Music
| Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunleavy, MaryMary Dunleavy | 1990 | M.M. | Professional opera singer | |
| Joplin, JanisJanis Joplin | — | (never graduated) | American singer who posthumously was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Lynch, RayRay Lynch | 1967 | B.M. | Billboard Award-winning American classical guitarist and lutenist | |
| Robinson, RoyRoy Robinson | - | B.A. | Songwriter and Musician. His songs have been recorded by Santana, Garth Brooks, Johnny Bush, Tommy Alverson, Don Edwards (cowboy singer), Red Steagall, and many more. Also played bass for fellow UT student Janis Joplin. | |
| Sandifer, PhillipPhillip Sandifer | 1982 | B.A. | Songwriter and Musician. His songs have been recorded by Glen Campbell, Jennifer Warnes, Gary Powell. He has performed on various Disney recordings and has written, performed & produced many top hits in the Contemporary Christian music genre. | |
| Shocked, MichelleMichelle Shocked | 1983 | B.S. | Protest-music writer and performer |
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Famous quotes containing the word music:
“Orpheus with his lute made trees
And the mountain tops that freeze
Bow themselves when he did sing.
To his music plants and flowers
Ever sprung, as sun and showers
There had made a lasting spring.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The harp that once through Tara’s halls The soul of music shed, Now hangs as mute on Tara’s walls As if that soul were fled.”
—Thomas Moore (1779–1852)
“It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive character.”
—James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)