Artists born in / bands formed in 1897

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Jimmie Rodgers 1910s - 1930s Country, Traditional Country, Yodeling
Sidney Bechet 1900s - 1950s Jazz, Dixieland, Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz
Fletcher Henderson 1920s - 1950s Jazz, Big Band, Early Jazz, Swing
Agustín Lara 1920s - 1960s Latin, Easy Listening, International, Classical, Pop/Rock, Bolero, South American Traditions, Tango, Waltz, Western European Traditions, Vocal Music, Tropical
Erich Wolfgang Korngold 1920s - 1950s Classical, Stage & Screen, Film Score, Opera, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Film Music, Keyboard, Movie Themes, Original Score, Soundtracks, Vocal Music
George Szell 1910s - 1970s Classical, Concerto, Orchestral, Symphony
Marian Anderson 1920s - 1960s Classical, Holiday, Folk, Religious, Vocal, Vocal Music, Christmas, American Popular Song, Gospel, Spirituals, Traditional Folk, Traditional Pop, Holidays, Opera
Rosa Ponselle 1920s - 1940s Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Henry Cowell 1900s - 1960s Classical, Avant-Garde, Jazz, Avant-Garde Music, Modern Composition, Keyboard, Global Jazz, Chamber Music, Orchestral, Vocal Music
Marcelle Meyer 1920s - 1950s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
Leon Goossens 1910s - 1960s Classical, Holiday, Chamber Music, Choral
Gaspar Cassadó 1920s - 1950s Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto
Georg Hann Classical, Opera
Georges Thill Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Helge Rosvaenge 1920s - 1960s Classical, International, Choral, Opera
Paul Schöffler 1920s - 1960s Classical, Easy Listening, Stage & Screen, Choral, Opera, Cast Recordings, Show/Musical
Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender 1920s - 1940s Classical, International, Opera
Thomas Morris 1920s - 1930s Jazz, Blues, Country Blues, Early Jazz, Jazz Blues, Pre-War Blues, New York Blues, Regional Blues
Francisco Mignone 1920s - 1980s Classical, Avant-Garde, International, Keyboard, Vocal Music, Brazilian Traditions, Concerto
Joachim Mendelson 1920s - 1940s Classical, Chamber Music, Orchestral
Knudåge Riisager 1920s - 1960s Classical, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Vocal Music
Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez 1920s - 1940s Classical, International, Vocal Music, Keyboard, Orchestral
Pablo Sorozábal 1920s - 1960s Classical, International, Latin, Opera, Spanish Folk, Western European Traditions, Choral
Paul Ben-Haim 1930s - 1970s Classical, Chamber Music, Choral, Vocal Music, Keyboard
Quincy Porter 1920s - 1960s Classical, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Orchestral, Vocal Music, Symphony
Adele Astaire 1920s - 1930s Stage & Screen, Classical, Show/Musical
Adelyne Hood 1920s - 1930s Country, Vocal, Traditional Country, Old-Timey, Vaudeville
Adolph Deutsch Classical, Film Score, Show/Musical
Al Sherman 1920s - 1950s Jazz
Albert Moeschinger 1920s - 1970s Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto, Keyboard
Albert Streich Classical
Alexandre Tansman 1920s - 1970s Classical, Avant-Garde, Chamber Music, Modern Composition, Keyboard
Almerigo Girotto Classical, Vocal Music
Ambrose 1910s - 1970s Jazz, British Dance Bands, Dance Bands, Swing, Big Band
Amelia Earhart Comedy/Spoken, Speeches, Spoken Word
António Fragoso 1910s Classical, Vocal Music
Arnaud de Gontaut-Biron 1940s Classical, Keyboard
Beethoven Orchester Bonn 1980s - 2010s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony, Opera, Choral, Concerto
Benna Moe Classical
Bert Ambrose 1910s - 1950s Jazz, Easy Listening, Ballroom Dance, Dance Bands, British Dance Bands, Big Band, Swing
Bill Cox 1930s Blues, Country Blues
Bill Williams 1920s - 1930s Blues
Bill Williams Pop/Rock, Classical, Blues, Orchestral, Country Blues
Blind Leroy Garnett Blues
Bob Ysaguirre Pop/Rock
Boris Ord Classical, Folk
Bretislav Bakala 1950s Classical, Choral, Opera, Concerto, Orchestral
Bud Green Vocal
Buddy Petit Jazz, New Orleans Jazz
Carlo Taube Classical, Vocal Music