- Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. Much of Dylan's most recognized work dates from the 1960s, when he became an informal documentarian and a reluctant figurehead of American unrest. A number of his songs, such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'", … - John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer (born October 16, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Originally from Connecticut, he briefly attended Berklee College of Music before moving to Atlanta, Georgia in 1998, where he refined his skills and began gaining a following. His first two studio albums, "Room for Squares" and "Heavier Things", both did well commercially, achieving multi-platinum status. - Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk, and ballads. In addition to singing lead and backing vocals, he often plays all the guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, and percussion himself when recording. - Jack White
Jack White (occasionally Jack III White or Jack White III), born John Anthony Gillis on July 9, 1975 in Detroit, Michigan is an American musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer. He started as a part-time musician working with various underground bands in Detroit, while working by day as an upholsterer. He is best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock duo The White Stripes. - Tom Petty
Thomas "Tom" Earl Petty (born October 20,1950) is a singer and guitarist. A prolific songwriter, he has also produced numerous hit singles, such as "American Girl", "The Waiting", "Free Fallin'", "I Won't Back Down", "Into the Great Wide Open", and "Mary Jane's Last Dance", most of which remain heavily played on mainstream radio. - Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18, 1926 in Overland, Missouri) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Chuck Berry is an immensely influential figure and one of the pioneers of rock & roll music. Cub Koda wrote, "Of all the early breakthrough rock & roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is its greatest songwriter, the main shaper of its instrumental voice, one of its greatest guitarists, … - Sammy Hagar
Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13 1947 in Monterey, California, USA), better known as Sammy Hagar (aka "The Red Rocker"), is a U.S. rock guitarist, singer, composer and former member of Van Halen, and of the early 70s rock band Montrose. He is of Lebanese descent. He is the cousin of Christian rock musician Ken Tamplin. - Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the Seattle-based rock band Nirvana. Cobain was born in Aberdeen, Washington and grew up with a troubled childhood, which he frequently addressed in his songs and interviews. Known for his abrasive and often disturbing songwriting as well as his distinctive vocal style, Cobain is often cited among the most influential musicians of his time. Cobain formed Nirvana in 1986 with Krist Novoselic. - Amy Lee
Amy Hartzler is an American singer-songwriter and classically-trained pianist. She is a founding member and lead singer of the Grammy Award winning rock band Evanescence. Her influences range from classical musicians such as Mozart to modern artists like Björk, Tori Amos, Danny Elfman and Plumb. - Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American rock guitarist, bassist, singer, and noted songwriter. - Roky Erickson
Roky Erickson (born Roger Kynard Erickson on July 15 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist from Texas. He was a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators and pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre. One of rock and roll's most famous cult figures, Erickson is perhaps as well-known for his mental illness (and subsequent recovery) as for his musical talents. - Dave Mustaine
Dave Mustaine (born David Scott Mustaine on September 13, 1961 in La Mesa, California, United States) is the co-lead/rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and singer for the thrash metal band, Megadeth. He grew up in various Southern California suburbs. As the central figure of Megadeth and a former Metallica lead guitarist and co-songwriter, he is one of a handful of people considered to have pioneered thrash metal and speed metal. - David Crosby
David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for being a founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY). Crosby is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work in the Byrds and CSN. - Ben Harper
Ben Harper (born Benjamin Chase Harper on October 28, 1969 in Claremont, California, USA) is an American musician. - Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley (November 17, 1966 - May 29, 1997), born Jeffrey Scott Buckley and raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Known for his ethereal singing voice, Buckley was considered by critics to be one of the most promising artists of his generation after the release of his critically acclaimed 1994 debut album "Grace." However, at the height of his popularity, … - Carl Perkins
Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 - January 19, 1998) was an American pioneer of rockabilly music, a mix of rhythm and blues and country music that was recorded most notably at Sun Records in Memphis beginning in 1954. - Ryan Adams
David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Raised by his mother and grandmother, Adams dropped out of school at age 16 and performed with several local bands before moving to Raleigh and forming the band Whiskeytown. Three albums and five years later Adams went solo, releasing "Heartbreaker" in 2000. A long-term resident of New York City, Adams is best known for his song "New York, … - Gavin Degraw
Gavin DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American pop singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist. - Billy Corgan
William Patrick "Billy" Corgan, Jr. (born March 17, 1967 in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, U.S.A.) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter best known for his work in the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. The Smashing Pumpkins is one of alternative rock's biggest acts and is known for their complex, layered style, and Corgan's distinctive vocals and guitar solos. - Tobi Vail
Tobi Vail (born July 20 1969) is a musician, influential DIY punk zinester, and feminist theorist from Olympia, Washington. She joined one of her first bands as the drummer for The Go Team when she was 15, later collaborating in several other bands like Bikini Kill, as well as being involved over the years with an assortment of project-bands, many of them imaginary or fictional, figuring prominently in the Olympia music scene. - Joel Madden
Joel Reuben Madden (born March 11 1979) is the lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte and identical twin brother of guitarist Benji Madden. Joel Reuben Madden was born in Waldorf, Maryland. He attended La Plata High School in La Plata, Maryland. Madden has an older brother named Joshua, who is a DJ, and a younger sister named Sarah. He also has a twin brother named Benji who plays guitar in Good Charlotte with him. - David Thomas
