Artists born in / bands formed in 1939

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Marvin Gaye 1950s - 1980s R&B, Motown, Soul, Smooth Soul, Quiet Storm, Funk, AM Pop, Pop-Soul, Early R&B, Blaxploitation
Don Williams 1960s - 2010s Country, Country-Pop, Traditional Country
Dion 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, R&B, Blues, Rock & Roll, Doo Wop, Teen Idols, Early Pop/Rock, Early R&B, Singer/Songwriter, AM Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
Judy Collins 1950s - 2020s Folk, Pop/Rock, Folk Revival, Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Vocal Music, AM Pop, Contemporary Folk
John Stewart 1960s - 2000s Folk, Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Folk, Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Tina Turner 1950s - 2020s R&B, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Soul, Adult Contemporary, Film Score, Show/Musical
Jerry Butler 1950s - 2020s R&B, Chicago Soul, Northern Soul, Pop-Soul, Soul, Uptown Soul, Early R&B, Philly Soul
Hugh Masekela 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Easy Listening, Pop/Rock, International, African Jazz, Global Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Soul Jazz, Afro-Pop, Instrumental Pop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz, African Traditions
Harold Melvin 1950s - 1990s R&B, Philly Soul, Smooth Soul, Quiet Storm, Soul, Doo Wop, Disco
Bob James 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Stage & Screen, Crossover Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Smooth Jazz, Original Score, Soundtracks
Dusty Springfield 1950s - 1990s Pop/Rock, R&B, Blue-Eyed Soul, British Invasion, Pop-Soul, Early Pop/Rock, Girl Groups, Soul, AM Pop, Smooth Soul, Adult Contemporary
Ali Farka Touré 1970s - 2000s International, New Age, Jazz, African Folk, Desert Blues, Ethnic Fusion, Global Jazz, African Traditions, Malian Music, West African, Worldbeat
Billy Joe Shaver 1960s - 2020s Country, Pop/Rock, Americana, Country-Rock, Honky Tonk, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Singer/Songwriter
Phil Spector 1950s - 2000s Pop/Rock, R&B, Brill Building Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Girl Groups, Rock & Roll, Blue-Eyed Soul, Early R&B, Pop-Soul, Soul, Teen Idols, Baroque Pop
Mavis Staples 1950s - 2020s R&B, Religious, Gospel, Soul, Contemporary Gospel, Country Soul
James Galway 1950s - 2020s Classical, Easy Listening, International, New Age, Classical Crossover, Concerto, Instrumental Pop, Contemporary Instrumental, Celtic, Celtic Pop, Chamber Music, Classical Pop
Paul Winter 1960s - 2020s New Age, Jazz, Classical, Ethnic Fusion, Folk Jazz, Global Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Choral
David Allan Coe 1960s - 2020s Country, Pop/Rock, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Singer/Songwriter, Country-Folk, Traditional Country
John Fahey 1950s - 2000s Folk, Jazz, International, Blues, Folk Jazz, Progressive Folk, Finger-Picked Guitar, New Acoustic, Folk-Blues, Global Jazz, Traditional Folk, Acoustic Blues
The Original Five Blind Boys of Alabama 1930s - 2020s Religious, Black Gospel, Gospel, Traditional Gospel, Southern Gospel, Contemporary Gospel
Neil Sedaka 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Brill Building Pop, Early Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Soft Rock, Teen Idols
Roy Buchanan 1950s - 1980s Blues, Pop/Rock, Modern Electric Blues, Blues-Rock
James Booker 1950s - 1980s Blues, Jazz, R&B, Acoustic New Orleans Blues, Boogie-Woogie, Piano Blues, Regional Blues, New Orleans Blues, New Orleans R&B, Early R&B
Del McCoury 1950s - 2020s Country, Bluegrass, Contemporary Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass
Joe Sample 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Cool, Crossover Jazz, Fusion, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop, Smooth Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz-Pop, Soul Jazz
Hubert Laws 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Easy Listening, Crossover Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz-Pop, Instrumental Pop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Jazz-Funk
Gary "U.S." Bonds 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, R&B, Early R&B, Rock & Roll, Early Pop/Rock
Flaco Jiménez 1940s - 2020s Latin, Folk, International, Conjunto, Mexican Traditions, Norteno, North American Traditions, Ranchera, Tejano, Tex-Mex, Zydeco, Alternative Latin, Bolero
Luther Allison 1950s - 1990s Blues, Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues
William Bell 1950s - 2020s R&B, Country Soul, Northern Soul, Soul, Southern Soul
Idris Muhammad 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Post-Bop, Soul Jazz, Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Ian Hunter 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Hard Rock, Proto-Punk, Rock & Roll
Joe McPhee 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Modern Free
O.V. Wright 1960s - 1980s R&B, Soul, Southern Soul, Memphis Soul, Deep Soul
Ginger Baker 1950s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Jazz, Art Rock, Blues-Rock, Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Post-Bop, Album Rock, Hard Rock, Ethnic Fusion
Brian Auger 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Jazz, R&B, Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Prog-Rock, Soul Jazz, Art Rock, Funk, Jazz-Funk, AM Pop
Denise LaSalle 1960s - 2010s Blues, R&B, Northern Soul, Soul, Soul-Blues, Black Gospel, Disco
Enrico Rava 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Ray Stevens 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Comedy/Spoken, Country, Novelty, Comedy, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Country Comedy, AM Pop, Country-Pop, Traditional Country
Major Lance 1950s - 1990s R&B, Chicago Soul, Northern Soul, Pop-Soul, Soul, Uptown Soul
Andrew Cyrille 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Modern Creative
Sonny Fortune 1960s - 2010s Jazz, Free Jazz, Post-Bop, Fusion, Modal Music, Progressive Jazz
Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson 1950s - 2020s Blues, Electric Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues
Billy "Crash" Craddock 1950s - 2020s Country, Pop/Rock, Honky Tonk, Rockabilly, Traditional Country, Country-Pop, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan
Frankie Ford 1950s - 2010s R&B, Pop/Rock, New Orleans R&B, Rock & Roll
Dan Crary 1960s - 2020s Country, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass
Eddie Holland 1960s - 2020s R&B, Pop/Rock, Motown, Pop-Soul, Soul, Doo Wop, Early R&B
Grace Slick 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
Al Wilson 1960s - 2000s R&B, Smooth Soul, Soul
Roger Kellaway 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Big Band, Bop, Dixieland, Hard Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz