- Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 - May 14, 1998) was an American jazz oriented popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a solo artist with great success in the early to mid 1940s, being the idol of the 'bobby soxers'. His professional career had stalled by the 1950s, but it was reborn in 1953 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. - Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American R&B, Pop and Gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has been called for many years "The Queen Of Soul", but many also call her "Lady Soul," as well as the more affectionate "Sister Ree." She is renowned for her soul recordings but is also adept at jazz, rock, blues, pop, gospel, and even opera. She is generally regarded as one of the greatest vocalists ever, … - Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion Angélil, OC, OQ, (born March 30 1968) is a Canadian pop vocalist and occasional songwriter. Born to a large, impoverished family in Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion became a young star in francophone Canada after her manager and would-be husband, René Angélil, mortgaged his home to finance her first record. - Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. He first came to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. More recently he has focused on producing and promoting world music and pioneering digital distribution methods for music. He has also been involved in various humanitarian efforts. - Steve Vai
Steven Siro Vai (born June 6 1960 in Carle Place, New York) is a guitarist, composer, vocalist, and record producer. He has won a Grammy Award. - David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth (sometimes referred to as "Diamond Dave") (born 10 October 1954, in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality, best known for his work with the band Van Halen. After leaving, Roth started his own career as a solo artist. Though succeess quickly dwindled, his early albums were very well received. - Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is an Oscar, BRIT, Grammy and Golden Globe award-winning Scottish pop musician and vocalist. She is both a solo artist and the lead singer of the duo Eurythmics, often hailed as "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" (VH1, "100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll" 1999) - Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American hard rock bass guitarist and vocalist for the rock band Kiss. He is best known as "The Demon", his blood-spitting, fire-breathing, tongue-wagging act. - Jerry Garcia
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 - August 9, 1995) was an American musician, songwriter, and artist perhaps best known for being the lead guitarist and vocalist of the psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead. Garcia was viewed by the media as the leader or "spokesman" of the group. Performing with the Grateful Dead for its entire three decade career (which spanned from 1965 to 1995), Garcia participated in a variety of side projects, … - Brian Culbertson
Brian Culbertson (born January 12, 1973) is a smooth jazz musician and instrumentalist from Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of jazz band director and trumpeter Jim Culbertson, Brian's instruments include the keyboard and trombone. Heavily influenced by funk, much of Culbertson's material is funk-based instrumental, but in recent years has called upon vocalists such as Trey Lorenz and Kenny Lattimore to add to his pieces. Culbertson has released eight albums so far. - Eric Burdon
Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941, in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne) was the lead singer of The Animals, and War before becoming a solo artist. - John Bush
John Bush (born August 24, 1963 in Los Angeles, CA) is the vocalist for Armored Saint, a traditional metal band from Los Angeles, California and former vocalist for Anthrax. - Glenn Hughes
Glenn Hughes (born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England on August 21, 1952) is a bassist and vocalist well-known as the lead vocalist for Black Sabbath during the mid 1980s, as well as playing Bass and performing vocals for the Mk. III & IV line-ups of Deep Purple. - Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan (born 19 August, 1945 in Hounslow, London), is an English rock music vocalist best known as the lead singer for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath and sang the role of Jesus Christ in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar". Gillan is considered to be one of the foremost rock vocalists, who introduced into rock music the vocal belting technique. - 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. - Bret Michaels
Bret Michael Sychak, also known as Bret Michaels (born March 15, 1963 in Butler, Pennsylvania) is best known as the lead vocalist of the glam metal band Poison. - Paul Stanley
Stanley Harvey Eisen (born January 20, 1952, Queens, New York) known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American Hard rock guitarist and vocalist for the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of most of the band's highest-charting hits, including "Rock and Roll All Nite," "Hard Luck Woman," "I Was Made For Lovin' You," "Crazy Crazy Nights" and "Forever." - Devin Townsend
Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972) is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist musician, vocalist and producer, drawing on progressive metal with influences from jazz, blues, progressive rock, industrial, ambient and classical music. - Eva Cassidy
Eva Marie Cassidy was an American vocalist described by the British newspaper "The Guardian" as "one of the greatest voices of her generation." She had a diverse repertoire of jazz, blues, folk, gospel and pop. Cassidy remained virtually unknown outside of her native Washington, DC, when she died of melanoma in 1996. However, her posthumously released recordings have since sold in excess of four million copies, … - Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee OC (born Gary Lee Weinrib on July 29, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian musician best known as the vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. Lee joined Rush in 1968 at the request of his childhood friend, Alex Lifeson. An award-winning musician, Lee's style, technique, and skill on the bass guitar have proven very influential in the rock and heavy metal genres, inspiring such players as Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, … - Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland (born October 27, 1967 in Santa Cruz, California) is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist. He was the lead singer of the popular post-grunge band Stone Temple Pilots throughout the 1990s and early 2000s and is currently the lead singer of Velvet Revolver. - Pete Wentz
Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is the bassist, back-up vocalist, and primary lyricist of Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy. - Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is a two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist, musician, and songwriter from the United States. Over the course of a three-decade career, Jones has recorded in various musical styles including jazz, R&B, blues, pop, soul, and standards. Her highest charting success was with the 1979 hit "Chuck E's in Love" and to this day, it remains the song by which most people are familiar with her. - Kurt Elling
In the words of the legendary clarinetist/bandleader/composer Artie Shaw, "Kurt Elling is arguably the most interesting and innovative jazz singer to come along in years. He puts his personal imprint on each song. That's what it takes to be a jazz star." Indeed, with four acclaimed albums out on Blue Note Records, as well as three Grammy Award nominations to his credit, Elling seems in position to become one of the most talked about artists of the twenty-first century. - Chester Bennington
Chester Charles Bennington (born March 20, 1976) is an American vocalist. He is best known as Linkin Park's frontman and lead vocalist. - Bob Mould
Bob Mould is an American musician, principally known for his work as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for influential rock bands Hüsker Dü in the 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s. - Adrian Belew
Adrian Belew (born 'Robert Steven Belew', December 23, 1949, in Covington, Kentucky) is an American guitarist and vocalist (and sometimes drummer, pianist and bass player), perhaps best known for his work as a member of the progressive rock group King Crimson, which he first joined in 1981. He has also released a number of solo albums for Island Records and Atlantic Records, and has worked with many other musicians. - Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Jane Imbruglia (pronounced im-bru-lee-yah) (born February 4, 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Willis in the popular Australian soap "Neighbours" (also responsible for launching pop singer Kylie Minogue). Two years after leaving the program, she launched a highly successful singing career with the international hit, "Torn". - David Sylvian
David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, 23 February 1958, in Beckenham, Kent, UK) is an English singer, musician and composer who first gained attention as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the band Japan. His subsequent solo career has been influenced by a variety of musical styles and genres, including jazz, ambient, electronic, and progressive rock. - Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Camp is a Christian vocalist and guitarist. Camp has released six solo albums to date. The soundtrack album "Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" includes his song "Open Up Your Eyes". His original music is a mixture of ballads and rock. - Mick Jones
Mick Jones (born Michael Geoffrey Jones, 26 June 1955, Brixton, South London, England) was the lead guitarist and a vocalist of the British band, The Clash, followed by Big Audio Dynamite and currently Carbon/Silicon. - Air Supply
Air Supply is a duo of soft rock musicians who had a succession of hits worldwide through the late 1970s and early 1980s. It consists of English guitarist and vocalist Graham Russell (born Graham Cyril Russell, 11 June 1950, Sherwood, Nottingham, England) and Australian lead vocalist Russell Hitchcock (born 15 June 1949, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia). - Eliane Elias
Eliane Elias (born March 19, 1960 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a consummate Brazillian jazz pianist, arranger, vocalist and songwriter. Elias lives and works in New York City ever since she settled there in 1981. Her music is readily recognizable by her mature command of jazz harmonies, her rich blending of rhythmic styles, and (occasionally) her soft, warm voice. - Junior Wells
"Junior Wells", born Amos Blakemore, was a blues vocalist and harmonica player based in Chicago who was famous for playing with Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Magic Sam, Lonnie Brooks, The Rolling Stones and Van Morrison. - John Pizzarelli
John Pizzarelli, Jr. (born April 6, 1960) is an Italian-American jazz guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader born in Paterson, New Jersey. He is married to torch singer Jessica Molaskey who he has recorded with on each of her albums, and is also the son of fellow jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli. Pizzarelli has had a lengthy career as a recording artist, performing for a variety of labels that include Telarc Records, RCA Records and Chesky Records, among others. - Joey Ramone
Joey Ramone (May 19 1951 – April 15 2001), born as Jeffry Ross Hyman, was a vocalist and songwriter best known for his work in the legendary punk rock group the Ramones. He and bandmate Johnny Ramone (né John Cummings) were the only two original members who stayed with the band until their retirement in 1996. Hyman stood at 6 ft. 6 in. (1.98 meters) tall, … - Jimmy Scott
Jimmy Scott (July 17, 1925 in Cleveland) is an American jazz vocalist. Scott has Kallmann's syndrome, a genetic condition which stunted his growth at five feet and prevented him reaching puberty, leaving him with a high, undeveloped soprano voice, hence his nickname "Little" Jimmy Scott. However it was his extraordinary phrasing and romantic feeling that made him a favorite singer of fellow artists like Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Dinah Washington, and Nancy Wilson. - Abbey Lincoln
Abbey Lincoln (born Anna Marie Wooldridge on August 6, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois) is a jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress, who is widely respected for her writing skills. She is one of many singers influenced by Billie Holiday. She has had a very long and productive career. She continues to perform and can often be found at the Blue Note in New York City. With Ivan Dixon, she co-starred in "Nothing But a Man" (1964), … - Tom Delonge
Thomas Matthew DeLonge, Jr. (born December 13 1975) is an American musician, best known as the founding member of, and guitarist/vocalist in, bands Blink-182, Box Car Racer, and Angels and Airwaves. - Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Elikolani Prescovia Scherzinger (also known as Nicole Kea) (born June 29, 1978), is an American singer, dancer, songwriter and occasional actress best known for her work as the lead vocalist for the Pussycat Dolls.
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