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Notable Blues, R&B, Pop, and Rock Singers and Bands

  • Aaliyah, singer, actor Aerosmith, hard-rock band Aguilera, Christina, singer Alice in Chains, rock group Amos, Tori, singer, pianist Apple, Fiona, musician Ashanti, singer Barenaked Ladies, Canadian folk-rock group Barrino, Fantasia, singer, talent show contestant Beach Boys, surfer sound rock group Beatles, The, rock band Beck, rock musician Ben Folds Five, alternative rock group Berry, Chuck, rock musician Björk, singer, songwriter Bolton, Michael, singer, songwriter Bon Jovi, Jon, musician, songwriter Bono, rock musician, humanitarian Bono, Sonny, singer, actor, political figure Boon, D., rock musician, guitarist Bowie, David, rock musician, actor Braxton, Toni, R&B singer Brown, James, singer, songwriter Buffett, Jimmy, singer, songwriter Bush, rock band Carey, Mariah, singer Carter, Aaron, singer Chapin, Harry, singer, songwriter Chapman, Tracy, folk-rock singer, songwriter Charles, Ray, pop musician Clapton, Eric, rock musician, guitarist Clarkson, Kelly, pop musician, talent show contestant Clash, The, rock band Claypool, Les, musician Clinton, George, musician Cobain, Kurt, rock musician, guitarist Coldplay, rock band Cook, David, rock musician, guitarist Colvin, Shawn, folk singer Cooper, Alice, musician Corgan, Billy, musician Costello, Elvis, singer, songwriter Counting Crows, rock band Cranberries, The, rock band Creed, alternative rock band Crosby, David, rock musician Crow, Sheryl, singer, songwriter Dan, Steely, band Day, Green, punk rock band Def Leppard, rock band Denver, John, singer, songwriter, actor Destiny’s Child, pop musicians Diamond, Neil, singer, songwriter Diddley, Bo, rock musician, guitarist Dido, singer Dion, Celine, singer Division, Joy, rock band Domino, Fats, pop musician Doors, The, rock group Durst, Fred, rock musician Dylan, Bob, folk musician Elliot, Cass, singer Eno, Brian, musician, music producer Estefan, Gloria, singer Etheridge, Melissa, rock singer, songwriter Everclear, grunge-punk band Fagen, Donald, pop musician Farrell, Perry, musician Fastball, alternative punk-pop band Ferguson, Stacy “Fergie”, singer, actor Finn, Jason, musician Flack, Roberta, singer, songwriter Foo Fighters, musicians Franklin, Aretha, soul singer Fripp, Robert, guitarist, rock musician Fugazi, rock band Gabriel, Peter, rock musician Garcia, Jerry, guitarist, rock musician Garfunkel, Art, singer; actor Gates, Gareth, singer Gaye, Marvin, singer, songwriter Geldof, Bob, rock musician, philanthropist Grant, Amy, pop musician Groban, Josh, singer Gryner, Emm, singer, songwriter Halliwell, Geri, singer Harrison, George, rock musician, movie producer Hendrix, Jimi, rock musician, guitarist Hill, Lauryn, singer Hole, rock group Holly, Buddy, rock musician Hooker, John Lee, blues singer and guitarist Hootie & the Blowfish, rock group Houston, Whitney, singer, actor Howlin’ Wolf, blues singer and composer Hynde, Chrissie, rock musician Indigo Girls, musical group Iommi, Tony, guitarist, rock musician Islam, Yusuf, singer Jackson, Janet, singer Jackson, Joe, musician Jackson, Michael, pop musician Jagger, Mick, rock musician James, Rick, funk musician Jane’s Addiction, rock group Jewel, singer, songwriter Joel, Billy, singer, songwriter John, Elton, rock musician, composer Johnson, Robert, blues musician JoJo, singer Joplin, Janis, singer Keys, Alicia, singer King, B. B., blues singer and guitarist King, Carole, pop songwriter, singer Kiss, rock group Knopfler, Mark, musician, songwriter, composer Knowles, Beyoncé, singer, actor Korn, metal band Kristofferson, Kris, composer, singer, actor Lane, Ronnie, rock musician lang, k.d., singer, songwriter Lauper, Cyndi, musician, singer Lavigne, Avril, singer Leadbelly, singer Lee, Amy, singer Lee, Tommy, rock musician Lennon, John, rock musician, songwriter Leonhart, Carolyn, singer Lewis, Blake, pop singer Lewis, Jerry Lee, rock musician Limp Bizkit, rock band Little Richard, musician and singer Live, rock group Love, Courtney, singer, actor Lynne, Jeff, rock musician, music producer Madonna, singer, actor Manson, Marilyn, rock