Musicians and Bands
| Name | Place | Life | Comments | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Coverdale | born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea | lead vocalist for Deep Purple and Whitesnake | ||
| Arctic Monkeys | formed in Sheffield | indie band | ||
| Dame Janet Baker | opera singer | |||
| Melanie Brown | member of the Spice Girls | |||
| John Barry | best known for his soundtracks for James Bond films and Midnight Cowboy' | |||
| The Beautiful South | formed in Hull | Popular music band | ||
| Vin Garbutt | Born in South Bank, Middlesbrough | folksinger | ||
| Arthur Brown | rock singer | |||
| Dewey Bunnell | folk rock singer/songwriter America | |||
| Bring Me The Horizon | Metalcore band | |||
| Tony Christie | singer | |||
| Joe Cocker | rock singer | |||
| The Cribs | formed in Wakefield | indie band | ||
| Kiki Dee | singer/songwriter | |||
| Def Leppard | hard rock groupB | |||
| Heaven 17 | 80s band | |||
| Frederick Delius | composer | |||
| Gang of Four | formed in Leeds | post-punk group | ||
| Paul Rodgers | born in Middlesbrough | 1949–present | English rock singer-songwriter, best known for his success in the 1970s as a member of Free and Bad Company. | |
| The Human League | formed in Sheffield | synthpop band | ||
| Kaiser Chiefs | formed in Leeds | indie band | ||
| Lesley Garrett | opera singer | |||
| Gareth Gates | born Bradford | singer | ||
| Robert Palmer | Batley | 1949–2003 | singer | |
| Pulp | formed in Sheffield | popular music band | ||
| Corinne Bailey Rae | born Leeds | singer | ||
| Chris Rea | born in Middlesbrough | singer | ||
| Kate Rusby | folk singer | |||
| Shed Seven | Formed in York | Indie-Rock Band | ||
| Kimberley Walsh | born in Bradford | Member of pop group Girls Aloud | ||
| Christopher Wolstenholme | Born in Rotherham | Bassist of Muse | ||
| Asking Alexandria | Formed in York | Metalcore band |
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Famous quotes containing the words musicians and/or bands:
“How are we to know that a Dracula is a key-pounding pianist who lifts his hands up to his face, or that a bass fiddle is the doghouse, or that shmaltz musicians are four-button suit guys and long underwear boys?”
—In New York City, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“Nearly all the bands are mustered out of service; ours therefore is a novelty. We marched a few miles yesterday on a road where troops have not before marched. It was funny to see the children. I saw our boys running after the music in many a group of clean, bright-looking, excited little fellows.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)