| Isaac Hayes |
Musician |
20-Aug-1942 |
10-Aug-2008 |
Theme from Shaft |
| Jimi Hendrix |
Guitarist |
27-Nov-1942 |
18-Sep-1970 |
Purple Haze |
| Jim Henson |
Performance Artist |
24-Sep-1936 |
16-May-1990 |
Creator of the Muppets |
| Billy Higgins |
Jazz Musician |
11-Oct-1936 |
3-May-2001 |
Leading free-jazz and bop drummer |
| Lauryn Hill |
Singer |
26-May-1975 |
|
Soul/hip hop singer and producer |
| Al Hirt |
Jazz Musician |
7-Nov-1922 |
27-Apr-1999 |
Dixieland trumpet player |
| John Lee Hooker |
Musician |
22-Aug-1917 |
21-Jun-2001 |
Prominent blues musician |
| Shirley Horn |
Musician |
1-May-1934 |
20-Oct-2005 |
Here's To Life |
| James Horner |
Composer |
14-Aug-1953 |
|
Scored Titanic |
| Bruce Hornsby |
Musician |
23-Nov-1954 |
|
Bruce Hornsby and the Range |
| Vladimir Horowitz |
Pianist |
1-Oct-1903 |
5-Nov-1989 |
Virtuoso pianist |
| Cissy Houston |
Singer |
30-Sep-1933 |
|
Gospel singer, Mother of Whitney Houston |
| Whitney Houston |
Singer |
9-Aug-1963 |
11-Feb-2012 |
Diva and cautionary tale |
| Chad Hugo |
Music Producer |
1974 |
|
The Neptunes |
| Zakir Hussain |
Drummer |
9-Mar-1951 |
|
Virtuoso tabla player |
| Janis Ian |
Singer/Songwriter |
7-Apr-1951 |
|
Society's Child |
| Eugene Istomin |
Pianist |
26-Nov-1925 |
10-Oct-2003 |
American piano prodigy |
| LL Cool J |
Rapper |
14-Jan-1968 |
|
Ladies Love Cool James |
| Alan Jackson |
Country Musician |
17-Oct-1958 |
|
Don't Rock The Jukebox |
| Mahalia Jackson |
Singer |
26-Oct-1911 |
27-Jan-1972 |
Queen of Gospel Music |
| Randy Jackson |
TV Personality |
23-Jun-1956 |
|
American Idol judge |
| T. D. Jakes |
Religion |
9-Jun-1957 |
|
Televangelist |
| Etta James |
Singer |
25-Jan-1938 |
20-Jan-2012 |
Soul Diva |
| Rick James |
Musician |
1-Feb-1948 |
6-Aug-2004 |
Superfreak |
| Maurice Jarre |
Composer |
13-Sep-1924 |
29-Mar-2009 |
Score to Lawrence of Arabia |
| Al Jarreau |
Singer |
12-Mar-1940 |
|
We're In This Love Together |
| Jay-Z |
Rapper |
4-Dec-1969 |
|
Can I Get A... |
| Waylon Jennings |
Country Musician |
15-Jun-1937 |
13-Feb-2002 |
Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys |
| Billy Joel |
Pianist |
9-May-1949 |
|
Didn't start the fire |
| Dr. John |
Musician |
21-Nov-1940 |
|
Right Place, Wrong Time |
| Elton John |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Mar-1947 |
|
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road |
| Eric Johnson |
Guitarist |
17-Aug-1954 |
|
Ah Via Musicom |
| Bruce Johnston |
Singer/Songwriter |
27-Jun-1942 |
|
Beach Boy |
| Jack Jones |
Singer |
14-Jan-1938 |
|
The Impossible Dream |
| Norah Jones |
Singer |
30-Mar-1979 |
|
Come Away With Me |
| Quincy Jones |
Music Producer |
14-Mar-1933 |
|
Musician, Composer, Producer |
| Rickie Lee Jones |
Musician |
8-Nov-1954 |
|
Chuck E's in Love |
| Tom Jones |
Singer |
7-Jun-1940 |
|
It's Not Unusual |
| Michael Kamen |
Composer |
15-Apr-1948 |
18-Nov-2003 |
Prolific film composer and conductor |
| Kiri Te Kanawa |
Singer |
6-Mar-1944 |
|
Operatic soprano |
| R. Kelly |
Musician |
8-Jan-1967 |
|
Trapped In The Closet |
| Alicia Keys |
