20th-century American keyboardists

The list 20th-century American keyboardists includes Prince, Lionel Richie, Tom Keifer, Carole King and Marvin Gaye. The list consists of 360 members.

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1.

Michael Jackson

American singer (1958–2009)

Overview: Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Known as the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural ...

Date of birth: 29 August 1958

Date of death: 25 June 2009

Age: 50 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Presley family 9T

20th-century African-American male singers 999T

20th-century American male singers 1,989T
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Prince

American musician (1958–2016)

Overview: Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker. A guitar virtuoso known for his genre-crossing work, w ...

Date of birth: 7 June 1958

Date of death: 21 April 2016

Age: 57 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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African-American male singer-songwriters 289T

Singer-songwriters from Minnesota 97T

20th-century African-American male singers 980T
3.

Lionel Richie

American singer (born 1949)

Overview: Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor. His recordings with the Commodores and in his solo career ...

Date of birth: 20 June 1949

Age: 75

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,716T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,297T

21st-century American saxophonists 541T
4.

Tom Keifer

American rock musician

Overview: Carl Thomas Keifer (born January 26, 1961, in Springfield, Pennsylvania) is an American vocalist and guitarist for the band Cinderella.

Date of birth: 26 January 1961

Age: 63

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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21st-century American keyboardists 488T

People from Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania 17T

Guitarists from Philadelphia 89T
5.

Daryl Hall

American musician and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates (born 1946)

Overview: Daryl Franklin Hohl (born October 11, 1946), known professionally as Daryl Hall, is an American rock, R&B and soul singer and musician, best known as the co-founder and principal lead vocalist of Hall ...

Date of birth: 11 October 1946

Age: 77

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Amanda Aspinall (Long-Term)

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Daryl Hall and the Daryl's House Band members 7T

20th-century American male singers 1,989T

21st-century American Jews 7,842T
6.

Carole King

American singer-songwriter (born 1942)

Overview: Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has been active since 1958. One of the most successful female songwriters of the latter half ...

Date of birth: 9 February 1942

Age: 82

Nationality: American

Occupation: Songwriter

Gender: Female

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,677T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,284T

Singers from Brooklyn 180T
7.

Marvin Gaye

American, Singer

Overview: Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and musician. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session ...

Date of birth: 2 April 1939

Date of death: 1 April 1984

Age: 44 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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African-American male pianists 1T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,297T

Progressive soul musicians 29T
8.

Brian McKnight

American singer-songwriter and record producer

Overview: Brian Kelly McKnight (born June 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, radio host and multi-instrumentalist. He is most recognized for his strong falsetto, high belting range ...

Date of birth: 5 June 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

Partner: Leilani Mendoza (Married)

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African-American male singer-songwriters 283T

20th-century African-American male singers 975T

21st-century African-American male singers 553T
9.

Rick James

American musician (1948–2004)

Overview: James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Born and raised in ...

Date of birth: 1 February 1948

Date of death: 6 August 2004

Age: 56 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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African-American United States Navy personnel 171T

African-American male singer-songwriters 368T

20th-century African-American male singers 1,001T
10.

Tori Amos

American singer

Overview: Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos, August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Having already begun composing i ...

Date of birth: 22 August 1963

Age: 61

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Mark Hawley (Married)

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American expatriates in the Republic of Ireland 17T

20th-century women composers 1,221T

20th-century American women pianists 112T
11.

Ray Charles

American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004)

Overview: Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray". He was often ...

Date of birth: 23 September 1930

Date of death: 10 June 2004

Age: 73 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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American male jazz pianists 7T

African-American male singer-songwriters 284T

Deaths from liver failure 111T
12.

Trent Reznor

Musician

Overview: Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and film score composer. He is best known as the founder, primary musician, and principal songwriter ...

Date of birth: 17 May 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Mariqueen Maandig (Married)

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The Innocent (band) members 3T

Exotic Birds members 3T

American male pianists 2,053T
13.

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

Overview: Stevland Hardaway Morris (born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter and musician, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range ...

Date of birth: 13 May 1950

Age: 74

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Tomeekah Robyn Bracy (Married)

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African-American male singer-songwriters 276T

Singer-songwriters from Michigan 179T

20th-century African-American male singers 934T
14.

Billy Joel

American singer, songwriter and pianist (born 1949)

Overview: William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man", he has been making music since the 1960s, releasing popular albums th ...

Date of birth: 9 May 1949

Age: 75

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Alexis Roderick (Married)

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Billy Joel Band members 15T

Tony Award for Best Orchestrations 23T

American male organists 374T
15.

Linda McCartney

American photographer and musician (1941–1998)

Overview: Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney (née Eastman; formerly See; September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician, animal rights activist, and entrepreneur. She was best known ...

Date of birth: 24 September 1941

Date of death: 17 April 1998

Age: 56 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Photographer

Gender: Female

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American vegetarianism activists 103T

Vegetarian cookbook writers 45T

Paul McCartney Band members 10T
16.

Gregg Allman

American musician (1947–2017)

Overview: Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm ...

Date of birth: 8 December 1947

Date of death: 27 May 2017

Age: 69 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Tennessee 438T

Singer-songwriters from Florida 241T

Allman family 5T
17.

Isaac Hayes

American musician and actor (1942–2008)

Overview: Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and composer. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, serving ...

Date of birth: 20 August 1942

Date of death: 10 August 2008

Age: 65 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Progressive soul musicians 29T

Psychedelic soul musicians 31T

African-American male singer-songwriters 364T
18.

Raphael Saadiq

American musician

Overview: Raphael Saadiq (born Charles Ray Wiggins; May 14, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! ...

Date of birth: 14 May 1966

Age: 58

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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American neo soul singers 102T

Lucy Pearl members 4T

American contemporary R&B singers 567T
19.

Glenn Frey

American musician

Overview: Glenn Lewis Frey (November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, actor and founding member of the rock band the Eagles. Frey was the co-lead singer and frontman for the Eagles ...

Date of birth: 6 November 1948

Date of death: 18 January 2016

Age: 67 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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American male pianists 2,053T

21st-century American keyboardists 488T

Guitarists from Detroit 73T
20.

Peabo Bryson

American musician

Overview: Peabo Bryson (born Robert Peapo Bryson; April 13, 1951, given name changed from "Peapo " to Peabo c. 1965) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, born in Greenville, South Carolina, United States ...

Date of birth: 13 April 1951

Age: 73

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Partner: Tanya Boniface (Married)

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People from Mauldin, South Carolina 5T

20th-century male singers 5,297T

21st-century male singers 6,386T