Artists born in / bands formed in 1897

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Yeghishe Charents
Willy Schootemeyer Classical, Vocal Music
Willie Lane 1930s - 1940s Blues, Acoustic Texas Blues, Regional Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues, Texas Blues
Willie "The Lion" Smith 1920s - 1970s Jazz, Blues, Stride, Swing
William Faulkner Comedy/Spoken, Classical, Spoken Word, Film Score, Vocal Music
Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender 1920s - 1940s Classical, International, Opera
Will Gilmer Country
Wiga Gabriel Classical, Vocal Music
Walther Geiser Classical, Chamber Music, Symphony
Walter Hensel Classical, Vocal Music
Vivienne Segal 1910s - 1950s Stage & Screen, Classical, Show/Musical, Vocal Music
Vivian Duncan 1920s - 1950s Stage & Screen, Vocal, Musicals, Vaudeville
Viksta-Lasse Folk, Classical
Tony Spargo 1910s - 1960s Jazz, Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz, Big Band
Tony Sbarbaro 1910s - 1920s Jazz
Tiana Lemnitz 1920s - 1950s Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Thomas Morris 1920s - 1930s Jazz, Blues, Country Blues, Early Jazz, Jazz Blues, Pre-War Blues, New York Blues, Regional Blues
Theo Mackeben Vocal, Classical, Opera, Film Score, Vocal Music
Sylvester Weaver 1920s Blues, Piedmont Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Regional Blues, Country Blues
Sweet Emma Barrett 1920s - 1970s Blues, Jazz, Religious, New Orleans Jazz, Gospel
Simone Plé-Caussade Classical
Sim Gokkes Classical, Choral, Vocal Music
Sigismund Schneider Classical
Sidney Bechet 1900s - 1950s Jazz, Dixieland, Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz
Sergey Aslamazyan 1920s - 1970s Classical, Chamber Music
Sergei Aslamazian Classical, Orchestral
Sandy Powell Comedy/Spoken, Comedy
Sam H. Stept 1930s - 1960s Vocal, Classical, Stage & Screen, Jazz, Vocal Music, Cast Recordings, Musicals, Traditional Pop, Vaudeville
Sam Chatmon 1930s - 1980s Blues, Blues Revival, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues, Delta Blues, Regional Blues, Dirty Blues
Salvatore Allegra Classical, Concerto
Ruggero Vené
Rosa Ponselle 1920s - 1940s Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Ronnie Munro 1930s - 1970s Vocal, Classical, Easy Listening, Orchestral/Easy Listening
Robert Alton 1910s - 1940s Stage & Screen, Cast Recordings, Musical Theater
Robert Alexander Gardner 1920s Country
Rev. William Herbert Brewster Religious, Gospel
Rambling Rogue Country
Quinto Maganini Classical, Chamber Music, Keyboard
Quincy Porter 1920s - 1960s Classical, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Orchestral, Vocal Music, Symphony
Pope Paul VI Comedy/Spoken, Spoken Word
Pola Negri 1920s - 1930s Vocal, Stage & Screen, Cabaret, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Torch Songs
Pixinguinha 1910s - 1970s Latin, International, Classical, Choro, MPB, Brazilian Traditions, Vocal Music
Pierre Fleta 1910s - 1930s Classical, Vocal Music
Peeter Laja
Paul Schöffler 1920s - 1960s Classical, Easy Listening, Stage & Screen, Choral, Opera, Cast Recordings, Show/Musical
Paul Ben-Haim 1930s - 1970s Classical, Chamber Music, Choral, Vocal Music, Keyboard
Pablo Sorozábal 1920s - 1960s Classical, International, Latin, Opera, Spanish Folk, Western European Traditions, Choral
Otto Hoser
Osvaldo Fresedo 1920s - 1970s Latin, Classical, International, Chamber Music, Orchestral, South American Traditions, Tango
Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez 1920s - 1940s Classical, International, Vocal Music, Keyboard, Orchestral