Singers, Musicians, Composers, Songwriters, Conductors, Etc.
- Steven Adler (musician, original drummer for Guns N' Roses) (Cleveland)
- Anointed (musicians) (Columbus)
- Ray Anthony (musician) (Cleveland)
- Joseph Arthur (musician) (Akron)
- Dan Auerbach, Guitarist and Singer of the Black Keys, (Akron)
- Avant (musician) (Cleveland)
- Albert Ayler (musician) (Cleveland)
- David Baerwald (musician) (Oxford)
- Bobby Bare (singer) (Ironton)
- Lou Barlow (musician) (Dayton)
- John Bassette (singer, musician) (Cleveland)
- Stiv Bators (musician) (Youngstown)
- Kathleen Battle (singer) (Portsmouth)
- Andrew Biersack Vocalist in Black Veil Brides, (Cincinnati)
- Cindy Blackman (musician) (Yellow Springs)
- Bone Thugs N Harmony (musicians) (Cleveland)
- Crystal Bowersox (musician) (Toledo)
- Bow Wow (rapper) (Reynoldsburg)
- Jim Brickman (musician, songwriter) (Cleveland)
- Glen Buxton (guitarist for the original Alice Cooper band) (Akron)
- Jerry Brightman Formerly with Buck Owens (producer, musician) (Akron)
- Eric Carmen (musician) (Cleveland)
- Patrick Carney, drummer and producer of the Black Keys (Akron)
- Lionel Cartwright (musician, singer) (Gallipolis)
- Gerald Casale (musician) (Kent)
- Tracy Chapman (singer, songrwriter) (Cleveland)
- Gilby Clarke (musician) (Cleveland)
- Tammy Cochran (singer) (Austinburg)
- David Allan Coe (singer, musician) (Akron)
- Bootsy Collins (musician) (Cincinnati)
- Earl Thomas Conley (singer) (Portsmouth)
- Cowboy Copas (singer) (Adams County)
- Susan Cowsill (Singer) Canton
- Gavin Creel (Broadway Star) (Findlay)
- Tadd Dameron (jazz composer) (Cleveland)
- Ce Ce Peniston (singer) (Dayton)
- Dead Poetic (band) (Dayton)
- Kim Deal and Kelley Deal of The Breeders (musicians) (Huber Heights/Dayton)
- Bill DeArango (jazz guitarist) (Cleveland)
- Jay DeMarcus, singer, bassist and keyboardist of Rascal Flatts (musician, singer) (Columbus)
- Jerry DePizzo, saxophonist of O.A.R. (musician) (Youngstown)
- Rick Derringer (singer) (Fort Recovery)
- The Devil Wears Prada (band) (Dayton)
- Devo (band) (Akron)
- Frank DeVol (composer/Actor) Canton
- Greg Dewey Country Joe and the Fish (drummer) (Yellow Springs)
- Bethany Dillon (Christian singer/songwriter) (Bellefontaine)
- Martin Dillon, Tenor and Professor of Music at Rutgers University (Portsmouth)
- Jerry Douglas (musician) (Warren)
- Greg Dulli (singer, musician) (Hamilton)
- Halim El-Dabh (composer, musician, ethnomusicologist) (Kent)
- ekoostik Hookah (band) (Columbus)
- James Emery (jazz guitarist) (Youngstown/Shaker Heights)
- Donald Erb (composer) (Youngstown)
- Michael Feinstein (Columbus)
- Jim Ferguson, classical/jazz guitarist, composer, author, educator, music journalist (Dayton)
- Craig Fuller (musician) (Waverly/Columbus)
- Sonny Geraci (Cleveland)
- Macy Gray (singer) (Canton)
- Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters (musician) (Warren)
- Henry Fillmore (composer) (Cincinnati)
- Keith Harrison of Dazz Band(singer/musician) (Dayton)
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins (musician) (Cleveland)
- Joe Henderson (jazz saxophonist) (Lima)
- Howard Hewett (singer) (Akron)
- Hit The Lights (band) (Lima)
- Chrissie Hynde (musician) (Akron)
- Ron Isley (singer) (Cincinnati)
- Tommy James (musician) (Dayton)
- Lyfe Jennings (R&B musician) (Toledo)
- Howard Jones, lead singer of Killswitch Engage (singer) (Columbus)
- Maynard James Keenan (musician, lead singer for Tool (band), A Perfect Circle, etc.) (Ravenna)
- Kid Cudi (musician) (Cleveland)
- Roland Kirk, musician (Columbus)
- Chris Kirkpatrick (singer) (Dalton)
- Josh Krajcik (singer,songwriter,musician) (Wooster)
- Mark Kozelek (singer, musician) (Massillon)
- Nick Lachey (musician) (Cincinnati)
- Jani Lane (musician) (Akron)
