List of People From New Orleans - Music

Music

• Phil Anselmo, musician
• Louis Armstrong, musician & entertainer
• Baby Boy Da Prince, rapper
• Achille Baquet, musician
• George Baquet, musician
• Paul Barbarin, musician and composer
• Dave Bartholomew, musician, composer, promoter
• Sidney Bechet, musician
• Better Than Ezra, rock group
• Birdman aka Baby, rapper
• Terence Blanchard, musician & composer
• B.G., rapper
• Buddy Bolden, musician, early jazz figure
• James Booker, musician
• Jimmy Bower, guitarist, drummer
• George Brunis, jazz trombonist
• Collie Buddz, Reggae/Dancehall artist
• Alton "Big Al" Carson, blues singer
• C-Murder, rapper
• Alex Chilton, songwriter, guitarist, music producer, lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star
• Choppa, rapper
• Jon Cleary, funk and R&B musician
• Lee Collins, jazz trumpeter
• Harry Connick, Jr., musician and entertainer
• Barry Cowsill, musician
• Cowboy Mouth, band
• Curren$y, rapper
• DJ Khaled, DJ
• Moses Hogan Musician, Composer
• Piggy D. Bassist
• Edmond Dede musician, composer
• Johnny Dodds, jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
• Fats Domino, musician
• Lee Dorsey, singer
• Tom Drummond, bassist of Better Than Ezra
• Dr. John, musician
• Jay Electronica, rapper & producer
• Frankie Dusen, jazz trombonist
• Frankie Ford, singer, entertainer
• Pete Fountain, musician
• George Girard, musician
• Victor Goines, jazz musician, dean of jazz at the Juilliard School
• Louis Moreau Gottschalk, pianist & composer
• Kevin Griffin, musician, lead singer for Better than Ezra
• Donald Harrison, musician
• Clarence "Frogman" Henry, singer & musician
• Al Hirt, musician
• Noah Howard, jazz musician
• Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer
• Little Sonny Jones, blues singer
• N.O. Joe, music producer,musician
• Juvenile, rapper
• Ernie K-Doe, singer, "Emperor of the Universe"
• Freddie Keppard, jazz cornetist
• Earl King, musician
• Papa Jack Laine, bandleader
• Nick LaRocca, early jazz figure
• Mack Maine rapper
• Magnolia Shorty, Slain New Orleans Bounce Artist
• Lil Romeo, rapper
• Lloyd, singer
• Mac (rapper), rapper
• Magic (rapper), rapper
• Mannie Fresh, rapper, producer, disc jockey
• Master P, Rapper, business man, & mogul
• Ivan Neville, Phunk, R&B,
• Partners-N-Crime, rap duo
• Turk, rapper
• Professor Longhair, musician
• Wingy Manone, jazz trumpeter, and singer
• Branford Marsalis, musician
• Ellis Marsalis, Jr., musician & educator
• Ellis Marsalis, Sr., musician & advocate
• Fernando del Valle, operatic tenor
• Jason Marsalis, musician
• Wynton Marsalis, musician
• Irvin Mayfield, musician
• The Meters, musicians and singers
• Lizzie Miles, singer
• Charlie Miller, jazz musician
• Deacon John Moore, musician & bandleader
• Jelly Roll Morton, musician & composer, early jazz figure
• Mr. Quintron, organist
• Mystikal, rapper
• The Neville Brothers, musicians & singers
• Randy Newman, musician
• Joe "King" Oliver, musician
• Kid Ory, musician
• Nicholas Payton, musician
• Earl Palmer, musician
• Marguerite Piazza, operatic soprano
• George Porter, Jr., musician
• Louis Prima, musician & entertainer
• The Radiators, band
• Mac Rebennack "Dr. John"
• Trent Reznor, musician, producer
• Dawn Richard,former member of Danity Kane and Diddy-Dirty Money
• Jason Ross, Seven Mary Three frontman
• Kermit Ruffins,jazz trumpeter, singer and composer
• Trombone Shorty, Trombone player
• Silkk the Shocker, rapper
• Skull Duggery, rapper
• Soulja Slim, rapper
• Supagroup, rock band
• Irma Thomas, rhythm and blues singer, "Soul Queen of New Orleans"
• Allen Toussaint, musician, composer, record producer
• Young V, rapper
• Linnzi Zaorski
• Zebra, band
• Jimmy Palao, musician, bandleader
• Lil Wayne, rapper
• Frank Ocean, Singer