List of People From Chicago - Music

Music

• William Susman, composer
• Tim McIlrath, lead singer and guitarist for Rise Against
• Joe Principe, bassist for Rise Against
• Zach Blair, guitarist for Rise Against
• Warren Zevon, singer
• Emilie Autumn, violindustrial singer, violinist, poet, and author.
• Nils Lofgren, former backing member for Neil Young and current member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.
• Emma Abbott, (1850–1891), born in Chicago, noted soprano
• Patricia Barber, jazz singer, songwriter, pianist
• Andy Hurley, drummer for Fall Out Boy (born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin)
• Patrick Stump, lead singer and guitarist for Fall Out Boy (Glenview)
• Joe Trohman, guitarist for Fall Out Boy (born in Hollywood, Florida) (Wilmette)
• Pete Wentz, bassist and lyricist for Fall Out Boy (Wilmette)
• Anastacia, singer
• Avant, singer
• William Beckett, lead singer of The Academy Is...
• Rachel Barton Pine, violinist
• Andrew Bird, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
• Bob Bryar drummer of My Chemical Romance
• Paul Butterfield, blues musician
• Marty Casey, frontman of the rock band Lovehammers
• Peter Cetera, former singer and bassist of Chicago
• Cashis, rapper
• Jimmy Chamberlin, drummer for The Smashing Pumpkins
• Gene Chandler, singer
• Steve Coleman, saxophonist
• Nat King Cole, singer (born in Montgomery, Alabama) (Bronzeville)
• Steve Cole, jazz saxophonist
• Sam Cooke, singer (born in Clarksdale, Mississippi)
• Common, rapper
• Billy Corgan, singer and The Smashing Pumpkins frontman (Glendale Heights)
• James Cotton, blues musician
• Keke Palmer, singer actress
• Mishon Ratliff, singer actor
• Da Brat, rapper
• Jack DeJohnette, drummer, pianist
• Dennis DeYoung, singer and keyboardist of Styx
• Bo Diddley, rock & roll guitarist, singer, songwriter
• Willie Dixon, blues songwriter and record producer

• Florence Kirsch Du Brul, classical pianist
• Phil Everly, singer
• Lupe Fiasco, rapper (Harvey)
• Harvey Fuqua, singer, songwriter, producer
• Benny Goodman, bandleader (Maxwell Street)
• Steve Goodman, singer
• Gene Greene, singer
• Buddy Guy, blues guitarist (born in Lettsworth, Louisiana)
• Jim Hager, singer
• Jon Hager, singer
• Eddie Harris, saxophonist
• Herbie Hancock, musician
• Lil Hardin Armstrong, musician, (pianist)
• Loleatta Holloway, singer
• Howlin' Wolf, musician (born in West Point, Mississippi)
• James Iha, former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist
• Jeremih, singer
• Donell Jones, singer and composer
• Syleena Johnson, singer (Harvey)
• Benn Jordan, electronic musician
• Terry Kath, former singer and guitarist of Chicago
• Brendan Kelly, bassist and vocalist of punk band The Lawrence Arms
• R. Kelly, singer (Roseland)
• Chaka Khan, singer
• Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi, rapper (born in Cleveland, Ohio)
• William Kimball, founder of Kimball Piano Company
• Gene Krupa, drummer, bandleader
• No I.D., hip hop and R&B record producer
• Robert Lamm, singer and keyboardist of Chicago, born in Brooklyn, New York, October 13, 1944; raised in Chicago
• Ramsey Lewis, jazz pianist, composer
• Ray Manzarek, keyboardist of The Doors
• Richard Marx, singer, songwriter
• Curtis Mayfield, songwriter, guitarist
• Tom Morello, guitarist
• Muddy Waters, blues musician
• Wayne Nelson, lead singer of Little River Band
• Jim O'Rourke, experimental musician
• Chuck Panozzo, bassist of Styx
• John Panozzo, former drummer of Styx
• Walter Parazaider, woodwind player of Chicago
• Tom Paxton, folk singer, songwriter, born in Chicago, October 31, 1937
• James Petrillo, musicians' union head
• Liz Phair, singer
• Lou Rawls, singer
• Minnie Riperton, singer
• Rhymefest, rapper
• Todd Sucherman, drummer of Styx
• Danny Seraphine, former drummer of Chicago
• Matt Skiba, lead singer of Alkaline Trio
• Patti Smith, singer, songwriter and poet
• Horatio Spafford, composer
• Mavis Staples, singer
• Shawnna, rapper
• Larenz Tate, actor
• Hound Dog Taylor, guitarist
• Koko Taylor, singer
• Kim Thayil, guitarist of Soundgarden (born in Seattle, Washington) (Park Forest, Illinois)
• Giorgio Tozzi, basso
• Jeff Tweedy, singer, songwriter
• Lennie Tristano, pianist
• Twista, rapper
• Eddie Vedder, lead singer for the band Pearl Jam (Evanston)
• Jon Walker, former bassist for Panic at the Disco
• Dinah Washington, singer (born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
• DeAndre Way, rapper
• Paul Wertico, jazz drummer
• Kanye West, rapper, producer (born in Atlanta, Georgia) (Oak Lawn)
• Wesley Willis, singer
• D'arcy Wretzky, former Smashing Pumpkins bassist
• James Young, guitarist for Styx
• Yung Berg, rapper
• Zim Zum, guitarist, songwriter for The Pop Culture Suicides