musician Marley, Bob, singer, songwriter Matchbox 20, rock band Matthews, Dave, musician Mayer, John, singer, songwriter Mayfield, Curtis, soul musician McCartney, Jesse, pop musician, actor McCartney, Paul, rock musician, songwriter McLachlan, Sarah, singer, songwriter McLean, Don, singer, songwriter Metallica, rock band Michael, George, pop musician Mighty Mighty Bosstones, ska band Minogue, Kylie, singer, actor Mitchell, Joni, singer, songwriter Monkees, The, pop musicians Moore, Mandy, singer, actor Morissette, Alanis, singer, songwriter Morrison, Jim, rock musician Morrison, Van, singer, songwriter N Sync, pop musicians Neville, Aaron, singer Nicks, Stevie, singer, songwriter Nilsson, Harry, singer, songwriter Nine Inch Nails, rock group Nirvana, grunge band No Doubt, rock group Nugent, Ted, rock musician Nyro, Laura, singer, songwriter Oasis, rock group O’Connor, Sinead, singer, songwriter Osbourne, Ozzy, rock musician Page, Jimmy, rock musician, guitarist Palmer, Robert, rock musician Park, Linkin, rock band Pearl Jam, alternative rock band Petty, Tom, rock musician, songwriter Phillips, John, pop musician Phish, rock group Pink, singer Pink Floyd, rock band Pixies, The, rock band Pop, Iggy, rock musician Porcaro, Jeff, rock musician Presley, Elvis, rock musician, singer, actor Prince, rock musician, funk musician Prodigy, rock band R.E.M., rock band Radiohead, rock band Rage Against the Machine, politically active rock group Rainey, Ma, blues musician Raitt, Bonnie, blues-rock singer Ramone, Joey, rock musician Ramones, The, rock band Redding, Otis, singer, songwriter Reed, Lou, rock musician Reznor, Trent, musician, singer, songwriter Richard, Little, pop musician Richards, Keith, rock musician, guitarist Richie, Lionel, pop musician Rihanna, singer Robinson, William Smokey, singer, songwriter Rock, Kid, pop musician, rock musician Rolling Stones, The, rock band Ronstadt, Linda, singer Ross, Diana, singer, actor Rucker, Darius, musician, singer, songwriter Rush, rock group Sainte-Marie, Buffy, singer, songwriter, activist, artist Santana, Carlos, guitarist, rock musician Seal, singer, songwriter Selena, pop musician Shakira, singer, songwriter Shannon, Del, pop musician, music producer Simmons, Gene, rock musician Simon, Paul, singer, songwriter Simpson, Jessica, singer Slipknot, alternative rock band Smashing Pumpkins, rock band Smith, Patti, musician; author; visual artist Soundgarden, rock group Sparks, Jordin, pop singer Spears, Britney, singer Springfield, Dusty, singer Springsteen, Bruce, rock musician, songwriter Starr, Ringo, rock musician, actor Stefani, Gwen, singer Stewart, Rod, singer Sting, rock musician Stone Temple Pilots, rock band Strokes, The, rock band t.A.T.u., rock musicians Taylor, James, musician Tedesco, Tommy, guitarist Thalia, singer, actor The Backstreet Boys, singers The Grateful Dead, psychedelic, country rock band The Presidents of the United States of America, rock group The Spice Girls, singers Thornton, Willie Mae “Big Mama”, blues singer Timberlake, Justin, pop musician Townshend, Pete, rock musician, guitarist Traveler, Blues, blues/rock band Travis, rock band Turner, Tina, singer Tyler, Steven, musician U2, rock group Underwood, Carrie, singer, talent show contestant Valens, Ritchie, rock musician Van Halen, rock group Vandross, Luther, singer, music producer Vaughan, Stevie Ray, blues musician, guitarist Volt, Son, rock group Wahlberg, Mark, singer, actor Waits, Tom, songwriter, actor, singer Wallflowers, The, rock band Warwick, Dionne, singer Waters, Muddy, blues singer and guitarist Wells, Junior, musician White Stripes, The, rock band White, Barry, singer Who, The, rock band Wilco, rock group Wild Orchid, pop musicians Williamson, Sonny Boy, blues singer, harmonica player Wilson, Dennis, pop musician Wilson, Jackie, singer, songwriter Wonder, Stevie, singer, songwriter Yellowman, singer Young, Neil, rock musician, guitarist, songwriter Zappa, Frank, rock musician, guitarist, composer Zeppelin, Led, rock band Zevon, Warren, singer, songwriter Zombie, Rob, rock musician, filmmaker

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