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Music from Washington, D.C.

120 musicians born in Washington, D.C. and 30 bands formed there, ordered by how many Wikipedias write about them.

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  1. 1
    Duke Ellington born 1899 · jazz, gospel
  2. 2
    Goldie Hawn born 1945
  3. 3
    Marvin Gaye born 1939 · pop, rhythm and blues
  4. 4
    William Hurt born 1950
  5. 5
    Charles Fleischer born 1950
  6. 6
    Bridgit Mendler born 1992 · pop, soul
  7. 7
    Taraji P. Henson born 1970
  8. 8
    John Philip Sousa born 1854 · opera, military band
  9. 9
    Henry Rollins born 1961 · hardcore punk, heavy metal
  10. 10
    Mýa born 1979 · pop, soul
  11. 11
    Eva Cassidy born 1963 · jazz, blues
  12. 12
    Matt Frewer born 1958
  13. 13
    Martin O'Malley born 1963 · Celtic
  14. 14
    Marty Friedman born 1962 · J-pop, speed metal
  15. 15
    Minor Threat formed 1980 · straight edge, punk rock
  16. 16
    Fugazi formed 1987 · punk rock, alternative rock
  17. 17
    Chamillionaire born 1979 · hip-hop, Southern hip-hop
  18. 18
    Tim Russ born 1956
  19. 19
    Chita Rivera born 1933
  20. 20
    Country Joe McDonald born 1942 · country, folk rock
  21. 21
    Bad Brains formed 1977 · reggae, hardcore punk
  22. 22
    JC Chasez born 1976 · house
  23. 23
    Wale born 1984 · hip-hop, go-go
  24. 24
    Jimmy Cobb born 1929 · jazz
  25. 25
    Peter Tork born 1942 · rock
  26. 26
    Timothy Buckley born 1947 · traditional folk
  27. 27
    Ian MacKaye born 1962 · punk rock, alternative rock
  28. 28
    Ana Gasteyer born 1967
  29. 29
    Ron Asheton born 1948 · punk rock, hard rock
  30. 30
    Jorma Kaukonen born 1940 · psychedelic rock
  31. 31
    Thievery Corporation formed 1995 · trip hop, dub
  32. 32
    Shirley Horn born 1934 · jazz
  33. 33
    Ginuwine born 1970 · rhythm and blues, soul
  34. 34
    Jacqueline Emerson born 1994 · pop
  35. 35
    William DuVall born 1967 · grunge, alternative rock
  36. 36
    Animals as Leaders formed 2007 · progressive metal
  37. 37
    Embrace formed 1985 · hardcore punk, emo
  38. 38
    Darkest Hour formed 1995 · metalcore, melodic death metal
  39. 39
    Nina Gordon born 1967 · rock
  40. 40
    Rites of Spring formed 1984 · punk rock, hardcore punk
  41. 41
    Chris Brochu born 1989
  42. 42
    Rob Cavallo born 1963 · pop
  43. 43
    Kelela born 1983 · electronic, alternative R&B
  44. 44
    Nona Gaye born 1974
  45. 45
    Jack Casady born 1944 · rock
  46. 46
    Henry Vestine born 1944 · blues rock
  47. 47
    Periphery formed 2004 · progressive metal
  48. 48
    Jeff Baxter born 1948 · rock
  49. 49
    Mercer Ellington born 1919 · jazz
  50. 50
    Scream formed 1981 · punk rock, hardcore punk
  51. 51
    Rostam Batmanglij born 1983 · art rock
  52. 52
    Billy Hart born 1940 · jazz, hard bop
  53. 53
    Amii Stewart born 1956 · pop, soul
  54. 54
    Van McCoy born 1940 · pop, rhythm and blues
  55. 55
    Scott Asheton born 1949 · proto-punk, hard rock
  56. 56
    Johnny Gill born 1966 · rhythm and blues
  57. 57
    John Fahey born 1939 · blues
  58. 58
    Theodore Shapiro born 1971
  59. 59
    Deep Dish progressive house
  60. 60
    Marissa Nadler born 1981 · traditional folk On Earbuddy
  61. 61
    Billy Stewart born 1937 · rock
  62. 62
    Leonard Rose born 1918 · classical
  63. 63
    Ron Bushy born 1941 · psychedelic rock
  64. 64
    Ryan Leslie born 1978 · contemporary R&B
  65. 65
    Shannon born 1958 · pop, Hi-NRG
  66. 66
    Florence Mills born 1895
  67. 67
    Charlie Rouse born 1924 · jazz, bebop
  68. 68
    Leonora Speyer born 1872
  69. 69
    Tosin Abasi born 1983 · jazz, progressive metal
  70. 70
    Robert Hooks born 1937
  71. 71
    J. Holiday born 1984 · rhythm and blues
  72. 72
    Nathan Johnson born 1976
  73. 73
    Dag Nasty formed 1985 · hardcore punk, melodic hardcore
  74. 74
    The Dismemberment Plan formed 1993 · punk rock
  75. 75
    Franz Stahl born 1962 · hard rock
  76. 76
    Buck Clarke born 1933 · jazz
  77. 77
    Ethan Slater born 1992 · musical theater