Singer |
25-Jan-1981 |
|
Fallin' |
| Lil' Kim |
Rapper |
11-Jul-1974 |
|
Wore a pastie to the 1999 MTV Video Awards |
| B. B. King |
Musician |
16-Sep-1925 |
|
King of the Blues |
| Gladys Knight |
Singer |
28-May-1944 |
|
Lords dominion over The Pips |
| Diana Krall |
Jazz Musician |
16-Nov-1964 |
|
Sultry jazz sensation |
| Alison Krauss |
Musician |
23-Jul-1971 |
|
Bluegrass fiddle prodigy |
| Kris Kristofferson |
Actor |
22-Jun-1936 |
|
Me and Bobby McGee |
| Patti LaBelle |
Singer |
24-May-1944 |
|
Lady Marmalade |
| kd lang |
Singer |
2-Nov-1961 |
|
Majuscule-deficient lesbian singer |
| Queen Latifah |
Rapper |
18-Mar-1970 |
|
All Hail the Queen |
| Cyndi Lauper |
Singer/Songwriter |
22-Jun-1953 |
|
Girls Just Want To Have Fun |
| Peggy Lee |
Singer |
26-May-1920 |
21-Jan-2002 |
Is That All There Is? |
| John Legend |
Musician |
28-Dec-1978 |
|
Get Lifted |
| John Lennon |
Musician |
9-Oct-1940 |
8-Dec-1980 |
Beatle |
| Annie Lennox |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Dec-1954 |
|
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These) |
| Eugene Levy |
Comic |
17-Dec-1946 |
|
Earl Camembert from SCTV |
| Ramsey Lewis |
Jazz Musician |
27-May-1935 |
|
Ramsey Lewis Trio |
| John Linnell |
Musician |
12-Jun-1959 |
|
They Might Be Giants |
| Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes |
Singer |
27-May-1971 |
25-Apr-2002 |
Member of TLC |
| Patty Loveless |
Country Musician |
4-Jan-1957 |
|
"New traditionalist" country singer |
| Lyle Lovett |
Country Musician |
1-Nov-1957 |
|
The Road to Ensenada |
| Shelby Lynne |
Country Musician |
22-Oct-1968 |
|
Country/rock singer/songwriter |
| Yo-Yo Ma |
Cellist |
7-Oct-1955 |
|
Cellist, The Silk Road Ensemble |
| Madonna |
Singer/Songwriter |
16-Aug-1958 |
|
Like a Virgin |
| Beenie Man |
Rapper |
22-Aug-1973 |
|
Prominent Jamaican dancehall rapper |
| Melissa Manchester |
Singer/Songwriter |
15-Feb-1951 |
|
Adult contemporary songwriter |
| Barry Manilow |
Singer/Songwriter |
17-Jun-1943 |
|
I Write The Songs |
| Barry Mann |
Songwriter |
9-Feb-1939 |
|
Put the bomp in the bomp sha-bomp |
| Cheech Marin |
Actor |
13-Jul-1946 |
|
The stoned half of Cheech and Chong |
| Bob Marley |
Singer/Songwriter |
6-Feb-1945 |
11-May-1981 |
No Woman No Cry |
| Bruno Mars |
Singer/Songwriter |
8-Oct-1985 |
|
Doo-Wops & Hooligans |
| Branford Marsalis |
Jazz Musician |
26-Aug-1960 |
|
Saxophonist |
| Ricky Martin |
Singer |
24-Dec-1971 |
|
Livin' La Vida Loca |
| Steve Martin |
Comic |
14-Aug-1945 |
|
The Jerk |
| Richard Marx |
Singer/Songwriter |
16-Sep-1963 |
|
Songwriter, former mulleteer |
| Johnny Mathis |
Singer |
30-Sep-1935 |
|
He's as helpless as a kitten up a tree |
| Dave Matthews |
Musician |
9-Jan-1967 |
|
The Dave Matthews Band |
| John Mayer |
Musician |
16-Oct-1977 |
|
Your Body Is a Wonderland |
| Paul McCartney |
Musician |
18-Jun-1942 |
|
Beatle |
| Donnie McClurkin |
Singer |
9-Nov-1959 |
|
Gospel singer, former homosexual |
| Van McCoy |
Musician |
6-Jan-1940 |
6-Jul-1979 |
The Hustle |
| Michael McDonald |
Musician |
12-Feb-1952 |