- Drew Lachey (musician) (Cincinnati)
- John Legend (musician) (Springfield)
- Gerald Levert (R&B singer) (Cleveland)
- James Levine (conductor, musician) (Cincinnati)
- Gary LeVox, lead singer of Rascal Flatts (Columbus/Lewis Center)
- Bob Lewis (musician) (Akron)
- Lexi, (gospel singer) (Canton)
- Robert Lockwood Jr. (Grammy award winning Bluesman) (Cleveland)
- Ty Longley (musician/guitarist Great White) (Brookfield)
- Lux Interior (musician) (born Erick Purkhiser, Stow)
- Eli Maiman Walk the Moon (guitarist) (Cincinnati)
- Marilyn Manson (musician) (Canton)
- Brad Martin (singer) (Greenfield)
- Dean Martin (singer, actor) (Steubenville)
- Billy Mason (drummer) (Fairborn)
- Maureen McGovern (singer) (Youngstown)
- Allen McKenzie (bass guitar, vocals, FireHouse) (Jackson)
- Andrew McMahon (musician, lead singer of Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin) (Bexley)
- Sylvia McNair (classical singer) (Mansfield)
- The Mills Brothers (band) (Piqua)
- Miss May I (band) (Troy)
- Junie Morrison (Original Lead Singer Ohio Players) (Dayton)
- Bob Mothersbaugh (musician) (Akron)
- Mark Mothersbaugh (musician) (Akron)
- Mushroomhead (band) (Cleveland)
- Shirley Murdock (singer) (Toledo)
- Frank J. Myers (singer, songwriter) (Dayton)
- Phil Ochs (protest singer) (Columbus)
- The Ohio Players (Band) (Dayton)
- The O'Jays (band) (Canton)
- Benjamin Orr (musician) (Lakewood)
- Tim "Ripper" Owens (singer, Judas Priest) (Akron)
- Gary Patterson (musician) (Cleveland)
- Johnny Paycheck (singer) (Greenfield)
- Danielle Peck (singer) (Coshocton)
- Nicholas Petricca Walk the Moon(singer, songwriter, synth, drums) (Cincinnati)
- Robert Pollard (composer) (Dayton)
- Pure Prairie League (band) (Columbus)
- Joshua Radin (singer, songwriter) (Shaker Heights)
- Kevin Ray Walk the Moon (bass) (Columbus
- Raspberries (band) (Cleveland)
- Antonio "L.A." Reid ( record executive, songwriter, and record producer) (Cincinnati)
- Relient K (band) (Canton, Ohio)
- Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails (musician) (Cleveland)
- Marty Roe, lead singer of Diamond Rio (singer) (Lebanon)
- Roy Rogers (singer, actor) (Cincinnati/Portsmouth/Lucasville/McDermott)
- JD Samson of Le Tigre (musician) (Cleveland)
- Scott Savol (singer) (Cleveland)
- Boz Scaggs (singer, songwriter) (Canton)
- Tom Scholz (musician, inventor) (Toledo)
- Jimmy Scott (jazz singer) (Cleveland)
- Scott Shriner of Weezer (musician) (Toledo)
- Eric Singer of KISS (musician) (Cleveland)
- Connie Smith (singer) (Marietta)
- Hale Smith (jazz composer) (Cleveland)
- Joe Solo (musician, songwriter, record producer, composer) (Cleveland)
- Michael Stanley (musician) (Cleveland)
- Billy Strayhorn (musician) (Dayton)
- Rachel Sweet (musician) (Akron)
- Chad Szeliga (drummer) Breaking Benjamin (Elyria)
- Art Tatum (musician) (Toledo)
- David Thomas (musician) (Akron)
- Jeff Timmons (singer, songwriter, producer) (Cleveland)
- Joe Trohman, guitarist of Fall Out Boy (musician) (South Russell)
- Roger Troutman (musician, singer, songwriter, producer, composer) (Dayton/Hamilton)
- Joseph Victor (composer) (Cincinnati)
- Kate Voegele (singer, songwriter, musician) (Bay Village)
- Joe Walsh (musician) (Cleveland)
- Sean Waugaman Walk the Moon(drums) (Columbus)
- Scott Weiland (musician) (Cleveland)
- Vesta Williams (singer) (Coshocton)
- Nancy Wilson (singer) (singer) (Chillicothe)
- Yankee Grey (band) (Cincinnati)
- Frank Yankovic (musician) (Cleveland)
- Dwight Yoakam (singer, actor) (Columbus)
- JT Woodruff (Singer of Hawthorne Heights and A Day In The Life) (Dayton)
- Casey Calvert (Backing vocalist of Hawthorne Heights) (Dayton)
- MGK (rapper) (musician) (Cleveland)
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