Musicians
- Allen, Kris (born 1985), singer-songwriter, winner of American Idol – the eighth season
- Broonzy, Big Bill (1903–1958), blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
- Brown, Shirley (born 1947), soul singer
- Burgess, Sonny, Sun recording artist
- Caldwell, Sarah (born 1924), opera conductor and director, violinist
- Campbell, Glen (born 1936), country singer, songwriter, and actor
- Cash, Johnny (1932–2003), country singer and songwriter
- Cramer, Floyd, musician, most known for his piano instrumental "Last Date"
- Dash, Roscoe (born 1990), rapper
- DeMent, Iris (born 1961), country/folk singer and songwriter
- Dickinson, Jim (born 1941), musician and producer
- Ditto, Beth (born 1981), singer with The Gossip
- Dorough, Bob (born 1923), Jazz Musician and Voice of School House Rock
- Driftwood, Jimmy (1907–1998), folk musician/songwriter, wrote "The Battle of New Orleans"
- Falco, Tav, Musical performer, performance artist, actor, filmmaker, and photographer
- Faulkner, Sanford (1806–1874), wrote fiddle tune "Arkansas Traveler"
- Frizzell, Lefty (1928–1975), Country music singer and songwriter
- Green, Al (born 1946), singer
- Hammer, Charles Christian (1953–2004), classical guitarist
- Hawkins, Ronnie (born 1935), rock musician
- Helm, Levon (1940–2012), rock musician
- Hendricks, Barbara (born 1948), opera singer
- Hilliard, John S. (born 1947), composer
- Holyfield, Wayland (born 1942), songwriter
- Jewell, Buddy, Country musician
- Jordan, Louis (1908–1975), jazz musician and bandleader
- Lawrence, Tracy (born 1968), country musician
- Lee, Amy (born 1981), rock musician
- Lockwood, Robert Jr. (1915–2006), blues musician
- McBeth, W. Francis (1933-2012), composer
- Montana, Patsy (1914–1996), country musician
- Moody, Ben (born 1980), rock musician
- Moore, Justin (born 1984), country musician
- Moorman, Charlotte (1933–1991), cellist, performance artist
- Nancarrow, Conlon (1912–1997), composer
- Ne-Yo, R&B musician, songwriter
- Oslin, K.T. (born 1941), country musician
- Paris, Twila (born 1958), gospel musician
- Porter, Art Jr. (1961–1996), jazz saxophonist
- Porter, Art Sr. (1934–1993), jazz pianist
- Raye, Collin (born 1960), country musician
- Rich, Charlie (1932–1995), rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel musician and pianist
- Sanders, Pharoah (born 1940), jazz saxophonist
- Still, William Grant (1895–1978), composer
- Taylor, Johnnie (1938–2000), vocalist
- Twitty, Conway (1933–1993), rock and roll and country music singer
- Utley, Michael (born 1985), songwriter, actor, musician, bit actor, member Jimmy Buffet and the Coral Reefer Band and Club Trini
- Walker, Junior (1931-1995), Motown saxophonist
- Warfield, William (1920–2002), vocalist
- Williams, Lenny (born 1945), singer
- Williams, Otis, singer
- Williamson, Sonny Boy (1899–1965), blues musician
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Famous quotes containing the word musicians:
“Music is of two kinds: one petty, poor, second-rate, never varying, its base the hundred or so phrasings which all musicians understand, a babbling which is more or less pleasant, the life that most composers live.”
—Honoré De Balzac (1799–1850)
“We stand in the tumult of a festival.
What festival? This loud, disordered mooch?
These hospitaliers? These brute-like guests?
These musicians dubbing at a tragedy,
A-dub, a-dub, which is made up of this:
That there are no lines to speak? There is no play.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“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)