|
White pop/soul vocalist |
| Reba McEntire |
Country Musician |
28-Mar-1955 |
|
The Queen of Country Music |
| Tim McGraw |
Country Musician |
1-May-1967 |
|
Not a Moment Too Soon |
| Michael McKean |
Actor |
17-Oct-1947 |
|
This Is Spinal Tap, SNL |
| Rod McKuen |
Poet |
29-Apr-1933 |
|
A Boy Named Charlie Brown |
| Sarah McLachlan |
Musician |
28-Jan-1968 |
|
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy |
| Vaughn Meader |
Comic |
20-Mar-1936 |
29-Oct-2004 |
Comedian, JFK mimic |
| John Cougar Mellencamp |
Singer/Songwriter |
7-Oct-1951 |
|
Jack and Diane |
| Pat Metheny |
Jazz Musician |
12-Aug-1954 |
|
Jazz musician |
| George Michael |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Jun-1963 |
|
Faith |
| Bette Midler |
Singer |
1-Dec-1945 |
|
Ol' Red Hair |
| Julia Migenes |
Singer |
13-Mar-1949 |
|
Operatic soprano |
| Luis Miguel |
Singer |
19-Apr-1970 |
|
No se tú |
| Jody Miller |
Country Musician |
29-Nov-1941 |
|
Queen of the House |
| Mitch Miller |
Musician |
4-Jul-1911 |
31-Jul-2010 |
Sing Along with Mitch |
| Roger Miller |
Country Musician |
2-Jan-1936 |
25-Oct-1992 |
King of the Road |
| Stephanie Mills |
Singer |
22-Mar-1957 |
|
The Wiz |
| Nathan Milstein |
Violinist |
31-Dec-1904 |
21-Dec-1992 |
Virtuoso violinist, interpreter of Bach |
| Liza Minnelli |
Singer |
12-Mar-1946 |
|
Cabaret |
| Kylie Minogue |
Singer/Songwriter |
28-May-1968 |
|
Red-blooded Australian pop singer |
| Monica |
Singer |
24-Oct-1980 |
|
Miss Thang |
| Wes Montgomery |
Jazz Musician |
6-Mar-1925 |
15-Jun-1968 |
Superb jazz guitarist |
| Alanis Morissette |
Singer |
1-Jun-1974 |
|
Jagged Little Pill |
| Giorgio Moroder |
Music Producer |
26-Apr-1940 |
|
Disco producer and composer |
| Ennio Morricone |
Composer |
10-Nov-1928 |
|
Scored The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly |
| Van Morrison |
Singer/Songwriter |
31-Aug-1945 |
|
Central figure of the Belfast blues scene |
| Jason Mraz |
Musician |
23-Jun-1977 |
|
Curbside Prophet |
| Anne Murray |
Singer |
20-Jun-1945 |
|
Mellow Canadian singer |
| Mya |
Musician |
10-Oct-1978 |
|
My Love Is Like...Wo |
| Alannah Myles |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Dec-1958 |
|
Black Velvet |
| Milton Nascimento |
Singer/Songwriter |
26-Oct-1942 |
|
Clube da Esquina |
| Peter Nero |
Pianist |
22-May-1934 |
|
Philly Pops |
| Aaron Neville |
Musician |
24-Jan-1941 |
|
Nature Boy |
| Randy Newman |
Songwriter |
28-Nov-1943 |
|
I Love L.A., Short People |
| Mike Nichols |
Film Director |
6-Nov-1931 |
|
Primary Colors |
| Barack Obama |
Head of State |
4-Aug-1961 |
|
44th President of the United States |
| Roy Orbison |
Singer/Songwriter |
23-Apr-1936 |
6-Dec-1988 |
Pretty Woman |
| William Orbit |
Electronic Musician |
15-Dec-1956 |
|
Electronic music performer and producer |
| Ozzy Osbourne |
Singer |
3-Dec-1948 |
|
Black Sabbath |
| K. T. Oslin |
Country Musician |
15-May-1941 |
|
Prominent country music singer |
| Jimmy Page |
Guitarist |
9-Jan-1944 |
|
Led Zeppelin Guitarist |
| Patti Page |
Singer |
8-Nov-1927 |
|
The Tennessee Waltz |
