Rock and roll musicians

The list Rock and roll musicians includes Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt, Roy Orbison and Ricky Nelson. The list consists of 78 members and 2 sublists.

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1.

Elvis Presley

American singer and actor (1935–1977)

Overview: Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant ...

Date of birth: 8 January 1935

Date of death: 16 August 1977

Age: 42 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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American people who self-identify as being of Native American descent 252T

Presley family 9T

Pentecostals from Mississippi 1T
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Tina Turner

American-born Swiss singer (1939–2023)

Overview: Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was an American-born Swiss singer. Known as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina ...

Date of birth: 26 November 1939

Date of death: 24 May 2023

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: Swiss

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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American musicians with disabilities 265T

American writers with disabilities 326T

MTV Video Music Award winners 224T
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Bob Seger

Singer-songwriter

Overview: Robert Clark Seger (, born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger ...

Date of birth: 6 May 1945

Age: 79

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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20th-century American male musicians 6,873T

21st-century American male musicians 4,997T

21st-century male musicians 9,676T
4.

Johnny Cash

Singer and songwriter

Overview: John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and ...

Date of birth: 26 February 1932

Date of death: 12 September 2003

Age: 71 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Guitarists from Arkansas 59T

Guitarists from Tennessee 196T

20th-century American guitarists 3,517T
5.

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
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Kid Rock

American singer

Overview: Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, c ...

Date of birth: 17 January 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Audrey Berry (1) (Engaged)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,654T

American rap rock musicians 42T

Swamp rock musicians 9T
7.

Roy Orbison

American singer-songwriter (1936–1988)

Overview: Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Many ...

Date of birth: 23 April 1936

Date of death: 6 December 1988

Age: 52 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Guitarists from Texas 342T

20th-century American guitarists 3,517T

American male guitarists 4,296T
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Ricky Nelson

American musician and actor (1940–1985)

Overview: Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985), known professionally as Ricky Nelson until his 21st birthday when he officially dropped the "y" and simply became Rick Nelson, was an American rock ...

Date of birth: 8 May 1940

Date of death: 31 December 1985

Age: 45 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1985 15T

Guitarists from New Jersey 187T

20th-century American guitarists 3,517T
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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
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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
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John Fogerty

American musician (born 1945)

Overview: John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the band Creedence Clearwater Revival ...

Date of birth: 28 May 1945

Age: 79

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Guitarists from California 583T

21st-century American guitarists 1,428T

20th-century American guitarists 3,517T
12.

Hank Williams Jr.

American country singer-songwriter

Overview: Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern ...

Date of birth: 26 May 1949

Age: 75

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Hank Williams 7T

Musicians from Shreveport, Louisiana 56T

Blues rock musicians 220T
13.

Buddy Holly

American rock and roll singer (1936–1959)

Overview: Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll ...

Date of birth: 7 September 1936

Date of death: 3 February 1959

Age: 22 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Texas 664T

Musicians killed in aviation accidents or incidents 28T

20th-century American male singers 1,898T
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B.B. King

American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015)

Overview: Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based ...

Date of birth: 16 September 1925

Date of death: 14 May 2015

Age: 89 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Custom Records artists 8T

Crown Records artists 10T

People from Kilmichael, Mississippi 4T
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Quincy Jones

American record producer (born 1933)

Overview: Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans over 60 years in ...

Date of birth: 14 March 1933

Age: 91

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Jazz musicians from Chicago 7T

Pupils of Nadia Boulanger 44T

CTI Records artists 69T
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Bruce Springsteen

An American singer-songwriter

Overview: Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is both a solo artist and the leader of the E Street Band. He received critical acclaim ...

Date of birth: 23 September 1949

Age: 75

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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American lead guitarists 434T

21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,751T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,304T
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Ginger Alden

American actress

Overview: Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century ...

Date of birth: 13 November 1956

Age: 67

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Pentecostals from Tennessee 12T

Christians from Mississippi 12T

Military personnel from Mississippi 79T
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Ritchie Valens

American rock musician (1941–1959)

Overview: Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of ...

Date of birth: 13 May 1941

Date of death: 3 February 1959

Age: 17 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,272T

Musicians killed in aviation accidents or incidents 32T

20th-century American male singers 2,007T
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Johnny Rivers

American rock musician

Overview: Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella; November 7, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His repertoire includes pop, folk, blues, and old-time rock 'n' roll. Rivers ...

Date of birth: 19 November 1942

Age: 81

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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20th-century American male musicians 7,842T

20th-century male musicians 13,358T

Record producers from New York 588T
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Jerry Reed

American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (1937–2008)

Overview: Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008) was an American country music singer, guitarist, composer, and songwriter, as well as an actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature ...

Date of birth: 20 March 1937

Date of death: 1 September 2008

Age: 71 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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20th-century male singers 5,297T

Guitarists from Georgia (U.S. state) 142T

20th-century American guitarists 3,517T