20th-century American women composers

The list 20th-century American women composers includes Eve Beglarian, Amy Beach, Clara Anna Korn, Reena Esmail and Amy Kohn. The list consists of 402 members.

1.

Kathie Lee Gifford

American actress, talk show host, and singer (born 1953)

Overview: Kathryn Lee Gifford (née Epstein; born August 16, 1953) is an American television presenter, singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author. She is best known for her 15-year run (1985–2000) on the ...

Date of birth: 16 August 1953

Age: 71

Nationality: American

Occupation: Talk Show Host

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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American sitcom actresses 542T

Comedians from Paris 56T

21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,678T
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Dolly Parton

American singer (born 1946)

Overview: Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. After ...

Date of birth: 19 January 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' (152 cm)

Partner: Carl Dean (Married)

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American feminist musicians 278T

21st-century American women composers 328T

21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,716T
3.

Linda Ronstadt

American singer (born 1946)

Overview: Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin music. She has ...

Date of birth: 15 July 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Arizona 78T

Singer-songwriters from Louisiana 163T

Singer-songwriters from California 996T
4.

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
5.

Patsy Cline

American musician

Overview: Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American singer. She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century and was one of the first ...

Date of birth: 8 September 1932

Date of death: 5 March 1963

Age: 30 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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Deaths in Tennessee 5T

Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1963 6T

20th-century women composers 1,221T
6.

Peggy Lee

American singer, songwriter and actress (1920–2002)

Overview: Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven ...

Date of birth: 26 May 1920

Date of death: 21 January 2002

Age: 81 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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20th-century women composers 1,296T

20th-century American women singers 2,288T

20th-century women singers 3,656T
7.

Nico

German singer and actress (1938–1988)

Overview: Christa Päffgen (16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, musician, model, and actress. She had roles in several films, including Federico Fellini's ...

Date of birth: 16 October 1938

Date of death: 18 July 1988

Age: 49 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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20th-century German women singers 242T

20th-century women composers 1,221T

People associated with The Factory 56T
8.

Bobbie Gentry

American singer-songwriter

Overview: Bobbie Lee Gentry (born Roberta Lee Streeter; July 27, 1942) is a retired American singer-songwriter, who was one of the first female artists in America to compose and produce her own material.

Date of birth: 27 July 1944

Age: 80

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Mississippi 152T

20th-century women composers 1,280T

20th-century American women guitarists 264T
9.

Judy Collins

American singer-songwriter

Overview: Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and songwriter with a career spanning over 60 years. She is known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records ...

Date of birth: 1 May 1939

Age: 85

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Partner: Louis Nelson (Married)

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Judy Collins 1T

20th-century women composers 1,221T

20th-century American women guitarists 83T
10.

Idina Menzel

American actress

Overview: Idina Kim Menzel () (née Mentzel; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Menzel rose to prominence when she originated the role of Maureen Johnson in the Broadway musical Rent ...

Date of birth: 30 May 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Aaron Lohr (Married)

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Broadway actors 482T

20th-century women composers 1,221T

21st-century women composers 620T
11.

Laura Nyro

American musician and songwriter

Overview: Laura Nyro ( NEER-oh; born Laura Nigro, October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums ...

Date of birth: 30 September 1947

Date of death: 8 April 1997

Age: 49 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Songwriter

Gender: Female

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20th-century women composers 1,221T

20th-century American women pianists 112T

Jazz musicians from Connecticut 72T
12.

Diamanda Galás

Greek-American vocalist and musician

Overview: Diamanda Galás (born August 29, 1955) is a Greek American musician and visual artist.

Date of birth: 18 August 1955

Age: 69

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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20th-century women composers 1,221T

21st-century women composers 620T

American women in electronic music 325T
13.

Aimee Mann

American musician

Overview: Aimee Elizabeth Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter. In the 1980s Mann was the bassist and a vocalist for 'Til Tuesday, and wrote their top-ten single "Voices Carry". She r ...

Date of birth: 8 September 1960

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Michael Penn (Married)

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Proper Records artists 57T

20th-century women composers 1,221T

21st-century women composers 620T
14.

Laurie Anderson

American artist and musician (born 1947)

Overview: Laura Phillips Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained ...

Date of birth: 5 June 1947

Age: 77

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

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20th-century women composers 1,221T

21st-century women composers 620T

People from Tribeca 20T
15.

Rena Riffel

American actor

Overview: Rena Riffel (born March 5, 1969) is an American actress, singer, dancer, model, writer, producer, and director. She is known for her supporting roles in films such as Showgirls, Striptease, and Mulholland ...

Date of birth: 5 March 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Mark Johnson (writer and director) (Married)

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20th-century women composers 1,221T

21st-century American women singers 2,630T

20th-century American women singers 2,001T
16.

Bunny DeBarge

American singer-songwriter

Overview: Etterlene "Bunny" DeBarge (born March 15, 1955) is an American soul singer–songwriter, best known as the lone female sibling of the Motown family group DeBarge. She is also best known as the lead vocalist ...

Date of birth: 15 March 1955

Age: 69

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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20th-century women composers 1,221T

20th-century American women singers 2,001T

20th-century women singers 3,624T
17.

Wendy Carlos

American composer and electronic musician (born 1939)

Overview: Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos, November 14, 1939) is an American musician and composer best known for her electronic music and film scores. Born and raised in Rhode Island, Carlos studied physics and ...

Date of birth: 14 November 1939

Age: 84

Nationality: American

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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Classical musicians from Rhode Island 4T

LGBT classical composers 103T

20th-century women composers 1,225T
18.

Britta Phillips

American musical artist and actress (born 1963)

Overview: Britta Phillips (born June 11, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actress, and voice actress.

Date of birth: 11 June 1963

Age: 61

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

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20th-century women composers 1,221T

21st-century American women musicians 884T

20th-century American women singers 2,001T
19.

Betty Carter

American jazz singer-songwriter (1929–1998)

Overview: Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones; May 19, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated ...

Date of birth: 16 May 1929

Date of death: 26 September 1998

Age: 69 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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20th-century women composers 1,221T

20th-century American women singers 2,001T

Female jazz composers 52T
20.

Sylvia Fine

American lyricist and songwriter

Overview: Sylvia Fine (August 29, 1913 – October 28, 1991) was an American lyricist, composer, and producer, and the wife of the comedian Danny Kaye. She and her future husband grew up within blocks of each ...

Date of birth: 29 August 1913

Date of death: 28 October 1991

Age: 78 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Female

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American women film score composers 28T

20th-century American Jews 4,922T

20th-century women composers 1,303T