| Robert Palmer |
Singer |
19-Jan-1949 |
26-Sep-2003 |
Addicted To Love |
| Dolly Parton |
Country Musician |
19-Jan-1946 |
|
Jolene |
| Jaco Pastorius |
Jazz Musician |
1-Dec-1951 |
21-Sep-1987 |
Bassist for Weather Report |
| Les Paul |
Guitarist |
9-Jun-1915 |
13-Aug-2009 |
Electric guitar/multitrack recording pioneer |
| Krzysztof Penderecki |
Composer |
23-Nov-1933 |
|
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima |
| Itzhak Perlman |
Violinist |
31-Aug-1945 |
|
Israeli violinist |
| Lee "Scratch" Perry |
Music Producer |
20-Mar-1936 |
|
The Upsetter, dub pioneer |
| Oscar Peterson |
Jazz Musician |
15-Aug-1925 |
24-Dec-2007 |
Maharajah of the keyboard |
| Tom Petty |
Musician |
20-Oct-1950 |
|
Don't Come Around Here No More |
| Michelle Phillips |
Singer/Songwriter |
4-Jun-1944 |
|
The Mamas and the Papas |
| Edith Piaf |
Singer |
19-Dec-1915 |
11-Oct-1963 |
Internationally-renowned French chanteuse |
| Rob Pilatus |
Dancer |
8-Jun-1965 |
2-Apr-1998 |
Troubled half of Milli Vanilli |
| Pink |
Singer |
8-Sep-1979 |
|
Can't Take Me Home |
| Robert Plant |
Singer |
20-Aug-1948 |
|
Lead singer of Led Zeppelin |
| Anita Pointer |
Musician |
23-Jan-1948 |
|
The Pointer Sisters |
| June Pointer |
Musician |
30-Nov-1953 |
11-Apr-2006 |
The Pointer Sisters |
| Ruth Pointer |
Musician |
19-Mar-1946 |
|
The Pointer Sisters |
| Elvis Presley |
Singer |
8-Jan-1935 |
16-Aug-1977 |
Rock and roll icon |
| Leontyne Price |
Singer |
10-Feb-1927 |
|
Operatic soprano |
| Charley Pride |
Country Musician |
18-Mar-1938 |
|
First black country music star |
| Prince |
Musician |
7-Jun-1958 |
|
Purple Rain |
| Tito Puente |
Musician |
20-Apr-1923 |
31-May-2000 |
Popular Latin bandleader |
| ?uestlove |
Drummer |
20-Jan-1971 |
|
Drummer for The Roots |
| Bonnie Raitt |
Singer |
8-Nov-1949 |
|
Redhaired blueswoman |
| Lou Rawls |
Singer |
1-Dec-1935 |
6-Jan-2006 |
Silky-voiced jazz/soul singer |
| Otis Redding |
Singer/Songwriter |
9-Sep-1941 |
10-Dec-1967 |
Dock of the Bay |
| Jerry Reed |
Country Musician |
20-Mar-1937 |
1-Sep-2008 |
When You're Hot, You're Hot |
| Lou Reed |
Musician |
2-Mar-1942 |
|
The Velvet Underground |
| Martha Reeves |
Singer |
18-Jul-1941 |
|
Martha and the Vandellas |
| Steve Reich |
Composer |
3-Oct-1936 |
|
Minimalist composer, Different Trains |
| Django Reinhardt |
Jazz Musician |
23-Jan-1910 |
16-May-1953 |
Gypsy jazz guitarist |
| Lionel Richie |
Singer/Songwriter |
20-Jun-1949 |
|
All Night Long, former Commodore |
| Jeannie C. Riley |
Singer |
9-Oct-1945 |
|
Harper Valley P.T.A. |
| Teddy Riley |
Musician |
8-Oct-1966 |
|
The King of New Jack Swing |
| Paul Robeson |
Singer |
9-Apr-1898 |
23-Jan-1976 |
20th Century renaissance man |
| Smokey Robinson |
Singer/Songwriter |
19-Feb-1940 |
|
Motown singer, A Quiet Storm |
| Kenny Rogers |
Country Musician |
21-Aug-1938 |
|
The Gambler |
| Sonny Rollins |
Jazz Musician |
7-Sep-1930 |
|
Tenor sax master |
| Linda Ronstadt |
Singer |
15-Jul-1946 |
|
Jerry Brown's former girlfriend |
| Diana Ross |
Singer |
26-Mar-1944 |
|
Dominion over The Supremes |
