Artists born in / bands formed in 1896

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Þórarinn Guðmundsson Classical, Vocal Music
Yitskhok Horowitz
Wladimir Vogel 1920s - 1980s Classical, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Choral, Keyboard, Concerto
Willie Walker 1920s - 1930s Blues, Piedmont Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Regional Blues
William Garnet James Classical, Vocal Music
William Ezell 1920s - 1930s Jazz, Blues, Piano Blues, Ragtime, Big Band, Boogie-Woogie
William Carradine Pop/Rock
Wilfrid Pelletier 1920s - 1960s Classical, Orchestral, Opera
Whispering Jack Smith 1910s - 1950s Vocal, Show/Musical, Tin Pan Alley Pop, Vaudeville, Vocal Pop, American Popular Song, Traditional Pop
Werner Richard Heymann Comedy/Spoken, Jazz, Classical, Comedy, Film Score, Vocal Music
Warwick Braithwaite 1930s - 1950s Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Walter Lang 1920s - 1940s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto, Opera
Walter Lang 1920s - 1960s Stage & Screen, Cast Recordings, Musicals
W.S. Gwynn Williams 1920s - 1930s Holiday, Classical, Vocal Music
Virgil Thomson 1920s - 1980s Classical, Avant-Garde, Modern Composition, Keyboard, Vocal Music
Viktor Kosenko 1920s - 1930s Classical, Keyboard, Chamber Music, Concerto, Orchestral, Vocal Music
Vic Berton Jazz
University of Michigan Marching Band 1890s - 2020s Classical, Band Music, Fight Songs, Marches, Vocal Music
Tristan Tzara Avant-Garde
Tommy Johnson 1910s - 1950s Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues, Delta Blues, Pre-War Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Regional Blues
Theodore Carpenter 1920s - 1960s Jazz, Big Band, Swing
Terrence Holder 1920s - 1940s Jazz
Ted Healy 1930s - 1940s Comedy/Spoken, Comedy
Tadeusz Szeligowski
Tadeusz Sygietynski Classical, Vocal Music
Sydney Kyte 1910s - 1950s Jazz, Vocal, Big Band, Music Hall, British Dance Bands
Susie Hawthorne 1920s - 1960s Blues, Classic Female Blues, Vaudeville Blues
Steve Lewis 1910s - 1920s Jazz
Štefan Németh-Šamorínsky Classical, Vocal Music
Siegfried Fournes Classical, Chamber Music
Ruth Gordon Comedy/Spoken, Spoken Word
Ruth Etting 1910s - 1930s Vocal, Jazz, Stage & Screen, Cast Recordings, Early Jazz, Show Tunes, Vocal Pop, Tin Pan Alley Pop, Traditional Pop
Rudolf Kolisch Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto
Rosendo Pesoa
Rosa Henderson 1920s - 1930s Blues, Jazz, Classic Female Blues, Pre-War Blues, Early Jazz
Roger Sessions 1920s - 1970s Classical, Avant-Garde, Symphony, Chamber Music, Concerto, Keyboard, Orchestral, Vocal Music, Choral, Modern Composition
Roberto Gerhard 1920s - 1960s Classical, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Symphony
Robert Wilkins 1920s - 1970s Blues, Acoustic Memphis Blues, Regional Blues, Country Blues, Pre-War Gospel Blues, Pre-War Country Blues
Richard Thorpe Pop/Rock
Richard Hammond Classical, Keyboard
Richard Flury 1910s - 1960s Classical, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Concerto, Keyboard
Rev. Gary Davis 1930s - 1970s Blues, Folk, Religious, Acoustic Blues, Blues Gospel, Country Blues, Piedmont Blues, Pre-War Blues, Regional Blues, Pre-War Gospel Blues, Folk-Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Gospel
Regino Sainz de la Maza Classical, Chamber Music
Raymond Massey Comedy/Spoken, Jazz, Spoken Word, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Ray Henderson 1920s - 1940s Vocal, Stage & Screen, Jazz, Classical, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Tin Pan Alley Pop, Traditional Pop, Big Band, British Dance Bands, Dance Bands, Dixieland, Early Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop, Vocal Music, Show/Musical
Ralph Erwin International, Classical, Vocal Music
Pórarinn Duðmundsson
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 1900s - 2010s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony, Concerto
Phil Ohman 1920s - 1950s Jazz, Stage & Screen, Classical, Show/Musical
Phil Baxter 1920s - 1930s Jazz