David Lynn Thomas (born 1953 in Miami, Florida) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was one of the founding members of the short-lived protopunkers Rocket From The Tombs (1974-1975) and of post-punk group Pere Ubu (1975 - present, intermittently). He has also released several solo albums. Though primarily a singer, he sometimes plays melodeon, trombone, guitar or other instruments. Thomas has described his artistic focus as being the "gestalt of culture, … - Dave Barnes
"Dave Barnes" (born David Barnes on June 20, 1978) is a rock-r&b singer-songwriter from Kosciusko, Mississippi in the USA. Barnes is known - aside from his music - by his humorous and witty anecdotes. As a recording artist, Barnes is one of few successful artists who has achieved critical and some commercial success as an independent recording artist. - Steve Austin
Steve Austin (b. 1966) is the guitarist, singer and songwriter at the heart of extreme metal band Today Is The Day. Austin has been the band's only permanent member since their 1992 debut EP, "How To Win Friends And Influence People". Austin, also a capable producer, has recorded and mastered albums for several bands including Lamb of God and A.C. - T-Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett, born Joseph Henry Burnett in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, is a songwriter and performer inspired by multiple traditions of America's musical heritage. He emerged from a self-imposed 14 year hiatus as a recording artist in 2006 to release two collections of music: "The True False Identity", his first album of new original songs since 1992, and "Twenty Twenty - The Essential T Bone Burnett", … - Lee Mallory
Lee Mallory (January 10, 1945 - March 21, 2005) was a singer, songwriter and guitarist who was part of such projects as The Millennium and Sagittarius. His most successful single was a cover of the Phil Ochs/Bob Gibson song "That's The Way It's Going To Be". The song, produced by Curt Boettcher, reached #86 on the charts and was a surprise hit in Seattle. A C.D. by the same name was released in 2002, with many songs and demos Mallory had recorded during the 60s. - Del Shannon
Del Shannon (born Charles Weedon Westover in Coopersville, Michigan) was an American rock and roller who launched into fame with the No. 1 hit "Runaway" (1961). The song introduced the musitron, an early form of the synthesizer played by "Runaway" co-writer and keyboardist Max Crook. - Gary U.S. Bonds
Gary "U.S." Bonds (born Gary Anderson, 6 June 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer. He is also a prolific songwriter. - Willie Nile
During the 1980’s, New York City-based singer-songwriter Willie Nile released two albums on Arista Records, "Willie Nile" and "Golden Down," and toured with The Who during one of their reunion tours across the U.S. Nile has recorded and performed with Roger McGuinn, Richard Thompson, Ringo Starr, Tori Amos, Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams, and Barenaked Ladies. A live Central Park concert, "Willie Nile-Archive Alive," was released on Archive Recordings, … - Kevin Max
Kevin Max (born August 17, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and poet. He is best known for being a member of the Christian pop group dc Talk. - Matt Jones
Matthew Lane Jones (b. April 24, 1984) is a NAMA award winning American singer/songwriter and guitarist. Originally from Louisiana, he hails from Fayetteville, Arkansas and considers the latter his home. He soon made a name for himself after going solo in 2004 both commercially and critically, playing in both his hometown and touring the country. Jones is currently recording his new, as-of-yet untitled album with no release date confirmed. - Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens (born July 1, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. Stevens has enjoyed wide critical success in the United States. He is considered part of the folk revival in indie pop, but his influences are very broad. His music has been likened to electronica and the minimalism of Steve Reich. - Jesse Lacey
Jesse Thomas Lacey (born July 10 1978) is an American musician from Levittown, New York. He is the lead singer of the band Brand New. Jesse was born to parents Sandy and Thomas and is the second eldest of seven children. As well as being the lead singer, he also plays guitar and piano and writes most of the band's songs and lyrics. Before "Brand New", he played in The Rookie Lot, … - Sean Bonniwell
Thomas Harvey "Sean" Bonniwell (born August 16 1940, San Jose, CA), guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, is most famous as the main creative force behind the late-1960s garage rock band, The Music Machine. During his teens, Bonniwell was inspired to form a high school vocal group after hearing the song "Only You" by The Platters. After high school, Bonniwell's first serious musical incarnation was that of clean-cut pop-folk guitarist for the quartet The Wayfarers. - Kevin Cadogan
Kevin Rene Cadogan (born August 14, 1970 in Oakland, California) is the lead guitarist in the band Radio Angel. He is most known for playing lead guitar in the band Third Eye Blind from 1996 to 2000, officially. - Josh Kelley
Joshua "Josh" Bishop Kelley (born January 30, 1980 in Augusta, Georgia) is a singer-songwriter. He began his musical career at the age of 11. He later formed a band with his younger brother, Charles, called Inside Blue. At 14, the band released a five-song CD that struck the attention of a major label. Kelley attended the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi and is a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. - David Ryan Harris
David Ryan Harris is an Atlanta, Georgia based singer-songwriter. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Harris moved to Atlanta at a young age. Harris has had a varied career as a musician. - Bill Medley
William Thomas Medley (born September 19, 1940 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as one half of The Righteous Brothers singing duo. Medley met his singing partner Bobby Hatfield while attending California State University, Long Beach. The pair began singing as a duo in 1962. Their first single was "Little Latin Lupe Lu"; their first hit was "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", produced by Phil Spector in 1964. - Kyle Krone
Kyle Krone (born Kyle James Krone, December 30, 1983) is the lead singer and main songwriter/guitarist of the rock band The Shys. He is from San Juan Capistrano, California. Keyboard player Alex Kweskin met him when they were in first grade at Concordia Elementary in San Clemente. He was taught to play guitar by bassist Chris Wulff when they were thirteen, after Chris moved to their hometown. The three formed a band in highschool called 'Hush Hush'. - Albert Bouchard
Albert Bouchard (born July 24, 1947 in Watertown, New York) is a drummer, guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a founding member of Blue Öyster Cult and a driving force through the band's first decade. He is the brother of former Blue Öyster Cult bassist Joe Bouchard. He may have been the cowbell player on "Don't Fear the Reaper." In 1981, Albert left Blue Öyster Cult and began work on the music that would become the Imaginos record.
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