Notable Blues, R&B, Pop, and Rock Singers and Bands
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Biographies by Category
- 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