  78. 78
    Will Marion Cook born 1869
  79. 79
    Butch Warren born 1939 · jazz
  80. 80
    Tim Rose born 1940 · blues, rock
  81. 81
    The Teen Idles formed 1979 · hardcore punk
  82. 82
    Ira Sullivan born 1931 · jazz
  83. 83
    Michelle Nicastro born 1960
  84. 84
    Pussy Galore formed 1985 · punk rock
  85. 85
    GoldLink born 1993 · hip-hop, alternative hip-hop
  86. 86
    Ari Lennox born 1991
  87. 87
    Steven Bernstein born 1961 · jazz
  88. 88
    Ted Koehler born 1894
  89. 89
    Rich Harrison born 1975 · contemporary R&B
  90. 90
    Osie Johnson born 1923 · jazz
  91. 91
    Danny Gatton born 1945 · blues
  92. 92
    State of Alert formed 1980 · punk rock, hardcore punk
  93. 93
    Leslie Malton born 1958
  94. 94
    Guy Picciotto born 1965 · alternative rock
  95. 95
    Channing Pollock born 1880
  96. 96
    Michael Tait born 1966 · contemporary Christian
  97. 97
    George Walker born 1922
  98. 98
    Shaed formed 2011 · electropop, indie pop
  99. 99
    Andrew White born 1942 · jazz, hard bop
  100. 100
    Otto Hardwick born 1904 · jazz
  101. 101
    B.G., the Prince of Rap born 1965 · hip-hop, house
  102. 102
    Kenneth Ascher born 1944 · jazz
  103. 103
    Chris Cutler born 1947 · jazz, free improvisation
  104. 104
    The Faith formed 1981 · punk rock, hardcore punk
  105. 105
    Government Issue formed 1980 · punk rock, hardcore punk
  106. 106
    Jawbox formed 1989 · post-hardcore
  107. 107
    Ronnie Dyson born 1950 · pop
  108. 108
    Ted Leo and the Pharmacists formed 1999 · punk rock
  109. 109
    Royal Trux formed 1987 · alternative rock
  110. 110
    Vertical Horizon formed 1991 · alternative rock
  111. 111
    Dana Strum born 1957
  112. 112
    Frenchie Davis born 1979 · rhythm and blues
  113. 113
    Turner Layton born 1894
  114. 114
    Denyce Graves born 1964
  115. 115
    Peaches & Herb formed 1966 · disco
  116. 116
    Giuffria formed 1982 · hard rock
  117. 117
    Charles Pitts born 1947 · soul, funk
  118. 118
    The Evens formed 2001 · indie rock
  119. 119
    Harolyn Blackwell born 1955
  120. 120
    Mary Ramsey born 1963 · traditional folk
  121. 121
    Raef born 1982
  122. 122
    Caroline Vreeland born 1987 · pop
  123. 123
    Eric Hutchinson born 1980 · pop
  124. 124
    Fred Gaisberg born 1873
  125. 125
    Stacy Lattisaw born 1966 · pop
  126. 126
    Leo Parker born 1925 · jazz
  127. 127
    Miya Masaoka born 1958 · electronic
  128. 128
    DJ Spooky born 1970 · electronica
  129. 129
    Deanna Bogart born 1959
  130. 130
    Good Clean Fun formed 1997 · punk rock, hardcore punk
  131. 131
    Theo Parrish born 1972 · house, techno
  132. 132
    Harry Allen born 1966 · jazz
  133. 133
    Thalia Zedek born 1961 · indie rock
  134. 134
    Kenny Lattimore born 1970 · jazz, rhythm and blues
  135. 135
    Hayley Sales born 1986 · soul
  136. 136
    Mary Timony born 1970 · noise pop
  137. 137
    David Van Tieghem born 1955
  138. 138
    Theodore F. Morse born 1873
  139. 139
    Angel formed 1975 · progressive rock, gospel
  140. 140
    Damian Kulash born 1975 · alternative rock
  141. 141
    DJ Babu born 1974 · hip-hop
  142. 142
    DJ Kool born 1958 · hip-hop, go-go
  143. 143
    Kelly Gray born 1963 · progressive metal
  144. 144
    Ben Williams born 1984 · jazz
  145. 145
    Better Than a Thousand hardcore punk
  146. 146
    Gray Matter formed 1983 · punk rock, hardcore punk
  147. 147
    Teddy Smith born 1932 · jazz
  148. 148
    Rick Moses born 1952 · rock
  149. 149
    Slaid Cleaves born 1964 · country
  150. 150
    Stephanie Nakasian born 1954 · jazz, bebop

Where this comes from

Everything here comes from Wikidata, the free database behind Wikipedia: people whose place of birth is the city or one of its districts, and groups formed there, who have a MusicBrainz entry. They’re ordered by how many Wikipedias have an article about them. Each name links to its entry. Players are the artists’ official Spotify profiles or YouTube channels and only load when you press play; those services may set cookies.