List of People From North Carolina - Music

Music

• Seth Avett (Born 1980), singer-songwriter, artist (Concord)
• Scott Avett (Born 1976), singer-songwriter, artist (Concord)
• Ryan Adams (born 1974), singer-songwriter (Jacksonville and Raleigh)
• Clay Aiken (born 1978), pop singer (Raleigh)
• Doug Aldrich (born 1964), guitarist (Raleigh)
• Gerald Alston (born 1951), R&B Group Gerald Alston & The Manhattans (Henderson)
• Tori Amos (born 1963), singer (Newton)
• Sunshine Anderson (born 1974), R&B/Soul singer/songwriter (Winston-Salem and Charlotte)
• Nicholas William Bailey (born 1980), TV/Film Composer, singer-songwriter (New Bern, North Carolina)
• Bessie Banks (born 1938), singer (born Bessie White)
• Warren Barfield (born 1979), Christian musician (Goldsboro)
• Fantasia Barrino (born 1984), singer (High Point)
• Riley Baugus (born 1965), indigenous Appalachian musician (Walkertown, North Carolina)
• Alicia Bridges (born 1953), disco singer (Lawndale, North Carolina)
• Chuck Brown (1936–2012), Affectionately called "The Godfather of Go-go" (Garysburg)
• Shirley Caesar (born 1938), singer (Durham)
• Jason Michael Carroll (born 1978), singer (Raleigh)
• Spencer Chamberlain (born 1983), singer/songwriter (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
• Eric Church (born 1977), country singer/songwriter (Granite Falls, North Carolina)
• George Clinton (born 1941), funk musician (Kannapolis)
• John Coltrane (1926–1967), jazz musician (Hamlet)
• David L. Cook (born 1968), Christian recording artist and comedian (Charlotte)
• J. Cole (born 1985), rapper (Fayetteville)
• Elizabeth Cotten (1895–1987), folk and blues singer and songwriter (Carrboro)
• Bucky Covington (born 1977), singer (Rockingham)
• Charlie Daniels (born 1936), singer/songwriter (Wilmington)
• Chris Daughtry (born 1979), singer (Roanoke Rapids & Greensboro)
• Tommy DeCarlo (born 1965), current lead singer for Boston (Charlotte)
• Patrick Douthit (a.k.a. 9th Wonder) (born 1975), hip-hop producer (Winston-Salem)
• Jermaine Dupri (born 1972), rap artist and record producer (Asheville)
• Mitch Easter (born 1954), singer/songwriter, music producer (most notably for R.E.M.), frontman for Let's Active (Winston-Salem)
• Donna Fargo (born 1945), singer/songwriter (Mt. Airy)
• Roberta Flack (born 1937), singer (Asheville)
• Ben Folds (born 1966), singer/songwriter (Winston-Salem and Chapel Hill)
• Blind Boy Fuller (1908–1941), blues guitarist and singer Wadesboro
• Alfreda Gerald, opera singer and classical soloist (Morganton)
• Don Gibson (1928–2003), Country Music singer, songwriter, Country Music Hall of Fame (Shelby)
• Andy Griffith (1926–2012), actor and gospel singer (Mt. Airy)
• "K-Ci" and "JoJo" Hailey (born 1969) and (born 1971) respectively, R&B duo and members of the R&B group, Jodeci (Charlotte)
• Anthony Hamilton (born 1985), soul artist (Charlotte)
• Wilbert Harrison (1929–1994), singer, pianist (Charlotte)
• Warren Haynes (born 1960), Southern rock & Blues singer & guitarist for the bands Gov't Mule and The Allman Brothers Band. (Asheville, North Carolina)
• Jimmy Herring (born 1962), current lead-guitarist for the band Widespread Panic and guitar virtuoso (Fayetteville)
• Byron Hill (born 1952), country songwriter (Winston-Salem)
• Michael Houser (1962–2002), late lead-guitarist/founding member of the band Widespread Panic (Boone)
• Stonewall Jackson (born 1932), American country singer and musician (Tabor City)
• Randy Jones (born 1953), singer of the Village People (Raleigh, North Carolina)
• Cheyenne Kimball (born 1990), singer-songwriter, guitarist, and mandolinist (Wilmington)
• Ben E. King (born 1938), singer/songwriter (Henderson)
• Dennis Lee (born 1988), singer/songwriter (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) and (Raleigh, North Carolina)
• Del McCoury (born 1939) bluegrass music legend was born in (Bakersville, North Carolina)
• Scotty McCreery (born 1993), country singer and American Idol Season 10 contestant (Garner)
• Ronnie Milsap (born 1946), country singer/songwriter (Robbinsville)
• Dave Moody (born 1962), Grammy-nominated, Dove Award–winning artist/producer/songwriter/filmmaker (Fayetteville)
• Thelonious Monk (1917–1982), jazz & blues pianist (Rocky Mount)
• The-Dream Real Name: Terius Nash, R&B Singer, Write & Producer (Rockingham)
• Oliver (singer) (born William Oliver Swofford) (1945–2000), singer (North Wilkesboro)
• Petey Pablo (born 1978), rap artist (Greenville)
• Maceo Parker (born 1943), Songwriter/ Musician (Kinston)
• Kellie Pickler (born 1986), pop country singer-songwriter and participant in fifth season of American Idol (Albemarle)
• Joseph Poole (born 1976), Rock musician (Charlotte)
• Neil Pope (born 1978), Gospel singer (Asheboro)
• Max Roach (1924–2007), jazz drummer (Pasquotank County)
• Earl Scruggs (1924–2012), bluegrass banjo player (Shelby)
• William Self (1906–1998), organist and choirmaster (Lenoir)
• Nina Simone (1933–2003), singer (Tryon)
• Arthur Smith (born 1921), music composer, entertainer, TV and radio producer (Charlotte)
• Supastition (born 1976), hip-hop artist (Greenville)
• James Taylor (born 1948), singer/songwriter (Chapel Hill)
• Randy Travis (born 1959), country music singer (Marshville)
• Loudon Wainwright III (born 1946), songwriter, folk singer, humorist and actor (Chapel Hill)
• Doc Watson (1923–2012), folk guitarist (Deep Gap)
• Link Wray (1929–2005), Pioneering rock musician and songwriter (Dunn)
• George Younce (1930–2005), gospel singer (Caldwell County)