Notable Musicians
This list is comprised of some of the most recognizable names from the world of music. Included are composers, musicians and singers.
| Name | Lifespan | Genre | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cocker | 1944-2014 | rock, blues, soul, pop |  | |
| Cass Elliot | 1941-1974 | rock, folk | (Cohen) | |
| Graham Nash | 1942- | rock, folk | | |
| Stephen Stills | 1945- | rock, folk | | |
| James Taylor | 1948- | rock, folk | | |
| Linda Ronstadt | 1946- | rock, folk, country | | |
| Adriano Celentano | 1938- | rock, pop | | |
| Antonio Flores | 1961-1995 | rock, pop | | |
| Dan Hartman | 1950-1994 | rock, pop | | |
| Jerney Kaagman | 1947- | rock, pop | | |
| Avril Lavigne | 1984- | rock, pop | | |
| Suzuka Nakamoto | 1997- | rock, pop | | |
| Cliff Richard | 1940- | rock, pop | (Webb) | |
| Zlatan Stipišić | 1968- | rock, pop | | |
| Umberto Tozzi | 1952- | rock, pop | | |
| Sylvie Vartan | 1944- | rock, pop | | |
| Bruce Channel | 1940- | rock, pop, country | (McMeans) | |
| Bonnie Tyler | 1951- | rock, pop, country | (Hopkins, Sullivan) | |
| Mariska Veres | 1947-2006 | rock, pop, jazz | (Ender) | |
| Beth Ditto | 1981- | rock, punk | (Patterson) | |
| Garland Jeffreys | 1943- | rock, reggae, blues, soul | | |
| Frankie Valli | 1934- | rock, soul | (Castelluccio) | |
| Tina Turner | 1939-2023 | rock, soul, pop | (Bullock) | |
| Esma Redžepova | 1943-2016 | Romani | | |
| Marc Anthony | 1968- | salsa | (Muñiz) | |
| Carmen Miranda | 1909-1955 | samba | (da Cunha) | |
| Dorival Caymmi | 1914-2008 | samba, bossa nova | | |
| Clara Nunes | 1942-1983 | samba, pop | | |
| Jorge Ben | 1939- | samba, rock | (Menezes, Jor) | |
| G. G. Anderson | 1949- | schlager | (Grabowski) | |
| Lys Assia | 1924-2018 | schlager | (Schärer) | |
| Kristina Bach | 1962- | schlager | (Bräuer) | |
| Roy Black | 1943-1991 | schlager | (Höllerich) | |
| Andy Borg | 1960- | schlager | (Meyer) | |
| Dennie Christian | 1956- | schlager | (Althoff) | |
| Drafi Deutscher | 1946-2006 | schlager | | |
| Rex Gildo | 1936-1999 | schlager | (Hirtreiter) | |
| Pierre Kartner | 1935-2022 | schlager | | |
| Patrick Lindner | 1960- | schlager | (Raab) | |
| Marianne Rosenberg | 1955- | schlager | | |
| Semino Rossi | 1962- | schlager | | |
| Lena Valaitis | 1943- | schlager | (Valaitytė) | |
| Nicole | 1964- | schlager, pop | (Hohloch, Seibert) | |
| Jimmy Cliff | 1944- | ska, reggae | (Chambers) | |
| Millie Small | 1947-2020 | ska, reggae | | |
| Adele | 1988- | soul | (Adkins) | |
| Alessandra Amoroso | 1986- | soul | | |
| James Brown | 1933-2006 | soul | | |
| Ray Charles | 1930-2004 | soul | (Robinson) | |
| Sam Cooke | 1931-1964 | soul | | |
| Duffy | 1984- | soul | | |
| Betty Everett | 1939-2001 | soul | | |
| Aretha Franklin | 1942-2018 | soul | | |
| Marvin Gaye | 1939-1984 | soul | | |
| Al Green | 1946- | soul | | |
| Isaac Hayes | 1942-2008 | soul | | |
| Ben E. King | 1938-2015 | soul | | |
| Freda Payne | 1942- | soul | | |
| Otis Redding | 1941-1967 | soul | | |
| Minnie Riperton | 1947-1979 | soul | | |
| Sade | 1959- | soul | (Adu) | |
| Percy Sledge | 1940-2015 | soul | | |
| Joe Tex | 1935-1982 | soul | (Arrington, Hazziez) | |
| Jackie Wilson | 1934-1984 | soul | | |
| Amy Winehouse | 1983-2011 | soul | | |
| Dusty Springfield | 1939-1999 | soul, pop | (O'Brien) | |
| Natalie Cole | 1950-2015 | soul, R&B | | |
| Giorgia | 1971- | soul, R&B | (Todrani) | |
| Xavier Naidoo | 1971- | soul, R&B | | |
| Wilson Pickett | 1941-2006 | soul, R&B | | |
| Lionel Richie | 1949- | soul, R&B | | |
| Curtis Mayfield | 1942-1999 | soul, R&B, funk | | |
| Glenn Miller | 1904-1944 | swing, big band | | |
| Benny Goodman | 1909-1986 | swing, jazz | | |
| Carlos Gardel | 1890-1935 | tango | | |
| Ástor Piazzolla | 1921-1992 | tango | | |
| Freddy Fender | 1937-2006 | Tejano | (Garza, Huerta) | |
| Selena | 1971-1995 | Tejano, rock | (Quintanilla, Pérez) | |
| Kōji Kondō | 1961- | video game music | | |
| Jeroen "WAVE" Tel | 1972- | video game music | | |
| Idina Menzel | 1971- | vocal | | |
| France Gall | 1947-2018 | yé-yé | |