| Mstislav Rostropovich |
Cellist |
27-Mar-1927 |
27-Apr-2007 |
Cellist and conductor |
| Leon Russell |
Musician |
2-Apr-1942 |
|
Producer, session player, etc. |
| Sade |
Singer |
16-Jan-1959 |
|
Smooth Operator |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto |
Pianist |
17-Jan-1952 |
|
Yellow Magic Orchestra |
| Carlos Santana |
Musician |
20-Jul-1947 |
|
House is dark, pots are cold |
| Alejandro Sanz |
Singer |
18-Dec-1968 |
|
Más |
| Leo Sayer |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-May-1948 |
|
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing |
| Diane Schuur |
Musician |
1953 |
|
The New First Lady of Jazz |
| Tom Scott |
Musician |
19-May-1948 |
|
Prolific composer, session player |
| Angus Scrimm |
Actor |
19-Aug-1929 |
|
The Tall Man in Phantasm |
| Earl Scruggs |
Musician |
6-Jan-1924 |
28-Mar-2012 |
Bluegrass banjo pioneer |
| Seal |
Singer |
19-Feb-1963 |
|
Kiss From A Rose |
| Jon Secada |
Singer/Songwriter |
4-Oct-1961 |
|
Latin heartthrob |
| Neil Sedaka |
Singer/Songwriter |
13-Mar-1939 |
|
Laughter In The Rain |
| Bob Seger |
Musician |
6-May-1945 |
|
And the Silver Bullet Band |
| Shabba Ranks |
Rapper |
17-Jan-1966 |
|
Ragga DJ |
| Shakira |
Singer |
2-Feb-1977 |
|
Latin American legend |
| Artie Shaw |
Musician |
23-May-1910 |
30-Dec-2004 |
Clarinetist, big band leader |
| Richard M. Sherman |
Songwriter |
12-Jun-1928 |
|
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| Robert B. Sherman |
Songwriter |
19-Dec-1925 |
5-Mar-2012 |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| Mike Shinoda |
Musician |
11-Feb-1977 |
|
Singer/instrumentalist for Linkin Park |
| Wayne Shorter |
Jazz Musician |
25-Aug-1933 |
|
Influential sax player and jazz composer |
| Beverly Sills |
Singer |
25-May-1929 |
2-Jul-2007 |
Soprano at the New York City Opera |
| Shel Silverstein |
Poet |
25-Sep-1930 |
10-May-1999 |
Where the Sidewalk Ends |
| Carly Simon |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Jun-1945 |
|
You're So Vain |
| Frank Sinatra |
Singer |
12-Dec-1915 |
14-May-1998 |
It's Frank's world, we just live in it |
| Ricky Skaggs |
Country Musician |
18-Jul-1954 |
|
Country music singer |
| Slash |
Guitarist |
23-Jul-1965 |
|
Former lead guitarist, Guns n' Roses |
| Bessie Smith |
Singer |
15-Apr-1894 |
26-Sep-1937 |
Empress of the Blues |
| Harry Smith |
Musicologist |
29-May-1923 |
26-Nov-1991 |
Anthology of American Folk Music |
| Kate Smith |
Singer |
1-May-1907 |
17-Jun-1986 |
God Bless America |
| Will Smith |
Actor |
25-Sep-1968 |
|
Fresh Prince of Bel Air |
| Joe South |
Musician |
28-Feb-1940 |
|
Southern singer/songwriter and session guitarist |
| Britney Spears |
Singer |
2-Dec-1981 |
|
Oops!... I Did it Again |
| Caroll Spinney |
TV Personality |
26-Dec-1933 |
|
Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch |
| Rick Springfield |
Musician |
23-Aug-1949 |
|
Jessie's Girl |
| Jo Stafford |
Singer |
12-Nov-1917 |
16-Jul-2008 |
You Belong to Me |
| Ringo Starr |
Drummer |
7-Jul-1940 |
|
Beatle |
| Gwen Stefani |
Singer |
3-Oct-1969 |
|
No Doubt |
