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

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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

Bob Dylan

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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