Artists born in / bands formed in 1944

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Jimmy Cliff 1960s - 2020s Reggae, Pop/Rock, R&B, Reggae-Pop, Roots Reggae, Rocksteady, Contemporary Reggae, Soul
Barry White 1950s - 2000s R&B, Disco, Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul, Soul
Peter Tosh 1960s - 1980s Reggae, Political Reggae, Roots Reggae
Billy Cobham 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Pop/Rock, Fusion, Post-Bop, Film Score, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock
Jeff Beck 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Blues, Jazz, Album Rock, Blues-Rock, British Blues, Fusion, Guitar Virtuoso, Hard Rock, Regional Blues, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll
Townes Van Zandt 1960s - 1990s Folk, Country, Pop/Rock, Americana, Contemporary Folk, Country-Rock, Progressive Country, Singer/Songwriter
Brenda Lee 1950s - 2020s Country, Pop/Rock, Country-Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, AM Pop
Diana Ross 1950s - 2020s R&B, Motown, Pop-Soul, Soul, Contemporary R&B, AM Pop, Disco, Quiet Storm
Gladys Knight 1940s - 2020s R&B, Motown, Pop-Soul, Soul, Smooth Soul, Quiet Storm, Disco
Chico Buarque 1960s - 2020s International, Jazz, Bossa Nova, MPB, Samba, Brazilian Jazz, Global Jazz, Brazilian Traditions, Brazilian Pop
Bobby Womack 1950s - 2010s R&B, Stage & Screen, Soul, Funk, Smooth Soul, Southern Soul, Blaxploitation, Quiet Storm, Soundtracks
Woody Shaw 1960s - 1980s Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Neo-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Progressive Jazz, Trumpet Jazz
Michael Nyman 1960s - 2020s Stage & Screen, Classical, International, Avant-Garde, Original Score, Film Score, Soundtracks, Minimalism, Orchestral, Vocal Music, Chamber Music, Concerto, Keyboard, Ballet, Opera, Brazilian Traditions
Kiri Te Kanawa 1960s - 2010s Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Marvin Hamlisch 1960s - 2010s Stage & Screen, Easy Listening, Pop/Rock, Classical, Latin, Cast Recordings, Film Music, Instrumental Pop, Musical Theater, Original Score, Show Tunes, Soft Rock, Movie Themes, Soundtracks, Show/Musical, Film Score, Vocal Music
Joe Cocker 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary, AM Pop
Boz Scaggs 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, R&B, Blue-Eyed Soul, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Soul, Album Rock, Adult Contemporary, Blues-Rock
Edgar Froese 1960s - 2010s Electronic, Avant-Garde, New Age, Adult Alternative, Ambient, Experimental Electronic, Progressive Electronic
John Renbourn 1960s - 2010s Folk, Blues, International, Pop/Rock, British Folk, British Folk-Rock, Celtic, Folk-Blues
Charlie Musselwhite 1960s - 2020s Blues, Harmonica Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues
Johnny Winter 1950s - 2010s Blues, Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues, Regional Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Album Rock, Hard Rock, Arena Rock, Boogie Rock, Electric Blues, Electric Texas Blues
Tim Rice 1960s - 2020s Stage & Screen, Classical, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Musicals, Show/Musical
Chris Hillman 1960s - 2020s Country, Pop/Rock, Bluegrass, Country-Rock, Progressive Bluegrass, Progressive Country
Patti LaBelle 1960s - 2020s R&B, Quiet Storm, Soul, Early R&B, Adult Contemporary R&B
Mike Post 1960s - 2020s Stage & Screen, Classical, Pop/Rock, Soundtracks, TV Music, TV Soundtracks, Film Music, Film Score, Vocal Music
Françoise Hardy 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Vocal, International, Early Pop/Rock, French Pop, Girl Groups, Vocal Pop, AM Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, French, Western European Traditions
Gene Clark 1960s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Country, Country-Rock, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Singer/Songwriter, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Baroque Pop
Alan Stivell 1960s - 2020s International, New Age, Ethnic Fusion, Breton, Celtic Fusion, Celtic, Celtic Folk, International Fusion, Traditional Irish Folk, Traditional Celtic
Ray Davies 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
Dave Edmunds 1950s - 2010s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Pub Rock, Punk/New Wave, Rock & Roll, Roots Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Gary Stewart 1960s - 2000s Country, Pop/Rock, Country-Rock, Honky Tonk, Progressive Country, Outlaw Country, Traditional Country
Rocío Dúrcal 1950s - 2000s Latin, Latin Pop, Tropical
Pat Martino 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Post-Bop, Modern Creative, Soul Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Hard Bop
John Abercrombie 1960s - 2010s Jazz, Post-Bop, Fusion, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Progressive Jazz
Henry Threadgill 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Creative, Film Score
Jimmy Page 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Blues, Album Rock, British Blues, British Invasion, Hard Rock, Regional Blues, Rock & Roll
Evan Parker 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Avant-Garde, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Free Improvisation, Structured Improvisation, Avant-Garde Music, Jazz Instrument, Creative Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas 1960s - 2020s Classical, Stage & Screen, Orchestral, Concerto, Symphony, Cast Recordings, Musicals, Opera, Show/Musical
Moe Bandy 1960s - 2020s Country, Honky Tonk, Traditional Country, Contemporary Country
Michael Franks 1970s - 2020s Vocal, Jazz, Contemporary Instrumental, Crossover Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Smooth Jazz
Millie Jackson 1960s - 2020s R&B, Soul, Southern Soul, Deep Soul, Retro-Soul, Northern Soul, Disco, Quiet Storm
T.G. Sheppard 1970s - 2020s Country, Country-Pop, Urban Cowboy
Clarence White 1950s - 1970s Country, Pop/Rock, Bluegrass, Country-Rock, Progressive Bluegrass, Progressive Country, Traditional Bluegrass, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
Dean Evenson 1970s - 2020s New Age, Electronic, Contemporary Instrumental, Healing, Keyboard, Meditation/Relaxation, Relaxation, Ambient
Byron Berline 1960s - 2020s Country, Progressive Bluegrass, Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass
Joshua Rifkin 1960s - 2020s Classical, Jazz, Choral, Ragtime, Orchestral, Symphony
Al Kooper 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, R&B, Rock & Roll, Blues-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic/Garage, Retro-Soul, Soul, American Trad Rock, Folk-Rock, Roots Rock
Chris Smither 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Blues, Folk, Blues-Rock, Modern Acoustic Blues, Contemporary Blues, Folk-Blues, Contemporary Folk
John Surman 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Avant-Garde, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Composition, Jazz Instrument, Jazz-Rock, Film Score
Monty Alexander 1950s - 2020s Jazz, Vocal, International, Bop, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Post-Bop, Standards, Calypso, Caribbean Traditions