| Isaac Stern |
Violinist |
21-Jul-1920 |
22-Sep-2001 |
Violin virtuoso |
| Ray Stevens |
Country Musician |
24-Jan-1939 |
|
"The Streak" |
| Patrick Stewart |
Actor |
13-Jul-1940 |
|
Captain Picard in Star Trek: TNG |
| Sting |
Singer/Songwriter |
2-Oct-1951 |
|
Lead singer of The Police |
| Barbra Streisand |
Singer |
24-Apr-1942 |
|
You Don't Bring Me Flowers |
| Donna Summer |
Singer |
31-Dec-1948 |
17-May-2012 |
Hot Stuff |
| Andy Summers |
Guitarist |
31-Dec-1942 |
|
Guitarist for The Police |
| Joan Sutherland |
Singer |
7-Nov-1926 |
10-Oct-2010 |
"La Stupenda" opera soprano |
| Art Tatum |
Jazz Musician |
13-Oct-1909 |
5-Nov-1956 |
Greatest jazz pianist of all time |
| Billy Taylor |
Jazz Musician |
24-Jul-1921 |
28-Dec-2010 |
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free |
| James Taylor |
Singer/Songwriter |
12-Mar-1948 |
|
Seen fire, rain |
| Koko Taylor |
Singer |
28-Sep-1928 |
3-Jun-2009 |
"Wang Dang Doodle" |
| Tammi Terrell |
Singer |
29-Apr-1945 |
16-Mar-1970 |
Singing partner with Marvin Gaye |
| Rob Thomas |
Musician |
14-Feb-1972 |
|
Frontman of Matchbox Twenty |
| Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas |
Musician |
27-Feb-1971 |
|
One third of TLC |
| Pam Tillis |
Country Musician |
24-Jul-1957 |
|
Maybe It Was Memphis |
| Michael Tilson Thomas |
Conductor |
21-Dec-1944 |
|
Music Director, SF Symphony |
| Justin Timberlake |
Singer |
31-Jan-1981 |
|
*NSYNC |
| Cal Tjader |
Jazz Musician |
16-Jul-1925 |
5-May-1982 |
Latin-jazz bandleader |
| Lily Tomlin |
Actor |
1-Sep-1939 |
|
Laugh-In |
| Mel Tormé |
Singer |
13-Sep-1925 |
5-Jun-1999 |
The Velvet Fog |
| Ali Farka Touré |
Guitarist |
1939 |
7-Mar-2006 |
Bluesman of Africa, Talking Timbuktu |
| Merle Travis |
Country Musician |
29-Nov-1917 |
20-Oct-1983 |
Influential fingerpicking country guitarist |
| Tre Cool |
Drummer |
9-Dec-1972 |
|
Drummer for Green Day |
| Travis Tritt |
Country Musician |
9-Feb-1963 |
|
Country music star with four #1 singles |
| Ike Turner |
Musician |
5-Nov-1931 |
12-Dec-2007 |
River Deep, Mountain High |
| Keith Urban |
Country Musician |
26-Oct-1967 |
|
Country crooner |
| Steve Vai |
Guitarist |
6-Jun-1960 |
|
Ex-Zappa guitar mangler, backyard apiarist |
| Dick Van Dyke |
Actor |
13-Dec-1925 |
|
The Dick Van Dyke Show |
| Luther Vandross |
Singer |
20-Apr-1951 |
1-Jul-2005 |
R&B Singer, Never Too Much |
| Sarah Vaughan |
Singer |
28-Mar-1924 |
3-Apr-1990 |
The Divine One |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan |
Guitarist |
3-Oct-1954 |
27-Aug-1990 |
Blues guitarist |
| Caetano Veloso |
Musician |
7-Aug-1942 |
|
Brazilian musical legend; founder of Tropicalismo |
| Justin Vernon |
Singer/Songwriter |
30-Apr-1981 |
|
Frontman for Bon Iver |
| Chris Vrenna |
Drummer |
23-Feb-1967 |
|
Drummer for Nine Inch Nails |
| Porter Wagoner |
Country Musician |
12-Aug-1927 |
28-Oct-2007 |
The Thin Man from West Plains |
| Bunny Wailer |
Singer |
10-Apr-1947 |
|
Co-founder of The Wailers |
| Rupert Wainwright |
Film Director |
30-Nov-1961 |
|
Stigmata |
| Tom Waits |
Singer/Songwriter |
