American Musician
| Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
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| Hillary Scott |
April 1, 1986 |
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| Holly Near |
June 6, 1949 |
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| Howard Bailey |
March 9, 1980 |
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| Howard Dietz |
September 8, 1896 |
July 30, 1983 |
| Huey Lewis |
July 5, 1950 |
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| Ian MacKaye |
April 16, 1962 |
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| Ian Williams |
1970 |
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| Ice Cube |
June 15, 1969 |
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| Ice T |
February 16, 1958 |
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| Iggy Pop |
April 21, 1947 |
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| Ike Turner |
November 5, 1931 |
December 12, 2007 |
| Ira Gershwin |
December 6, 1896 |
August 17, 1983 |
| Iris Dement |
January 5, 1961 |
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| Irving Berlin |
May 11, 1888 |
September 22, 1989 |
| Irving Mills |
January 16, 1894 |
April 21, 1985 |
| Isaac Hanson |
November 17, 1980 |
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| Isaac Hayes |
August 20, 1942 |
August 10, 2008 |
| Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
May 20, 1959 |
June 26, 1997 |
| J. J. Johnson |
January 22, 1924 |
February 4, 2001 |
| Ja Rule |
February 29, 1976 |
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| Jack Irons |
July 18, 1962 |
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| Jackie DeShannon |
August 21, 1944 |
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| Jackie Jackson |
May 4, 1951 |
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| Jackson Browne |
October 9, 1948 |
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| Jacob Hacker |
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| Jacob Lusk |
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| Jakob Dylan |
December 9, 1969 |
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| Jam Master Jay |
January 21, 1965 |
October 30, 2002 |
| James Brown |
March 23, 1920 |
December 25, 2006 |
| James Durbin |
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| James Hall |
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| James Hetfield |
August 3, 1963 |
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| James Iha |
March 26, 1968 |
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| James Levine |
May 24, 1943 |
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| James Taylor |
March 12, 1948 |
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| James Young |
November 14, 1949 |
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| Jan Berry |
April 3, 1941 |
March 26, 2004 |
| Janet Jackson |
May 16, 1966 |
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| Janis Ian |
April 7, 1951 |
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| Janis Joplin |
January 19, 1943 |
October 4, 1970 |
| Jascha Heifetz |
February 2, 1901 |
December 10, 1987 |
| Jason Mraz |
June 23, 1977 |
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| Jason Newsted |
March 4, 1963 |
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| Jay McShann |
January 12, 1916 |
December 7, 2006 |
| Jay Z |
December 4, 1969 |
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| Jay-Z |
December 4, 1969 |
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| Jeff Ament |
March 10, 1963 |
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| Jeff Buckley |
November 17, 1966 |
May 29, 1997 |
| Jeff Tweedy |
August 26, 1967 |
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| Jello Biafra |
June 17, 1958 |
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| Jelly Roll Morton |
September 20, 1885 |
July 10, 1941 |
| Jennifer Lopez |
July 24, 1970 |
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| Jermaine Dupri |
September 23, 1972 |
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| Jermaine Jackson |
December 11, 1954 |
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| Jerome Hines |
November 8, 1921 |
February 4, 2003 |
| Jerome Richardson |
November 15, 1920 |
June 23, 2000 |
| Jerry Cantrell |
March 18, 1966 |
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| Jerry Garcia |
August 1, 1942 |
August 9, 1995 |
| Jerry Harrison |
February 21, 1949 |
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| Jerry Jeff Walker |
March 16, 1942 |
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| Jerry Lee Lewis |
September 29, 1935 |
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| Jerry Reed |
March 20, 1937 |
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| Jerry Vale |
July 8, 1932 |
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| Jerry Wexler |
January 10, 1917 |
August 15, 2008 |
| Jesse McCartney |
April 9, 1987 |
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| Jessi Colter |
May 25, 1943 |
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| Jessica Simpson |
July 10, 1980 |
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| Jessye Norman |
September 15, 1945 |
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| Jewel |
May 23, 1974 |
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| Jewel Kilcher |
May 23, 1974 |
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| Jill Scott |
April 4, 1972 |
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| Jim Croce |
January 10, 1943 |
September 20, 1973 |
| Jim Messina |
December 5, 1947 |
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| Jim Morrison |
December 8, 1943 |
July 3, 1971 |
| Jim Steinman |
November 1, 1948 |
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| Jimi Hendrix |
November 27, 1942 |
September 18, 1970 |
| Jimmy Buffett |
December 25, 1946 |
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| Jimmy Carl Black |
February 1, 1938 |
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| Jimmy Chamberlin |
June 10, 1964 |
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| Jimmy Griffin |
August 10, 1943 |
January 11, 2005 |
| Jimmy Lyons |
December 1, 1931 |
May 19, 1986 |
| Jimmy Reed |
September 6, 1925 |
August 29, 1976 |
| Jimmy Rushing |
August 26, 1901 |
June 8, 1972 |
| Jo Stafford |
November 12, 1917 |
July 16, 2008 |
| Joan Baez |
January 9, 1941 |
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| Joan Jett |
September 22, 1958 |
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| Joanna Newsom |
January 18, 1982 |
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| Joanna Noelle Levesque |
December 20, 1990 |
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| Jody Watley |
January 30, 1959 |
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| Joe Pass |
January 13, 1929 |
May 23, 1994 |
| Joe Tex |
August 8, 1933 |
August 13, 1982 |
| Joe Williams |
December 12, 1918 |
March 29, 1999 |
| Joel Madden |
March 11, 1979 |
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| Joey Ramone |
May 19, 1951 |
April 15, 2001 |
| John Abercrombie |
December 16, 1944 |
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| John Coltrane |
September 23, 1926 |
April 17, 1967 |
| John Denver |
December 31, 1943 |
October 12, 1997 |
| John Fahey |
February 28, 1939 |
February 22, 2001 |
| John Fogerty |
May 28, 1945 |
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| John Frusciante |
March 5, 1970 |
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