Artists born in / bands formed in 1942

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Paul McCartney 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Classical, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Adult Contemporary, Rock & Roll, AM Pop, Film Score, Choral, Orchestral
Jimi Hendrix 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, R&B, Album Rock, Hard Rock, Blues-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Acid Rock, Psychedelic Soul, Soul
Barbra Streisand 1960s - 2020s Vocal, Pop/Rock, Stage & Screen, Adult Contemporary, Cast Recordings, Musicals, Show Tunes, Soft Rock, Standards, Traditional Pop, AM Pop, Show/Musical
Lou Reed 1950s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Art Rock, Hard Rock, Experimental, New York Punk, Punk/New Wave, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Proto-Punk, Glam Rock
Aretha Franklin 1950s - 2010s R&B, Deep Soul, Soul, Quiet Storm, Southern Soul, Black Gospel
John McLaughlin 1960s - 2020s Jazz, International, Pop/Rock, Classical, Fusion, Global Jazz, Jazz-Rock, Post-Bop, Chamber Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Indian Classical, Indian Subcontinent Traditions, Jazz Instrument
Isaac Hayes 1960s - 2000s R&B, Stage & Screen, Film Score, Funk, Soul, Blaxploitation, Soundtracks, Memphis Soul, Southern Soul, Smooth Soul, Disco
Curtis Mayfield 1950s - 1990s R&B, Blaxploitation, Chicago Soul, Funk, Soul, Soundtracks, Uptown Soul, Psychedelic Soul, Smooth Soul, Film Score
Carole King 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Brill Building Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock, AM Pop
Caetano Veloso 1960s - 2020s Latin, International, Afro-Brazilian, Brazilian Pop, Brazilian Traditions, MPB, Tropicalia, Film Score
Taj Mahal 1960s - 2020s Blues, Contemporary Blues, Electric Country Blues, Folk-Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues, Acoustic Blues
Tammy Wynette 1960s - 1990s Country, Country-Pop, Honky Tonk, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Traditional Country
Brian Wilson 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
Gilberto Gil 1960s - 2020s International, Brazilian Pop, Tropicalia, MPB, Brazilian Traditions
Jerry Jeff Walker 1960s - 2020s Country, Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Country-Folk, Country-Rock
Milton Nascimento 1960s - 2020s Latin, Pop/Rock, International, Brazilian Pop, MPB, Samba, Brazilian Traditions, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Tropicalia
Jorge Ben 1960s - 2020s International, R&B, Brazilian Pop, Samba, MPB, Brazilian Traditions, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz
Jean-Luc Ponty 1950s - 2020s Jazz, Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Crossover Jazz, Modern Composition
Johnny Rivers 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Early Pop/Rock, AM Pop
AndraƩ Crouch 1960s - 2010s Religious, Contemporary Gospel, Gospel
Jack DeJohnette 1960s - 2020s Jazz, International, Free Funk, Fusion, Post-Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz
John Cale 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Classical, Alternative/Indie Rock, Art Rock, Proto-Punk, Singer/Songwriter, Experimental, Experimental Rock
U-Roy 1960s - 2020s Reggae, DJ/Toasting, Dub, Contemporary Reggae, Rocksteady, Roots Reggae
Daniel Barenboim 1950s - 2020s Classical, Latin, Keyboard, Chamber Music, Concerto, Orchestral, Symphony, Classical Crossover, Opera
John Hammond, Jr. 1960s - 2020s Blues, Folk, Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock, Contemporary Blues, Folk Revival, Blues Revival
Flora Purim 1960s - 2020s Latin, Jazz, Brazilian Jazz, Fusion, Global Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Latin Jazz
Bobbie Gentry 1960s - 1970s Country, Pop/Rock, R&B, Country-Pop, AM Pop, Blue-Eyed Soul, Soul, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Soft Rock
Paul Butterfield 1960s - 1980s Blues, Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock, Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Harmonica Blues, Regional Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues
Kate Wolf 1970s - 1980s Folk, Contemporary Folk
Bill Conti 1960s - 2020s Stage & Screen, Soundtracks, Film Score, Original Score, TV Soundtracks, Film Music, Spy Music, Video Game Music
Meredith Monk 1960s - 2020s Avant-Garde, Classical, Avant-Garde Music, Vocal Music, Opera, Modern Composition
Peter Rowan 1960s - 2020s Country, Folk, Bluegrass, Contemporary Folk, Progressive Bluegrass
Mac Davis 1960s - 2020s Country, Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Country-Pop, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Soft Rock
Leon Russell 1950s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, AM Pop, Blues-Rock
B.J. Thomas 1960s - 2020s Country, Pop/Rock, Religious, Country-Pop, Soft Rock, AM Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, CCM, Contemporary Christian
Phil Coulter 1960s - 2020s International, Holiday, Celtic Fusion, Celtic New Age, Contemporary Celtic, Christmas, Holidays, Celtic
Andy Summers 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Jazz, New Age, Contemporary Instrumental, Fusion, Contemporary Jazz, Art Rock
Ebenezer Obey 1960s - 1980s International, African Traditions, Afro-Pop, Juju, Nigerian, West African
The Sensational Nightingales 1940s - 2020s Religious, Black Gospel, Southern Gospel, Traditional Gospel, Gospel
Jerry Garcia 1960s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Country, Album Rock, Country-Rock, Blues-Rock, Rock & Roll, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
Ian Dury 1970s - 2000s Pop/Rock, British Punk, New Wave, Pub Rock, Punk, Punk/New Wave
Carla Thomas 1960s - 2020s R&B, Deep Soul, Memphis Soul, Pop-Soul, Soul, Southern Soul, Early R&B
Dr. Lonnie Smith 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Soul Jazz, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Crossover Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jazz Instrument, Fusion
K.T. Oslin 1960s - 2010s Country, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Country, Country-Pop, Adult Contemporary
Graham Nash 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock, Folk-Rock, British Invasion
Elvin Bishop 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Blues, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Southern Rock, Album Rock
Charles Wright 1960s - 2010s R&B, Funk, Soul, Smooth Soul
Frankie Lymon 1950s - 1960s R&B, Pop/Rock, Doo Wop, Early R&B, Rock & Roll
Rodriguez 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic/Garage
Joe Chambers 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Creative, Progressive Jazz