|
Artist
|
Active |
Genre & Styles |
| Zinky Cohn
|
1930s - 1940s |
Jazz |
| Zilner Randolph
|
1930s - 1950s |
Jazz, Swing |
| Z'EV
|
1960s - 2010s |
Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Electronic, Experimental, Experimental Rock, Industrial, Sound Art, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, No Wave |
| Yvonne Staples
|
1970s - 2000s |
R&B, Religious, Gospel, Traditional Gospel |
| Willie Kent
|
1950s - 1990s |
Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Modern Electric Blues |
| Willie Johnson
|
1940s - 1980s |
Blues, Electric Memphis Blues, Regional Blues |
| Willie James Lyons
|
1970s |
Pop/Rock, Blues, Chicago Blues, Regional Blues |
| Willie James Lacey
|
|
Blues |
| Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
|
1950s - 2000s |
Blues, Chicago Blues, Contemporary Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues |
| William Warfield
|
1950s - 1970s |
Stage & Screen, Classical, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Vocal Music, Opera, Choral |
| William Lee Conley Broonzy
|
|
Blues |
| William Joseph Russo
|
|
Jazz, Classical, Symphony, Concerto |
| Washboard Sam
|
1920s - 1960s |
Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Vaudeville Blues |
| Walter Vinson
|
1920s - 1970s |
Blues, Memphis Blues, Regional Blues, Acoustic Memphis Blues, Delta Blues |
| Walter Jacobs
|
1940s - 1960s |
Blues |
| Walter Jackson
|
1950s - 1980s |
R&B, Chicago Soul, Northern Soul, Soul, Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul, Early R&B |
| Walter "Fats" Pichon
|
|
Jazz |
| Von Freeman
|
1930s - 2010s |
Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Hard Bop |
| Vladas Jakubenas
|
1920s - 1960s |
Classical, Choral, Chamber Music, Keyboard |
| Virgil Abloh
|
2010s - 2020s |
Electronic, Rap, Club/Dance, House |
| Tubby Hall
|
1930s - 1940s |
Jazz, New Orleans Jazz |
| Truck Parham
|
1930s - 1990s |
Jazz, Dixieland, Swing |
| Tricky Dick
|
1990s |
Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Pop Punk, Punk, Punk/New Wave, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival |
| Tony Jackson
|
1890s - 1920s |
Jazz, Religious, Blues, Ragtime, Gospel |
| Tony Hollins
|
|
Blues, Pop/Rock, Acoustic Blues |
| Tony Gooden
|
|
Blues |
| Tommy McClennan
|
1930s - 1940s |
Blues, Delta Blues, Regional Blues, Country Blues, Acoustic Blues |
| Thomas Preston Brooke
|
|
Classical, Band Music |
| Thirsty Forest Animals
|
1980s - 1990s |
Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Shoegaze |
| Theodore Thomas
|
|
Classical, Orchestral |
| Theodore Roosevelt Taylor
|
1960s - 1970s |
Blues |
| The Hokum Boys
|
1920s - 1930s |
Blues, Pre-War Blues, Vaudeville Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Country Blues |
| The Coctails
|
1980s - 2000s |
Pop/Rock, Easy Listening, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Lounge |
| The Big Three Trio
|
1940s - 1950s |
Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Chicago Blues, Jump Blues |
| Terry Callier
|
1960s - 2010s |
R&B, Chicago Soul, Soul, Singer/Songwriter, Folk Jazz, Progressive Folk |
| Tampa Red
|
1920s - 1960s |
Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Acoustic Blues, Early American Blues |
| Sylvia Embry
|
1980s |
Blues, Jazz, Modern Electric Blues |
| Sylvester Boines
|
|
Blues |
| Susie Hawthorne
|
1920s - 1960s |
Blues, Classic Female Blues, Vaudeville Blues |
| Sunnyland Slim
|
1920s - 1990s |
Blues, Piano Blues, Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues |
| Studs Terkel
|
1930s - 2000s |
Comedy/Spoken, Spoken Word |
| Stuart Swanlund
|
1980s - 2000s |
Pop/Rock |
| Steve Albini
|
1980s - 2020s |
Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Noise-Rock, Math Rock |
| Stephen Bates
|
1960s - 2000s |
Stage & Screen, Classical, Show/Musical |
| St. Louis Jimmy Oden
|
1930s - 1960s |
Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Piano Blues, Regional Blues, St. Louis Blues |
| Squeak
|
2010s - 2020s |
Rap, Midwest Rap |
| Spektral Quartet
|
2010s - 2020s |
Classical, Chamber Music |
| Southside Movement
|
1970s |
R&B, Chicago Soul, Funk, Deep Funk, Soul, Disco |
| Sonny Thompson
|
1940s - 1970s |
R&B, Blues, Jump Blues, Early R&B |
| Sonny Cohn
|
1940s - 1980s |
Jazz |