7-Dec-1949 |
|
Heartattack and Vine |
| T-Bone Walker |
Guitarist |
28-May-1910 |
16-Mar-1975 |
Highly influential blues guitarist |
| Bill Ward |
Drummer |
5-May-1948 |
|
Drummer for Black Sabbath |
| Jennifer Warnes |
Singer/Songwriter |
3-Mar-1947 |
|
The Time of My Life |
| Dionne Warwick |
Singer |
12-Dec-1940 |
|
Walk On By |
| Dinah Washington |
Singer |
29-Aug-1924 |
14-Dec-1963 |
Queen of the Blues |
| Ethel Waters |
Singer |
31-Oct-1896 |
1-Sep-1977 |
Sweet Mama Stringbean |
| Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins |
Singer |
26-Apr-1970 |
|
Founding member of TLC |
| Jody Watley |
Singer/Songwriter |
30-Jan-1959 |
|
Hasta la vista, baby |
| Doc Watson |
Guitarist |
2-Mar-1923 |
29-May-2012 |
Two Days in November |
| André Watts |
Pianist |
20-Jun-1946 |
|
American piano prodigy |
| Jimmy Webb |
Songwriter |
15-Aug-1946 |
|
Up, Up, and Away! |
| Cynthia Weil |
Songwriter |
18-Oct-1937 |
|
Half of songwriting duo Mann and Weil |
| Kitty Wells |
Country Musician |
30-Aug-1919 |
16-Jul-2012 |
First Queen of Country Music |
| Dottie West |
Country Musician |
11-Oct-1932 |
4-Sep-1991 |
Country Sunshine |
| Barry White |
Singer |
12-Sep-1944 |
4-Jul-2003 |
Soulful R&B singer |
| Deniece Williams |
Singer |
3-Jun-1951 |
|
Let's Hear It For The Boy |
| Hank Williams, Jr. |
Country Musician |
26-May-1949 |
|
Monday Night Football theme |
| Hank Williams, Sr. |
Country Musician |
17-Sep-1923 |
1-Jan-1953 |
Take These Chains From My Heart |
| Lucinda Williams |
Musician |
26-Jan-1953 |
|
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road |
| Paul Williams |
Singer/Songwriter |
19-Sep-1940 |
|
Just an Old Fashioned Love Song |
| Pharrell Williams |
Music Producer |
5-Apr-1973 |
|
The Neptunes |
| Robin Williams |
Comic |
21-Jul-1952 |
|
Mork from Ork |
| Bob Wills |
Musician |
6-Mar-1905 |
13-May-1975 |
King of Western Swing |
| Cassandra Wilson |
Singer |
4-Dec-1955 |
|
New Moon Daughter |
| Mary Wilson |
Singer |
6-Mar-1944 |
|
The Supremes |
| Nancy Wilson |
Singer |
20-Feb-1937 |
|
Jazz and pop diva |
| CeCe Winans |
Singer |
8-Oct-1964 |
|
Alone in His Presence |
| Amy Winehouse |
Singer |
14-Sep-1983 |
23-Jul-2011 |
Rehab |
| Steve Winwood |
Musician |
12-May-1948 |
|
Keyboardist, Traffic, Blind Faith |
| Bill Withers |
Singer/Songwriter |
4-Jul-1938 |
|
Lean on Me |
| Stevie Wonder |
Singer/Songwriter |
13-May-1950 |
|
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered |
| Tammy Wynette |
Country Musician |
5-May-1942 |
6-Apr-1998 |
Stand By Your Man |
| Frankie Yankovic |
Musician |
15-Jul-1915 |
14-Oct-1998 |
America's Polka King |
| Weird Al Yankovic |
Musician |
23-Oct-1959 |
|
White & Nerdy |
| Trisha Yearwood |
Country Musician |
19-Sep-1964 |
|
Country-folk singer |
| Dwight Yoakam |
Country Musician |
23-Oct-1956 |
|
Country star, This Time |
| Young MC |
Musician |
10-May-1967 |
|
"Bust a Move" |
| Neil Young |
Singer/Songwriter |
12-Nov-1945 |
|
Harvest |
| Frank Zappa |
Composer |
21-Dec-1940 |
4-Dec-1993 |
Joe's Garage |
| Hans Zimmer |
Composer |
12-Sep-1957 |
|
The Buggles |
