The Most Famous Musician From Each State

Notable musicians associated with each U.S. state based on their significant contributions to music. Keep in mind that this list is not exhaustive, and there may be other famous musicians associated with these states. Here are some notable musicians from each state:

Alabama: Hank Williams, Nat King Cole, Lionel Richie

Alaska: Jewel, Portugal. The Man

Arizona: Linda Ronstadt, Alice Cooper

Arkansas: Johnny Cash, Al Green

California: The Beach Boys, Michael Jackson, Tupac Shakur

Colorado: John Denver, The Lumineers

Connecticut: Gene Pitney, John Mayer

Delaware: George Thorogood, Clifford Brown

Florida: Tom Petty, Gloria Estefan, Pitbull

Georgia: Ray Charles, James Brown, OutKast

Hawaii: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Jack Johnson

Idaho: Built to Spill

Illinois: Muddy Waters, Nat King Cole, Kanye West

Indiana: Michael Jackson, Axl Rose (of Guns N' Roses)

Iowa: Slipknot

Kansas: Kansas (band)

Kentucky: Loretta Lynn, Bill Monroe

Louisiana: Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino

Maine: Howie Day

Maryland: Billie Holiday, Logic

Massachusetts: Aerosmith, Boston

Michigan: Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Eminem

Minnesota: Prince, Bob Dylan

Mississippi: Elvis Presley, B.B. King

Missouri: Chuck Berry, Scott Joplin

Montana: Jeff Ament (of Pearl Jam)

Nebraska: Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes)

Nevada: The Killers

New Hampshire: Ronnie James Dio (of Black Sabbath)

New Jersey: Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston

New Mexico: John Denver

New York: Billy Joel, Madonna, Jay-Z

North Carolina: James Taylor, Nina Simone

North Dakota: Peggy Lee

Ohio: The Isley Brothers, Dean Martin

Oklahoma: Woody Guthrie, Garth Brooks

Oregon: Elliott Smith, Everclear

Pennsylvania: Taylor Swift, Perry Como

Rhode Island: Billy Gilman

South Carolina: James Brown, Darius Rucker

South Dakota: Shawn Colvin

Tennessee: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash

Texas: Willie Nelson, Beyoncé, Selena

Utah: The Osmonds

Vermont: Grace Potter

Virginia: Missy Elliott, Dave Matthews Band

Washington: Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana

West Virginia: Brad Paisley

Wisconsin: Les Paul, Bon Iver

Wyoming: Chris LeDoux

 

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