Artists born in / bands formed in 1931

Artist Active Genre & Styles
George Jones 1950s - 2010s Country, Religious, Country-Pop, Honky Tonk, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Traditional Country, Country Gospel, Gospel
Kenny Burrell 1950s - 2020s Jazz, Bop, Cool, Hard Bop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Soul Jazz, Straight-Ahead Jazz
Sam Cooke 1950s - 1960s R&B, Religious, Soul, Black Gospel, Early R&B, Gospel
João Gilberto 1950s - 2010s International, Jazz, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Brazilian Pop, Brazilian Traditions, Global Jazz, Tropicalia
Brook Benton 1940s - 1980s R&B, Early R&B, Soul
Andrew Hill 1950s - 2000s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Modal Music, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Modern Creative
Phil Woods 1940s - 2010s Jazz, Big Band, Bop, Hard Bop, Modern Big Band, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Progressive Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Standards, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Cool
Ramblin' Jack Elliott 1950s - 2020s Folk, Country, Traditional Folk, Folk Revival, Contemporary Folk, Cowboy, Folksongs
Jackie McLean 1950s - 2000s Jazz, Vocal, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Standards
Nat Adderley 1940s - 1990s Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Clifford Jordan 1950s - 1990s Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Modern Big Band
Junior Walker 1940s - 1990s R&B, Pop/Rock, Motown, Soul, Pop-Soul, Rock & Roll
Skeeter Davis 1950s - 2000s Country, Pop/Rock, Country-Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Country-Rock, Traditional Country
Anthony Newley 1940s - 1990s Vocal, Stage & Screen, Pop/Rock, Music Hall, Traditional Pop, Cast Recordings, Musicals, Vocal Pop, AM Pop, Show/Musical, Standards, Film Score, Vocal Music
Paul Motian 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Creative
Ike Turner 1950s - 2000s R&B, Blues, Early R&B, Soul, Soul-Blues, Electric Memphis Blues, Regional Blues
Otis Blackwell 1950s - 2000s Blues, Pop/Rock, R&B, Early R&B, East Coast Blues, Regional Blues, Rock & Roll, Urban Blues
Teresa Brewer 1940s - 1970s Vocal, Jazz, Torch Songs, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Swing
Bob Gibson 1950s - 1990s Folk, Children's, Folksongs, Traditional Folk, Contemporary Folk
Dewey Redman 1950s - 2000s Jazz, Free Jazz, Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Roland Alphonso 1940s - 1990s Reggae, International, Rocksteady, Ska, Roots Reggae, Calypso, Caribbean Traditions
Jackie Mason 1950s - 2020s Comedy/Spoken, Ethnic Comedy, Standup Comedy, Comedy
David Axelrod 1950s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Jazz, Avant-Garde Music, Baroque Pop, Jazz-Funk, Obscuro, Psychedelic Pop
Della Reese 1940s - 2010s Vocal, Classical, Jazz, R&B, Traditional Pop, Show/Musical, Standards, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop, Early R&B
Horace Parlan 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Post-Bop
Manny Oquendo 1940s - 2000s Latin, Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Global Jazz, Salsa, Latin Jazz, Tropical
Alfred Brendel 1940s - 2020s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
Ira Sullivan 1950s - 2020s Jazz, Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz, Hard Bop
Boxcar Willie 1970s - 1990s Country, Country Comedy, Traditional Country
Jack Sheldon 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Bop, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Walter Norris 1940s - 2010s Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Gennady Rozhdestvensky 1940s - 2010s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony, Concerto
Plas Johnson 1940s - 2020s Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Film Score
Sofia Gubaidulina 1950s - 2020s Classical, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Choral, Concerto, Keyboard
William Shatner 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Comedy/Spoken, Novelty, Celebrity, Comedy, Music Comedy, Fantasy, Spoken Word
Shirley Verrett 1950s - 1980s Classical, Stage & Screen, Opera
Thomas Binkley 1960s - 1990s Classical, International, Vocal Music, Chamber Music, Choral
National Symphony Orchestra 1930s - 2020s Classical, Easy Listening, Stage & Screen, Orchestral, Orchestral/Easy Listening, Show/Musical
Alvin Lucier 1960s - 2010s Classical, Avant-Garde, Modern Composition, Sound Sculpture, Process-Generated, Avant-Garde Music, Experimental Electronic, Minimalism, Chamber Music, Keyboard
Rita Moreno 1940s - 2020s Easy Listening, Jazz, Vocal, Show/Musical, Vocal Jazz
Frank Capp 1950s - 1990s Jazz, Bop, Swing
Janos Sebestyen Classical, Keyboard, Concerto, Chamber Music
Kenneth Gilbert 1960s - 1990s Classical, Keyboard
Barry Tuckwell 1950s - 1990s Classical, Jazz, Stage & Screen, Chamber Music, Concerto, Orchestral, Cast Recordings, Jazz Instrument, Opera, Symphony
Paul Jacobs 1950s - 1970s Classical, Keyboard
Mauricio Kagel 1950s - 2000s Classical, Avant-Garde, Modern Composition, Avant-Garde Music, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Orchestral
John Pisano 1950s - 2000s Jazz, Vocal, Easy Listening, Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Standards, Swing, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet/Easy Listening
Anita Cerquetti 1950s Classical, Opera
Gunther Herbig 1970s - 2000s Classical, Easy Listening, Orchestral, Symphony
Jimmie Lee Robinson 1950s - 2000s Blues, Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues