This is a list of Maryland musicians, consisting of Marylanders who are musically notable, with a strong connection to the State of Maryland, USA and others who are notable within the music of Maryland. People listed may be relevant to the state of Maryland, the Province of Maryland or the area now known as Maryland before it was either a state or colony, and may be primarily relevant for reasons not related to music, so long as they do have some musical notability.
This covers specific individuals only. There is a separate list of Maryland music groups.
This list features relevant music people that are:
- Covered in an academic journal article or book, provided coverage goes beyond mere listing as an example of a broader trend
- Those documented as having special notability or popularity within the music field and are listed in reputably published sources.
Name | Notes | Reference | Image | |
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Aaron, Dave | Bassist for the Baltimore-based metal band Rancid Decay | [1] | ||
Abbott, Sam | Former mayor of Takoma Park, Maryland, led the creation of the Takoma Park Folk Festival, first held in 1978 | |||
Abadey, Nasar | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, drummer, composer, leader of Supernova and former member of Birthright | [2] | ||
Adams, Harold | Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist | [3] | ||
Addison, Elmer | Jazz saxophonist with the Rivers Chambers Orchestra | [4] | ||
Adler, Peter Herman | Eighth music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1959 to 1968 | [5] | ||
Von Strauss, Barron | Drummer for the Baltimore-based hard progressive metal band Apollo Ra. Arrested in 2012 for cocaine distribution. | [6] | ||
Alsop, Marin | Twelfth, and current, music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, whose term began in 2007, first woman to head a major American symphony | [5] | ||
Alverson, Mike | Twenty-fourth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Ammen, Mark | Bassist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco | |||
Amos, Tori | Pianist and popular singer, youngest student ever to attend the Peabody Institute, at age five | [8] | ||
Adrian, Drew | Guitarist for the Rockville, Maryland-based speed metal band Indestroy | [9] | ||
Antanaitis, Sean | Member of the Baltimore-based rock band Celebration | |||
Argento, Dominick | Graduate of the Peabody Institute, composer of lyric opera and choral music, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Music | [10] | ||
Asaro, Catherine | Maryland based vocalist and author | [11] | ||
Ascione, Raymond A. | Nineteenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Azrael, Sam | Owner of the Super Music Store, an historic venue for African American music in Baltimore | [12] | ||
Bacon, Thomas | Most well-known composer of the Tuesday Club in colonial Annapolis | [13] | ||
Badertscher, Alex | Guitarist for Annapolis-based band Breathing Walker | [14] | ||
Bailey, Earl "Buddy" | Member of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings, not the same individual as the member of The Clovers | [15] | ||
Bailey, Pearl | Singer and actress, originally a chorus girl at The Royal Theatre | [4] | ||
Balthrop, Carmen | Opera singer and winner of the Baltimore Opera Company's vocal competition | [16] | ||
Baker, Hank | Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist | [3] | ||
Baker, Henry | Owner of a men's clothing store in Baltimore that featured rehearsal space that eventually came to host many well-regarded acts | [17] | ||
Banaszkiwicz, Mike | Vocalist for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force | [18] | ||
Banger, Kid | Drummer (Stephen Toth) for the Baltimore-based metal band Snydly Crunch | [19] | ||
BarenBregge, Peter | Director of the Columbia Jazz Band, writer and record producer with the Airmen of Note | [20] | ||
Barlow, Howard | Fifth music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1939 to 1942 | [5] | ||
Barr, Niki | Denton, Maryland musician best known for entertaining the United States military abroad | |||
Bartlett, Carol | Current artistic director of the Peabody Institute's dance program, experienced dancer and choreographer, and winner of the Concours Internationale de Chorégraphie | [21] | ||
Bartz, Gary | Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist | [3] | ||
Basiliko, Gus | Drummer for Maryland-based doom metal band Wretched and speed metal band Indestroy | [9] | ||
Bealer, Wiliam | Fifer and one of the best-remembered early members of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Beasley, Sean | Bassist and vocalist for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus, former member of Garden of Shadows | |||
Beck, Allen E. | Eighteenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Beirs, Benjamin | Teacher at the Peabody Institute's dance program, award-winning guitarist and member of chamber music group Duo Transatlantique | [22] | ||
Bell, Nathan | Former bassist for the Baltimore-area punk band Lungfish | |||
Belton, Rob | Former drummer for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus | |||
Bender, Leigh | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, trumpeter and composer of the Westminster Symphony Orchestra | [23] | ||
Benteen, Frederick D. | 19th-century Baltimore music publisher | [24] | ||
Bergander, David | Drummer for the Baltimore-based rock band Celebration | |||
Bair, Sheldon | Founder, and subsequent director, of the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra | [25] | ||
Blake, Eubie | Baltimore native jazz composer, lyricist and performer, pioneer of the stride style | |||
Bledsoe, John Richard | Seventeenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Boggs, Matthew | Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute and Baltimore area native, double bassist who has toured widely across the United States | [26] | ||
Bonner, Mike | Member of the Annapolis-based punk band The Hated | |||
Boswell, James | 19th-century Baltimore music publisher | [24] | ||
Boudreaux, Margaret | Current director (since 1992) of the McDaniel College Choir | [27] | ||
Bowen, Alvin | Member of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Four Buddies | [12][28] | ||
Bowen, Denny | Drummer for the Baltimore-based rock band Double Dagger and sole member of electronic/mashup project, Smart Growth. | |||
Boyer, Derek | Former bassist for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus | |||
Branagan, Steve | Drummer for Maryland-based doom metal bands Revelation and Against Nature | [29] | ||
Branigan, Rob | Drummer for the Rockville, Maryland-based speed metal band Indestroy | [9] | ||
Braxton, Tamar | R&B singer from Severn, Maryland, member of The Braxtons | |||
Braxton, Toni | R&B singer from Severn, Maryland, member of The Braxtons | |||
Braxton, Towanda | R&B singer from Severn, Maryland, member of The Braxtons | |||
Braxton, Traci | R&B singer from Severn, Maryland, member of The Braxtons | |||
Braxton, Trina | R&B singer from Severn, Maryland, member of The Braxtons | |||
Brenner, Dave | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based metal band Have Mercy | [30] | ||
Brenner, John | Singer and guitarist for Maryland-based doom metal band Revelation | [29] | ||
Brent, Paul A. | Baltimore-area musician who became the first African American to attend the Peabody Institute, in 1949, graduating in 1953 | [4] | ||
Brown, Anne | Baltimore native and opera soprano, best known for creating the role of Bess in Porgy and Bess | |||
Brown, Buster | Jazz guitarist from Albany who joined the Rivers Chambers Orchestra | [4] | ||
Brown, Kev | Rapper and producer from Landover, Maryland, member of the Low Budget collective | |||
Bryce, Jeffrey | Saxophonist for Annapolis-based rock band the Jarflys | |||
Bryan, John | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based metal band Have Mercy | [30] | ||
BT | Trance musician from Rockville, Maryland | |||
Buckler, Casey | Former drummer for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus | |||
Bulkley, Kevin | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based hard progressive metal band Apollo Ra | [6] | ||
Bullock, Mike | Vocalist for the Annapolis-based crossover punk/metal band IronChrist, Rockville based Speed Metal band Indestroy. Guitarist and vocalist for Lanham-based death metal band Scab. | |||
Burch-Pesses, Michael | Twenty-first bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Byers, Matt | Former drummer for the Baltimore-area deathgrind band Misery Index | |||
Byrne, David | Popular musician and composer, best known with Talking Heads, went to high school at Lansdowne High School and attended the Maryland Institute College of Art | |||
Calloway, Blanche | One of the first female bandleaders in the United States, from Baltimore | [31] | ||
Calloway, Cab | Jazz singer and bandleader, raised in part in Baltimore | [31] | ||
Callahan Jr, Kevin D | Bassist for the Euro/USA based metal group Them Fuzzy Monsters | |||
Cameron, Wayne | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, trumpeter and conductor of the UMBC orchestra | [32] | ||
Campbell, Paula | R&B singer from Baltimore | |||
Carey, Tony | Percussionist for the Baltimore-based psychedelic band The Peppermint Rainbow | |||
Carmichael, Kelly | Guitarist for Maryland-based doom metal band Internal Void | |||
Carroll, John "Gregory" | Member of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Four Buddies | [12][28] | ||
Carusi, Samuel | 19th-century Baltimore music publisher | [24] | ||
Cassilly, Richard | Graduate of the Peabody Institute and renowned operatic tenor | |||
Carr, Joseph | Founder of a Baltimore-based music publishing firm | [24] | ||
Carter, William "Tommy" | Member of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Four Buddies | [12][28] | ||
Catbas, Elysabeth | Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning vocalist | [33] | ||
Chalfant, Jimmy | Drummer for the Hagerstown-based metal band Kix | [34] | ||
Chambers, Rivers | Cellist for the John Ridgely Jazzers, later a fixture in the Baltimore jazz scene and bandleader at The Royal | [4] | ||
Chaney, Jim | Drummer for Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack | |||
Chasez, JC | Singer with 'N Sync, from Bowie, Maryland | |||
Chestnut, Cyrus | Graduate of the Peabody Institute, jazz musician | [35] | ||
Choe, Jeeyoung Rachel | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning flautist who has toured across the world | [36] | ||
Chriest, John | Former bassist for the Baltimore-area punk band Lungfish | |||
Clark, Jon | Drummer for the Baltimore-based rock band 99 Burning | |||
Clarke, Martha | Graduate of the Peabody Institute, born in Baltimore, renowned choreographer and director | [37] | ||
Cleaveland, Alonzo | Baltimore-based 19th century educator, founder of the Glee School | [38] | ||
Clifton, Arthur | Music publisher and composer | [24] | ||
Coates, Lee | Drummer for the Maryland-based death metal band Exmortis | [39] | ||
Cole, John | 19th-century Baltimore music publisher and store owner | |||
Collette, Calvin | Member of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings | [15] | ||
Collins, Brad | Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist | [3] | ||
Combs, Greg | Guitarist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco | |||
Commissiona, Sergiu | Ninth music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1969 to 1984, also a violinist | [5] | ||
Corrick, Max | Eleventh bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Cotto, Orlando | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, well-known percussionist and marimbist | [40] | ||
Coty, Neal | Country singer-songwriter from Maryland | |||
Cougin | Drummer for Maryland-based doom metal band Wretched | |||
Covington, Steve | Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist | [3] | ||
Cowell, Henry | Teacher at the Peabody Institute | [10] | ||
Coxsen, Lawrence | Member of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings | [15] | ||
Crawford, Buddy | Member of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings | [15] | ||
Crocco, Matt | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based metal band Rancid Decay | [1] | ||
Crover, Dale | Member of Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Obsessed | |||
Culos, Christ | Percussionist for Of a Revolution, a jam band from Rockville, Maryland | |||
Dagher, Joe | Member of Baltimore-based hardcore punk band Law & Order, and then Bollocks | [41] | ||
Dagher, Pete | Member of Baltimore-based hardcore punk band Law & Order, and then Bollocks | [41] | ||
Dagher, William | Member of Baltimore-based hardcore punk band Law & Order, and then Bollocks | [41] | ||
Daglar, Fatma | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, oboist with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Maryland Symphony Orchestra | [42] | ||
Dailey, Albert | Jazz pianist from Baltimore | [43] | ||
Dale, James A. | Founder of the Annapolis Chorale and assistant music director at the United States Naval Academy | [44] | ||
Danchenko, Victor | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, renowned violinist and winner of both the Ysaye Gold Medal and the Soviet National Competition | [45] | ||
Danchenko-Stern, Vera | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, singer and instrumentalist, and has toured widely across the United States and Russia | [46] | ||
Davis, Rich | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force | [18] | ||
Dayton, Lee | Vocalist for the Baltimore-based metal band Have Mercy | [30] | ||
Deacon, Dan | Electronic music composer and performer from Baltimore | |||
Deak, Stephen | Early 20th century founder of the Baltimore Women's String Symphony Orchestra, Wolfgang Martin, from 1936 to 1940 | [24] | ||
Deane, Buddy | Host of The Buddy Deane Show, a music television show in Baltimore | |||
Deems, James Monroe | 19th-century composer and music educator from Baltimore | [38] | ||
DeLong, Alfred | Longest-serving and most successful director (1936–1969) of the McDaniel College Choir | [27] | ||
Denby, Herman "Junior" | Member of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings | [15] | ||
Denver, Andrew | Well-regarded drum major in the United States Naval Academy Band in the 1850s | [7] | ||
DePizzo, Jerry | Saxophonist and guitarist for Of a Revolution, a jam band from Rockville, Maryland | |||
DeVaughn, Raheem | Singer and songwriter, raised in Maryland | |||
Diehl, Ron | Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist | [3] | ||
DiGalleonardo, Monica | Bassist for Annapolis-based bands Moss Icon and Breathing Walker | [14] | ||
Diggins, Tommy | Along with William Hoeke, the first Marine Musicians of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Divine | Towson, Maryland-born drag actor, best known for Hairspray | |||
Dixon, Eric | Drummer for the Baltimore-based metal band Rancid Decay | [1] | ||
Dixon, Ike | Owner of the Comedy Club, a major historic music venue in Baltimore | [4] | ||
Dixon, Luther | Member of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Buddies | [12][28] | ||
Dolid, Laura Gurdus | Teacher at the Peabody Institute and founder of Baltimore County Youth Ballet | [47] | ||
Donovan, Caitlin | Teacher at the Peabody Institute and award-winning vocalist | [48] | ||
Dorsey, Derrick | Former bassist for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack | |||
Dowling, Dave | Former guitarist for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack | |||
Dowsy, Carlos | Clarinetist for the John Ridgely Jazzers | [4] | ||
Dreyfuss, John | Member of Half Japanese, a punk band from Uniontown, Maryland | |||
Dreyfuss, Ricky | Member of Half Japanese, a punk band from Uniontown, Maryland | |||
Duncan, Blade | Vocalist for the Baltimore-based hard metal band Hammers Rule | [49] | ||
Dupree, Bubba | Guitarist for Void, a punk band from Columbia, Maryland | |||
Duritz, Adam | Baltimore born and raised vocalist and songwriter for the pop-rock band, Counting Crows | [50] | ||
Dyer, Samuel | 18th-century music publisher in Baltimore | [38] | ||
Heinrich Christian Eisenbrandt | 19th century Baltimore brass and woodwind instrument manufacturer | [51] | ||
Ellingson, Nick | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based metal band Have Mercy | [30] | ||
Elliott, Cass | Baltimore-native singer from The Mamas & the Papas | |||
Elson, Rob | Guitarist and lead songwriter for the Annapolis-area pop punk band The Track Record | |||
Endicott, Sam | Lead singer of The Bravery, originally from Bethesda, Maryland | |||
Ennis, Andy | Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist | [3] | ||
Ennis, Ethel | Baltimore-native jazz musician | [52] | ||
Ensminger, John | Percussionist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental bands Dog Fashion Disco and Polkadot Cadaver | |||
Ensminger, Kristen | Trumpeter for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco | |||
Entrance | Folk musician, real name Guy Blakeslee, former member of The Convocation of... | |||
Escolopio, Aaron | Originally from Waldorf, Maryland, first drummer for Good Charlotte, now a drummer for Wakefield | [53] | ||
Escolopio, Ryan | Originally from Waldorf, Maryland, guitarist and vocalist for pop-punk band Wakefield | [53] | ||
Eskelin, Ellery | Jazz saxophonist and recording artist, raised in Baltimore | |||
Ewald, Bryan | Guitarist and vocalist for Annapolis-based rock band the Jarflys | |||
Maria Ewing | Opera singer and winner of the Baltimore Opera Company's vocal competition | [16] | ||
Fahey, John | Musician from Takoma Park, Maryland | |||
Faile, Andrew | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based metal band Snydly Crunch | [19] | ||
Fair, David | Member of Half Japanese, a punk band from Uniontown, Maryland | |||
Fair, Jad | Member of Half Japanese, a punk band from Uniontown, Maryland | |||
Falkinburg, Bruce | Bassist and vocalist for Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Hidden Hand, also a recording engineer | |||
Fallon, Neil | Lead singer for Germantown, Maryland-based stoner rock band Clutch | |||
Feldstein, Mitchell | Drummer for the Baltimore-area punk band Lungfish | |||
Ferguson, Danny | Member of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Buddies | [12][28] | ||
Ferrara, Tom | Former guitarist for the Baltimore-based rock band Yukon | |||
Fields, Mickey | The most famous of the Baltimore-area jazz saxophonists, originally of The Tilters | [3] | ||
Finke, Fritz | Former student at the Peabody Institute, founder of the Oratorio Society | |||
Finnegan, Sean | Drummer for Void, a punk band from Columbia, Maryland | |||
Fisher, Erik | Member of the Annapolis-based punk band The Hated | |||
Fisher, Jason | Member of the Annapolis-based punk band The Hated | |||
Flagg, Lewis | Cellist for the John Ridgely Jazzers | [4] | ||
Fleisher, Leon | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, pianist and first American winner of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium, in 1952 | [54] | ||
Flood, Dale | Guitarist for Maryland-based doom metal bands Wretched and Unorthodox | |||
Fluck, John D. | Twentieth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Ford, Katrina | Member of the Baltimore-based rock band Celebration | |||
Formanek, Michael | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, prominent jazz bassist | [55] | ||
Forsythe, Brian | Guitarist for the Hagerstown-based metal band Kix | [34] | ||
Fox, Virgil | Graduate of the Peabody Institute and renowned organist | [56] | ||
France, Al | Member of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings | [15] | ||
Francis, Mike | Bassist for the Maryland-based hard metal band Deuce | [57] | ||
Frank, James | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based rock band 99 Burning | |||
Frank, Pamela | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, violinist who has toured widely, winner of the Avery Fisher Prize | [58] | ||
Freccia, Massimo | Seventh music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1952 to 1959 | [5] | ||
Friedman, Marty | Guitarist for the Maryland-based hard metal band Deuce | [57] | ||
Fusciello, Zak | Drummer for Annapolis-based band Breathing Walker | [14] | ||
Gaehle, Henry | 19th century Baltimore piano manufacturer, cofounder of Wm. Knabe & Co. with William Knabe | [59] | ||
Gaither, Tommy | Guitarist for the pioneering Baltimore-based doo wop group, The Orioles | [60] | ||
Gallagher, John | Guitarist and vocalist for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus | |||
Gambone, Ralph M. | Twenty-third bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Ganz, Brian | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist | [61] | ||
Garcia, Fernando | Guitarist and vocalist for the Baltimore-based metal band Rancid Decay | [1] | ||
Garrett, Sam | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based rock band Yukon | |||
Gatton, Danny | Guitarist from Newburg, Maryland, who fused blues, rockabilly, jazz, and country to create a musical style he called "redneck jazz". Released several albums, notably, 88 Elmira St. | |||
Gaster, Jean-Paul | Member of Germantown, Maryland-based stoner rock band Clutch | |||
Gattis, Tom | Guitarist and vocalist for the Maryland-based hard metal bands Deuce and Tension | [57][62] | ||
Gebelein, Conrad | longtime band leader at the Johns Hopkins University where a grandstand is named for him. Performed first live music on Baltimore radio station. (1921) | |||
Geller, Judith | Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, French horn player and arranger for the Charm City Klezmer Band | [63] | ||
Genaux, Vivica | Opera singer and winner of the Baltimore Opera Company's vocal competition | [16] | ||
Gershman, Benj | Bassist for Of a Revolution, a jam band from Rockville, Maryland | |||
Gidwitz, John | Former president of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | |||
Gilespie, Jon | Keyboardist for Annapolis-based rock band the Jarflys | |||
Gillett, Wheeler | 18th-century music publisher in Baltimore | [38] | ||
Givens, Shirley | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, violinist who has performed across the United States and written numerous instructional violin books | [64] | ||
Glass, Philip | Graduate of the Peabody Institute, minimalist composer | [65] | ||
Glik, Chris | Graduate of the Peabody Institute, composer, keyboardist and vocalist | [66] | ||
Gorden, John | Drummer for the Baltimore-based metal band Have Mercy | [30] | ||
Gray, Alexander | Singing master at St. Anne's Anglican Church in Annapolis, beginning in 1786 and continuing for an unknown amount of time | [38] | ||
Gray, Josh | Frederick, Maryland Folk Musician | |||
Gray, Julian | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, popular recorded guitarist and author of guitar-related books | [67] | ||
Green, Bus | Bandleader at the Club Orleans | [4] | ||
Green, J. Ernest | Longest-serving director of the Annapolis Chorale, beginning in 1984 and continuing to the present (as of 2008) | [44] | ||
Green, Joseph | Music publisher and printer of the Maryland Gazette in colonial Annapolis, member of the Tuesday Club | [13] | ||
Green-Cudek, Lisa | Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, dance author and lecturer who has appeared on television several times | [68] | ||
Greenberg, Herbert | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, violinist and recording artist for Argo Records who has toured widely and been the subject of national television and radio broadcasts | [69] | ||
Greig, Bruce | Former guitarist for the Baltimore-area deathgrind band Misery Index | |||
Grist, Ronnie | Bassist for the Maryland-based metal band Kingsbrook | [70] | ||
Grobe, Charles | 19th century pianist and composer | [71] | ||
Gross, Mark | Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist | [3] | ||
Guckert, Doug | Drummer for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force | [18] | ||
Gulli, Ed | Member of Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Obsessed | |||
Haha, Jimi | Vocalist and singer for Jimmie's Chicken Shack and Jarflys, based in Annapolis | |||
Hahn, Hilary | Graduate of the Peabody Institute, Grammy Award-winning violinist | [72] | ||
Hahn, Marian | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist and recording artist | [73] | ||
Hallam, Lewis | Head of the American Company, one of the first opera troupes to perform in Maryland | [24] | ||
Hall, Bert | Bassist for Maryland-based doom metal band Revelation and Against Nature | [29] | ||
Hall, Chris | Bassist for the Maryland-based hard metal band Deuce | [57] | ||
Hamerik, Asger | Danish composer who became the director of the Peabody Institute | |||
Hall II, Robert Bryson | Gaithersburg raised rapper who goes by his stage name Logic. Currently signed with Visionary Music Group and Def Jam Records. | |||
Hamilton, Alexander | Founder of the Tuesday Club, a social society which featured music at its meetings in colonial Annapolis | [74] | ||
Hammer, Charles | Cornetist and second bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Hampshire, Rob | Bassist for the Maryland-based doom metal band Earthride | |||
Harris, Charles L. | Founder of the Baltimore Colored Chorus and Baltimore Colored Symphony Orchestra, both in 1929, and led the Baltimore Colored City Band, also teacher of organ and cornet | [4][24] | ||
Harris, Skip | Bassist for the Baltimore-based psychedelic band The Peppermint Rainbow | |||
Harrison, Leon "Larry" | Member of the Baltimore-based African American vocal groups The Four Buddies and The Buddies | [12][28] | ||
Harrison, Michael | Current General Director for the Baltimore Opera Company | [16] | ||
Harrison, Mike | Former guitarist and vocalist for the Baltimore-area deathgrind band Misery Index | |||
Hart, Antonio | Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist | [3] | ||
Hart, Josh | Guitarist for Maryland-based doom metal band Revelation, formerly of Unorthodox | [29] | ||
Hartz, Ted | Guitarist for the Maryland-based death metal band Exmortis | [39] | ||
Hean, Casey | Guitarist for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack | |||
Heinzmann, Adam | Bassist for Maryland-based doom metal band Internal Void | |||
Henderson, Brice | Nashville singer - songwriter. One of Billboard Magazine's Top Ten New Country Artists 1983. | |||
Hendricks, Bobby | Member of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings | [15] | ||
Henley, Shaun | Bassist for the Baltimore-based hard metal band Hammers Rule | [49] | ||
Hennesey, David | Original drummer for Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Hidden Hand | |||
Hersch, Michael | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning composer whose works have been widely performed | [75] | ||
Hewitt, John Hill | Baltimore-based 19th century educator, co-founder of the Musical Institute, with William Stoddard | [38] | ||
Hicks, Bobby | Vocalist for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force | [18] | ||
Hicks, Maurice | Member of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Four Buddies | [12][28] | ||
Higgs, Daniel | Vocalist, member of Reptile House and Lungfish | |||
Hildebrand, David K. | Professor at the Peabody Conservatory, nationally regarded music historian specializing in early American music, especially in Maryland. Performer and recording artist of colonial period music. | [76] | ||
Hill, Kenny | Member of the Annapolis-based punk band The Hated, and the Spastic Rats, and founder of Vermin Scum, a local record label | |||
Hoeke, William | Along with Tommy Diggins, the first Marine Musicians of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Hohn, Chuck | Drummer for the Baltimore-based hard metal band Hammers Rule | [49] | ||
Holiday, Billie | Pioneering jazz singer who spent much of her childhood in Baltimore, known for an emotional and intimate vocal technique | [77] | ||
Holbrook, Jay | Former General Director for the Baltimore Opera Company | [16] | ||
Holloway, Ron | Tenor saxophonist known for performing in several genres of music. Holloway has worked with Susan Tedeschi, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Scott-Heron and Root Boy Slim. He has shared the stage with Gov't Mule, The Allman Brothers Band, Little Feat, Derek Trucks, Taj Mahal (musician), Widespread Panic and Carlos Santana. | [78][79] | ||
Hong, Ah | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, acclaimed vocalist who has performed extensively, and been the subject of an internationally broadcast radio performance | [80] | ||
Horner, Tim | Violinist for Annapolis-based band Breathing Walker | [14] | ||
Howland, Keith | Guitarist from Silver Spring, Maryland, member of Chicago | |||
Huber, Fred | Director of Municipal Music in the early 20th century, dictated repertoire to municipally supported bands and banned jazz | [4] | ||
Hughes, Alfred | Saxophonist for the John Ridgely Jazzers | [4] | ||
Hunter, Jim | Former member of Maryland-based doom metal band | |||
Hurley, Earl | Member of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings | [15] | ||
Brandt Huseman | Bassist for the 1990s power pop band The Greenberry Woods and Splitsville | |||
Huseman, Matt | Songwriter for the 1990s power pop band The Greenberry Woods and Splitsville | |||
Inglefield, Ruth | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, harpist and author of numerous articles and books | [81] | ||
Irvine, John | Member of the Annapolis-based punk band The Hated | |||
Irwin, Julienne | Bel Air, Maryland-born singer who was a finalist on America's Got Talent | |||
Isom, Gary | Drummer for Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal and stoner metal band Spirit Caravan, Internal Void, Nitroseed, Pentagram, Valkyrie and Unorthodox | |||
Itzel, Adam Jr. | 19th-century composer and conductor | |||
Jackson, George | Lead singer for the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group, with J&S Records, from the 1950s, with a solo career in the 1960s | [82] | ||
James, Chris W. | Edgewood, Maryland Musician and author. Americana folk artist Most notably for Big Poppa Pump's Entrance theme, Steinerlined. Also, movie soundtracks Dangerous Mode, China Dolls, Darkest Soul and creator of the Savvy marketing series, taught Savvy Marketing for Musicians at Harford Community College. Seen with Richard Branson Virgin Records | |||
Werner Janssen | Fourth music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1937 to 1939, also a composer | [5] | ||
Jarvis, Adam | Drummer for the Baltimore-area deathgrind band Misery Index | |||
Jickling, Mark | Member of Half Japanese, a punk band from Uniontown, Maryland | |||
Jarvis, John | Drummer and one of the best-remembered early members of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Jett, Joan | Rock musician, founder of The Runaways and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts; grew up in Rockville, Maryland | [83] | ||
Johnson, Carlos | Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist | [3] | ||
Johnson, Frederick | Member of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings | [15] | ||
Johnson, Money | Member of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings | [15] | ||
Jones, Junetta | Award-winning soprano and one of the first African American students at the Peabody Institute, and first to earn the Artist's Diploma, helped to found the Baltimore Municipal Orchestra | [4] | ||
Jones, Matt | Guitarist and vocalist for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack | |||
Josephson, Kim | Opera singer and winner of the Baltimore Opera Company's vocal competition | [16] | ||
Joy, Tonie | Guitarist for Annapolis-based bands Moss Icon and Breathing Walker, later founding Universal Order of Armageddon and The Convocation of... and briefly joining Born Against | [14] | ||
Jungnickel, Ross | Founder of the first Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, which ceased to exist in 1899 | [24] | ||
Kalimon, Ronnie | Former member of Maryland-based doom metal bands Unorthodox and Internal Void | |||
Kane, Martin "Kim" | Former member of Maryland-based garage bands The Slickee Boys and Date Bait | |||
Kannen, Michael | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning chamber music performer | [84] | ||
Karatz, Frank | Guitarist for the Maryland-based metal band Kingsbrook | [70] | ||
Katz, Ira | Songwriter for the 1990s power pop band The Greenberry Woods | |||
Keith, Steve | Annapolis-based popular folk musician | |||
Keller, Donald H. Jr. | Twenty-fifth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Kennedy, John Pendleton | Secretary of the Navy who requested the establishment of the United States Naval Academy Band in 1852 | [7] | ||
Kennedy, Seamus | Nationally renowned performer and recording artist of Celtic music | Scooter Smiff -Rapper/Baltimore's best | ||
Kenner, Kevin | Graduate of the Peabody Institute, bronze medal winner at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, top prize winner in the International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition and winner of the Polonaise Prize | [85] | ||
Kernan, James L. | Founder of the Maryland Theater of Baltimore | [4][86] | ||
Kerr, T. Henderson | Orchestra leader, violinist and composer in the early 20th century | [4] | ||
Kessler, Melvin Paul | Twenty-sixth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Key, Francis Scott | Maryland attorney and author of "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the United States of America | |||
Greg Kihn | Pop singer and radio personality from Baltimore, frontman for The Greg Kihn Band | |||
Kim, Christine | Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist | [87] | ||
Kimball, Mike | Guitarist and songwriter for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus | |||
Kloeppel, Mark | Guitarist and vocalist for the Baltimore-area deathgrind band Misery Index | |||
Knabe, Ernest | 19th century Baltimore piano manufacturer of his father's firm, Wm. Knabe & Co. | [59] | ||
Knabe, William M. (Sr.) | 19th century Baltimore piano manufacturer, founder of Wm. Knabe & Co. | [59] | ||
Knabe, William (Jr.) | 19th century Baltimore piano manufacturer of his father's firm, Wm. Knabe & Co. | [59] | ||
Knoerlein, John | Drummer for the Baltimore-based metal band Have Mercy | [30] | ||
Knopp, Seth | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist and chamber musician who has toured widely and recorded | [88] | ||
Koutsioukis, John | Bassist for Maryland-based doom metal bands Unorthodox and Wretched | |||
Kozinska, Alina | Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning vocalist who has toured widely and appeared on television in several countries | [89] | ||
Kranz, G. Fred | 19th-century Baltimore music publisher | [24] | ||
Kremer, Andy | Bassist for the Maryland-based doom metal band Revelation | [29] | ||
Kulesza, JoAnn | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning opera singer who has performed and conducted across the United States | [90] | ||
Lambros, Maria | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance, recorded and performed widely | [91] | ||
Lamdin, Bonnie | Vocalist for the Baltimore-based psychedelic band The Peppermint Rainbow | |||
Lamdin, Pat | Vocalist for the Baltimore-based psychedelic band The Peppermint Rainbow | |||
Lande, Irina Kaplan | Founding member of the Poulenc Trio. Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist who has toured across Europe and released recordings on the Marquis Classics and Delos labels. Artistic Director of Candlelight Concert Society in Columbia, MD. | [92] | ||
Larkins, Ellis | First African American to attend the Peabody Institute, jazz pianist originally with the Baltimore City Colored Orchestra | [93] | ||
Larson, Nathan | Film scorer, composer and member of Shudder to Think and Hot One, from Maryland | |||
Latta, Brian | Guitarist for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus | |||
Laue, Mark | Member of Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Obsessed | |||
Laurence, Mark | Drummer for Annapolis-based bands Moss Icon and Breathing Walker | [14] | ||
Lawson, James | Baritone for the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group, with J&S Records, from the 1950s | [82] | ||
Lee, Rod | Baltimore-based DJ, innovator of Baltimore club | |||
Legrand, Victoria | Vocalist and organist for the indie rock duo Beach House from Baltimore | |||
Leiber, Jerry | Songwriter, born in 1933 in Baltimore | [94] | ||
Lembach, Steve | Drummer for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force | [18] | ||
Lemon, Che Colavita | Former bassist for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack | |||
Leter, Steve | Bassist for the Maryland-based hard metal band Deuce | [57] | ||
Lewis, Doug | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based psychedelic band The Peppermint Rainbow | |||
Little, Eric | Drummer for Maryland-based doom metal band Earthride, and former member of Internal Void | |||
Lindsay, Adam | Founder of the Maryland Company of Comedians, the first resident theatre company in Baltimore | [24] | ||
Littleton, Daniel | Member of the Annapolis-based punk band The Hated | |||
Lockwood, Henry | Professor of natural philosophy at the United States Naval Academy, commander of the Academy's first dress parade, in 1848, which featured local musicians | [7] | ||
Lofgren, Nils | Multi-instrumentalist raised in Bethesda, Maryland, known as guitarist/keyboardist with Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Lofgren's solo career and songwriting led to being honored with his own "day" in Maryland. | [95] | ||
Loggins, Tee | Musician with the Rivers Chambers Orchestra | [4] | ||
Long, Carolyn | Opera singer and graduate of the Peabody Institute, born in Cambridge, Maryland | |||
Louie, Gary | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, saxophonist who has performed and recorded extensively | [90] | ||
Louis, Sammy | Jazz bandleader at The Ritz, whose band toured widely in the region in the 1930s | [4] | ||
Luke, Katherine | Organizer of the Handel Choir of Baltimore in 1935 | [96] | ||
Maguire, Hugh | Singing master at St. Anne's Anglican Church in Annapolis, beginning in 1765 | [38] | ||
MacDonald, A. T. Michael | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, recording engineer who has worked with many major labels | [97] | ||
Mack, Ellen | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, pianist who has recorded and performed throughout Europe, Russia and North America | [98] | ||
Mack, Norris "Bunky" | Member of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings | [15] | ||
Madden, Benji | Originally from Waldorf, Maryland, guitarist and backup vocalist from pop-punk band Good Charlotte | [99] | ||
Madden, Joel | Originally from Waldorf, Maryland, lead singer from pop-punk band Good Charlotte | [99] | ||
Maffeo, Jerome | Drummer for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack | |||
Maines, Dan | Member of Germantown, Maryland-based stoner rock band Clutch | |||
Maness, Mike | Drummer for the Maryland-based metal band Kingsbrook | [70] | ||
Mantis, Jason | Vocalist for the Baltimore-based metal band Rancid Decay | [1] | ||
Marbury, William | Former chairmen of the Board of Trustees of the Peabody Institute, led the charge to admit African Americans to the Peabody in 1949 | [4] | ||
Maphis, Rose Lee | Country music vocalist and guitarist duo with husband Joe Maphis | |||
Marlin, Miles | Bassist for the Baltimore-based band Hammers Rule | [49] | ||
Mario | Baltimore-based R&B singer | |||
Marshall, William F. | Fourth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band, who expanded the Band's size greatly and was the first bandmaster to not be officially credited as an instrumentalist | [7] | ||
Martin, Billy | Originally from Severna Park, Maryland, keyboardist and guitarist from pop-punk band Good Charlotte | [99] | ||
Martin, Hasani | Drummer for the Annapolis-area pop punk band The Track Record | |||
Martin, Wolfgang | Early 20th century founder of the Baltimore Women's String Symphony Orchestra, with Stephen Deak, from 1936 to 1940 | [24] | ||
Massey, Edith | Actress and singer who appeared in films by John Waters | |||
Massey, Kevin | Bassist for the Baltimore-based metal band Rancid Decay | [1] | ||
Mastrian, Stacey | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning soprano vocalist, specializing in Italian singing | [100] | ||
Matthews, Vince | Former vocalist for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus | |||
Maw, Nicholas | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning composer whose works have been widely performed | [101] | ||
Maxwell, Tom | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based metal band Have Mercy | [30] | ||
May, London | Member of Reptile House, Lungfish and Samhain | |||
McAbee, Ruth Lee | Soprano who performed with the Baltimore City Colored Orchestra at its 1931 debut | [4] | ||
McDowell, Steve | Tenor for the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group, with J&S Records, from the 1950s | [82] | ||
McCallum, Audrey Cyrus | Pianist, and the first African American to attend the Peabody Preparatory, in 1955 | [4] | ||
McCleary, Tracy | Pianist and classically trained musicians, later a conductor at The Royal in Baltimore with his band, the Royal Men of Rhythm | [4] | ||
McComas, Brian | Country singer-songwriter from Bethesda, Maryland | |||
McCombs, Cass | Musician who lived in Baltimore for a period | |||
McCoy, Donvonté | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, jazz trumpeter who has performed widely, member of New Soil and the Donvonté McCoy Quintet | [102] | ||
McCoy, Roy | Jazz trumpeter | [4] | ||
McDonough, Jim | Former guitarist for Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack | |||
McIntosh, Tom | Graduate of the Peabody Institute and Baltimore native, jazz trombonist and composer | |||
McTierney, Michele | Singer-songwriter, musician for the Baltimore-based Shock/Nu/Goth Metal band Sans Peur, rock band The Whiskeys, solo artist, vocal coach and owner/president of Accent E Entertainment LLC | |||
McKeown, Bill | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based hard progressive metal band Apollo Ra | [6] | ||
Meadows, Sean | Bassist for the Baltimore-area punk band Lungfish | |||
Meadows, Timmy | Guitarist for the Maryland-based hard metal bands Deuce and Tension, and brother of Angel's Punky Meadows | [57][62] | ||
Mears, Stephen | Bassist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco | |||
Mechlin, Spunki | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based hard metal band Hammers Rule | [49] | ||
Meeder, Colin | Member of the Annapolis-based punk band The Hated | |||
Melton, Larry | Bassist for the Annapolis-based rock band the Jarflys | |||
Mencken, H. L. | Author who founded the Wednesday Club, and member of the Florestan Club, both influential organizations in Baltimore music history | [24] | ||
Menser, Keith | Bassist for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force | [18] | ||
Menser, Scott | Vocalist for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force | [18] | ||
Metcalf, Thomas E. | Twenty-second bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Meyer, G. J. | Third bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Meyerhoff, Joseph | Influential former president of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | [5] | ||
Michael, Rob | Bassist for the Baltimore-based metal bands Have Mercy and Museum (originally known as Rancid Decay) | [1][30] | ||
Miller, Dan | Vocalist for the Baltimore-based hard progressive metal band Apollo Ra | [6] | ||
Moon, Yong Hi | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist | [103] | ||
Moore, Billy | Jazz guitarist | [4] | ||
Moore, Lenny | Football player, of the Baltimore Colts, later owner of the Sportsmen's Lounge, a prominent jazz venue in Baltimore in the 1960s | |||
Morris, Alfred III | Frontman for doom metal band Iron Man, based in Maryland | |||
Morgan, Janet | Bassist for the Baltimore-based rock band, Channels | |||
Morris, Alexander Cecil | Tenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band when it first performed on television | [7] | ||
Morris, Charles | Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, authorized and funded the United States Naval Academy Band in 1852 | [7] | ||
Morris, James | Renowned opera singer and winner of the Baltimore Opera Company's vocal competition | [16] | ||
Moulis, Matt | Drummer for Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Hidden Hand | |||
Muckenfuss, Robert | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, singer and vocal coach of many years, organist and recording artist | [104] | ||
Muffley, Ned E. | Fifteenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band when it first integrated women in the 1970s | [7] | ||
Murphy, Kevin | Former drummer for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack | |||
Murphy, Timothy | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, jazz pianist who has recorded and performed widely | [105] | ||
Mýa | Singer, producer and actress from Greenbelt, Maryland | |||
Nabokov, Nicholas | Teacher at the Peabody Institute | [10] | ||
Nadler, Shelia | Opera singer and winner of the Baltimore Opera Company's vocal competition | [16] | ||
Needleman, Katherine | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, accomplished oboist and native of Baltimore | [106] | ||
Nelson, George | Baritone of pioneering Baltimore-based doo wop group, The Orioles | [60] | ||
Netherton, Jason | Bassist and vocalist for the Baltimore-based deathgrind band Misery Index, formerly with the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus | |||
Newsom, Tommy | Graduate of the Peabody Institute, saxophonist on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | [107] | ||
Novo, José-Luis | Current conductor of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra | [108] | ||
O'Connor, Tim | Bassist for the Maryland-based speed metal band Tension | [62] | ||
Ocasek, Ric | Lead vocalist and songwriter for The Cars; grew up in Baltimore | [109] | ||
Oliver, Mike | Drummer for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco | |||
On, Richard | Guitarist for Of a Revolution, a jam band from Rockville, Maryland | |||
Osborne, Asa | Guitarist for the Baltimore-area punk band Lungfish | |||
Ott, David | Composer of the Annapolis Overture on behalf of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra | |||
Otte, Jim | Drummer for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force | [18] | ||
Page, Johnny | Singer with the African American doo wop group The Marylanders | [12] | ||
Page, Kenneth W. | Founder of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and civil rights leader | |||
Palanker, Edward | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, clarinetist and bass clarinetist who has recorded and performed widely and authored several articles for the International Clarinet Journal | [110] | ||
Palmer, Vernon "Bert" | Member of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Four Buddies | [12][28] | ||
Parker, Harlan D. | Faculty at the Peabody Institute, conductor of the Peabody Wind Ensemble, who have performed and recorded to great acclaim | [111] | ||
Parris, Mikel | Keyboardist and percussionist for Of a Revolution, a jam band from Rockville, Maryland | |||
Parsons, Jeff | Guitarist for Maryland-based doom metal bands Wretched, Indestroy and Unorthodox | [9] | ||
Pasternack, Benjamin | Faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist | [112] | ||
Patterson, Donald Dean | Fourteenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Peabody, George | Philanthropist and founder of the Peabody Institute in Baltimore | [113] | ||
Peterman, H. J. | Eighth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Peters, W. C. | 19th-century Baltimore music publisher | [24] | ||
Pfanstiehl, Eliot | President and CEO of the Strathmore | |||
Pfeiffer, John Philip | First bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Phillips, Mike | Drummer for Maryland-based doom metal bands Unorthodox and Wretched | |||
Phillips, William J. | Composer and sixteenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Pinhas, Guy | Member of Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Obsessed | |||
Plishka, Paul | Opera singer and winner of the Baltimore Opera Company's vocal competition | [16] | ||
Podgurski, Nick | Percussionist for the Baltimore-based rock band Yukon | |||
Pollauf, Jacqueline | Classical harpist and teacher based in Baltimore harp | |||
Pomeroy, Robert | Manager of the Lyric Opera in Baltimore when it began allowing African American performers in 1968 | [4] | ||
Ponselle, Rosa | Renowned opera soprana, first artistic director of the Baltimore Opera Company | [16] | ||
Porter, David Dixon | Superintendent at the Naval Academy who modernized and professionalized the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Post, Marjorie Merriweather | American socialite, businesswoman, owner of General Foods, namesake of the Merriweather Post Pavilion | |||
Prankster, Mary | Formerly Baltimore-based indie rock singer-songwriter | |||
Pratt, Awadagin | Graduate of the Peabody Institute and the first student to graduate with degrees in three performance areas, prominent concert pianist and violinist, winner of the Naumburg International Piano Competition | [114] | ||
Prettyman, Edward | Leader of the Baltimore Colored Park Band | [4] | ||
Puciato, Greg | Singer of The Dillinger Escape Plan, originally from Baltimore | |||
Purnell, Donnie | Bassist for the Hagerstown-based metal band Kix | [34] | ||
Purviance, Ernest | Popular Baltimore-based jazz musician, later with the Drexel Jazz Syncopaters | [4] | ||
Puts, Kevin | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning composer | [115] | ||
Quigley, Sennen | Guitarist and keyboardist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco | |||
Randall, James Ryder | Author of "Maryland, My Maryland", written in 1861 | |||
Randolph, Harold | Former director of the Peabody Institute | [4] | ||
Reds, Detroit | Performer at the Merry-Go-Round on Pennsylvania Avenue, later master of ceremonies for Club Orleans | [4] | ||
Reed, Johnny | Double bass and bass vocalist of pioneering Baltimore-based doo wop group, The Orioles | [60] | ||
Reeder, Scott | Member of Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Obsessed | |||
Reinagle, Alexander | Composer, manager, with Thomas Wignell of the Holliday Street Theater, one of the most important venues of colonial Baltimore | [24] | ||
Rice, Chris | Maryland-native Christian contemporary music songwriter | |||
Rich, Eddie | Member of Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Swallows | [12] | ||
Richards, Chuck | Popular African American radio personality with WBAL in the mid-20th century | [12] | ||
Ricketts, Michael | Recording artist and co-founder and lead guitarist for the Baltimore-based metal band Snydly Crunch | [19] | ||
Ridgely, John | Founder of the first band, the John Ridgley Jazzers, to call its music jazz in Baltimore | [4] | ||
Rippetoe, Matt | Horn player for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco | |||
Ritchie, Phil | Singer with the band Lennex, from Ocean City, Maryland | |||
Robbins, J. | Frontman for the Baltimore-based rock band, Channels, and formerly of Burning Airlines and Jawbox | |||
Roberge, Marc | Vocalist and guitarist for Of a Revolution, a jam band from Rockville, Maryland | |||
Roberts, Gwyn | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, recorder-player who has recorded widely | [116] | ||
Robinson, Ann | Maryland-born colonial era theater owner in Augusta, Georgia, originally married to Dennis Ryan, manager of the Maryland Company of Comedians | [117] | ||
Rochester, Joseph T. H. | Popular Baltimore-based jazz musician and bandleader, later with the Drexel Jazz Syncopaters | [4] | ||
Rod, DJ Roddy | Maryland-based DJ and member of hip hop group Maspyke and the Low Budget collective | |||
Rogers, Maggie | American singer-songwriter and record producer from Easton, Maryland. | |||
Rogers, Greg | Member of Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Obsessed | |||
Romasco, Matt | Maryland-based Designer and Tube Guitar Amplifier builder JMJAmps.com | [118] | ||
Rosen, Miles | Drummer for the 1990s power pop band The Greenberry Woods | |||
Rothschild, Rudolph | Co-founder of the Baltimore Chamber Music Society in 1950 | [24] | ||
Rouchard, Marc | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force | [18] | ||
Rowe, Devonna | Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning vocalist who has toured internationally | [119] | ||
Rowe, Mike | American narrator and TV personality, former professional singer with the Baltimore Opera Company | |||
Ruthvin, Joe | Former member of the Maryland-based doom metal band Earthride | |||
Ryan, Dennis | Manager of the first theatrical company in Baltimore in the 1780s | [120] | ||
Saelzer, Pablo | Conductor of the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras' Sinfonia, and a well-known conductor with other institutions both in his native Chile and the United States | [121] | ||
Sayenga, Eric | Former drummer for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus | |||
Scally, Alex | Guitarist and keyboardist for the indie rock duo Beach House from Baltimore | |||
Schauer, Mick | Member of Germantown, Maryland-based stoner rock band Clutch | |||
Schelling, Ernest | Third music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1935 to 1937, also a pianist and composer | [5] | ||
Schock, Gina | Drummer for The Go-Go's, originally from Baltimore | |||
Schoff, Peter | Fifth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Schoolden, Mike | From Waldorf, Maryland, guitarist for pop-punk band Wakefield | [53] | ||
Schulze, Elizabeth | Second Music Director of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra in Hagerstown | |||
Sentelle, Larry | Guitarist for the Maryland-based metal band Kingsbrook | [70] | ||
Shaffer, Steve | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force | [18] | ||
Shakur, Tupac | Gangsta rapper who lived in Baltimore for a time | |||
Sharp, Alexander | High tenor of pioneering Baltimore-based doo wop group, The Orioles | [60] | ||
Sharp, William | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, critically acclaimed singer who has recorded for several labels and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Classical Music Performance | [122] | ||
Shaw, Ruel | Baltimore-based 19th century education and music publisher | [38] | ||
Sherman, Dave | Bassist and vocalist for Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal and stoner metal band Spirit Caravan, and Wretched and Earthride | |||
Shirley-Quirk, John | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, critically acclaimed singer who has recorded prolifically and won several Grammy Awards | [123] | ||
Siegel, Jeff | Keyboardist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco | |||
Siemonn, George | Second music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1930 to 1935 | [5] | ||
Sima, William | Ninth director of the United States Naval Academy Band, composer of the "Victory March" | [7] | ||
Simons, Mike | Original vocalist for the Maryland-based death metal band Exmortis | [39] | ||
Sipple, Mike | Former drummer for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack | |||
Sisqó | R&B singer from Baltimore | |||
Sissle, Noble | Baltimore jazz musician and composer who worked with Eubie Blake | |||
Slayter, Gayle | Popular vocalist with the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Slot Racer | Baltimore-based indie rock band | |||
Slutsky, Boris | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist | [124] | ||
Smail, Mike | Drummer for Maryland-based doom metal band Internal Void | |||
Smith, Brad | Bassist for the Baltimore-based rock band Yukon | |||
Smith, David | Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist | [3] | ||
Smith, Jimmy | Baltimore-area organist, known for his work on the Hammond B-3 organ | [3] | ||
Smith, Jordan Randall | Baltimore-area conductor, founder of Symphony Number One | [125] | ||
Smith, Todd | Vocalist and guitarist, member the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental bands Dog Fashion Disco (vocals) and Polkdadot Cadaver (vocals and guitar) | |||
Snowden, Elmer | Baltimore-native jazz banjoist | [52] | ||
Solars, Elizabeth Faidley | Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, winner of the Melissa Tiller Memorial Prize for String Performance | [126] | ||
Southard, Lucien | Conductor the Peabody Institute | |||
Speleos, Nick | Guitarist and vocalist for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus | |||
Spence, Donnie | Drummer for the Hagerstown-based metal band Kix | [34] | ||
Spetta, Michael | Vocalist for the Baltimore-based metal band Snydly Crunch | [19] | ||
Spiegel, Sam | DJ, originally from Bethesda, Maryland, also known as Squeak E. Clean | |||
Spice Caravan | Doom metal and stoner metal band from Potomac, Maryland, led by Scott Weinrich, with Dave Shermann and Gary Isom | |||
Spicer, Ishmael | First "singing master" - music educators, often itinerant, specializing in choral music - in Baltimore, beginning in 1789 in a courthouse, students include John Cole | [38] | ||
Sprenkle, Elam | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, composer whose works have been widely performed | [127] | ||
Springer, Samuel | Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning organist | [128] | ||
Steiff, Charles | 19th century piano manufacturer, based in Baltimore | [59] | ||
Stellaccio, Cherie | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, long-time music educator, lecturer and vocalist | [129] | ||
Stepansky, Alan | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning cellist | [130] | ||
Stephenson, Mary Elizabeth | Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning organist who has toured across the United States and abroad, and appeared on television and radio | [131] | ||
Stepp, Jasan | Guitarist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental bands Dog Fashion Disco and Polkadot Cadaver | |||
Sterling, Arnold | Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist | [3] | ||
Stevens, Jason | Guitarist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco | |||
Stevenson, Bill | Member of Baltimore-based hardcore punk band Bollocks | [41][132] | ||
Stewart, Geoff | Saxophonist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco | |||
Stewart, Reginald | Sixth music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1917 to 1930, and director of the Peabody Institute | [5] | ||
Stoddard, William | Baltimore-based 19th century educator, co-founder of the Musical Institute, with John Hill Hewitt | [38] | ||
Stone, Richard | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning lutenist who has performed and recorded widely | [133] | ||
Stover, Chris | Bassist for Void, a punk band from Columbia, Maryland | |||
Strackbein, Michael | Bassist and vocalist for the Annapolis-area pop punk band The Track Record | |||
Strals, Nolen | Vocalist for the Baltimore-based rock band Double Dagger | |||
Strassburg, Mark | Guitarist and vocalist for the Rockville, Maryland-based speed metal band Indestroy | [9] | ||
Strube, Gustav | First music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1917 to 1930, also a composer and teacher at the Peabody Institute | [5] | ||
Sult, Tim | Member of Germantown, Maryland-based stoner rock band Clutch | |||
Summerour, Jay | Folk performer, with Warner Williams | |||
Surber, John S. | Thirteenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Sutherland, Donald | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, organist who has performed internationally | [134] | ||
Sutro, Otto | Former student at the Peabody Institute, later a publisher and music store owner | |||
Swanson, Tim | Keyboardist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco | |||
Swindell, Bill | Baltimore-based jazz saxophonist from Washington, D.C. | [17] | ||
Tak, Young-ah | Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning organist who has toured across the United States and abroad, and appeared on television and radio | [135] | ||
Talley, John Barry | Musician, Scholar, Educator, Director of Musical Activities at the United States Naval Academy 1971-2006 | [136] | ||
Talley, Kevin | Former drummer for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus and the Baltimore-based deathgrind band Misery Index | |||
Tanner, Evan | Former drummer for Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Hidden Hand | |||
Tardue, Mark | Director of the Annapolis Chorale who organized a very successful concert that established the Chorale's reputation in 1977 | [44] | ||
Taubenfield, Evan | Baltimore-born guitarist for Avril Lavigne | |||
Taylor, Angela (Revis) | Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, computer musician and pop-rock singer-songwriter | [137] | ||
Temirkanov, Yuri | Eleventh music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1999 to 2006 | [5] | ||
Tennyson, J. D. | From Waldorf, Maryland, guitarist for pop-punk band Wakefield | [53] | ||
Theiss, Mike | Bassist for the Maryland-based doom metal band Revelation | [29] | ||
Theofanidis, Christopher | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning composer whose works have been widely performed | [138] | ||
Thomas, A. Jack | Bandleader for the Baltimore Colored City Band, Commonwealth Band, and one of the first African American bandmasters in the U.S. Army | [4] | ||
Thomas, Brandon | Musician originally from Baltimore | |||
Thomas, Edward | After giving him good advice on horse race-gambling, Thomas convinced Warner Studios boss Jack L. Warner to install air conditioning at the Tivoli Theatre in Frederick, Maryland, which attracted a legion of new audiences to what would eventually become the Weinberg Center for the Arts | [139] | ||
Thomas, Gary | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, acclaimed jazz flautist and saxophonist who has recorded on his own and with many successful performers | [3][140] | ||
Thomas, Paul | Originally from Waldorf, Maryland, bassist from pop-punk band Good Charlotte | [99] | ||
Thomas, Rich | Bassist for the Baltimore-based metal band Snydly Crunch | [19] | ||
Thrower, Thurman | Bass singer for the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group, with J&S Records, from the 1950s | [82] | ||
Timlin, Duane | Former drummer for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus | |||
Tindley, Charles Albert | Influential gospel composer, originally from Berlin, Maryland | [4] | ||
Til, Sonny | Lead tenor of pioneering Baltimore-based doo wop group, The Orioles | [60] | ||
Tilghman, Charles Phillip | Baltimore-based entrepreneur and owner of one of the first minority-owned nightclubs in the country, The Sphinx Club, which opened in 1946 | [141] | ||
Tinner, John | Banjoist for the John Ridgely Jazzers | [4] | ||
Tinto, Chris | Drummer for the Maryland-based hard metal band Deuce | [57] | ||
Torovsky, Adolph | Seventh bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band when it first recorded commercially in 1920 | [7] | ||
Trnkova, Michaela | Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, harpist who has toured widely | [142] | ||
Tseng, Keng-Yuen | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning violinist | [143] | ||
Tuckwell, Barry | First Music Director of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra in Hagerstown | |||
Turner, Irving | Member of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings | [15] | ||
Turner, Joe | Jazz pianist and master of the stride piano style born in Baltimore, Maryland, November 3, 1907 – July 21, 1990. Played with Benny Carter Orchestra and Louis Armstrong. Settled in Europe, living in Paris from 1962 until his death. | |||
Turner, Preston | Twelfth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band | [7] | ||
Tyler, Veronica | Award-winning soprano and one of the first African American students at the Peabody Institute | [4] | ||
Valiente, Christian | Bassist and vocalist for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack | |||
Van Hulsteyn, Ruth | One of the first female violinists with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, during World War 2 | [17] | ||
Van Sice, Robert | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, marimbist who has performed widely | [144] | ||
Van Steinberg, Kyle | Guitarist for the Maryland-based doom metal band Earthride | |||
Vance, Jonathan | Member of Annapolis-based band Moss Icon, singer for Moss Icon and Breathing Walker | [14] | ||
Venus, Mike | Drummer for the Baltimore-based band Hammers Rule | [49] | ||
Viti, Rob | Drummer for the Annapolis-area pop punk band The Track Record | |||
Voyles, Sparky | Guitarist for the Baltimore-based deathgrind band Misery Index, formerly of the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus | |||
Roger Wainwright | Member of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Buddies | [12][28] | ||
Walker, John | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, acclaimed concert organist and recording artist | [145] | ||
Wall, Susannah | Maryland-born colonial era singer and theater owner in Augusta, Georgia, and daughter of Thomas Wall, a theatrical manager in Baltimore | [117] | ||
Wall, Thomas | Owner of the first theatrical company in Baltimore in the 1780s | [24][120] | ||
Walschot-Stapp, Alstrid | Director of the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras' harp ensemble, well-known concert harpist | [146] | ||
Waters, John | Baltimore-born filmmaker behind movies like the Baltimore-set musical Hairspray | |||
Watters, Sam | Songwriter and producer, formerly of Color Me Badd | |||
Watts, André | Graduate of the Peabody Institute and Grammy Award-winning classical pianist | |||
Weaver, Todd | Bassist for the Baltimore-based hard progressive metal band Apollo Ra | [6] | ||
Webb, Chick | Baltimore-born jazz drummer and bandleader | [24] | ||
Weiffenbach, John | Leader singer for Void, a punk band from Columbia, Maryland | |||
Weinberg, Alyce | With her husband Jan, donated the building to help the Tivoli Theatre in downtown Frederick recover from a flood, incarnated as the Weinberg Center for the Arts | [139] | ||
Weinberg, Dan | With his wife Alyce, donated the building to help the Tivoli Theatre in downtown Frederick recover from a flood, incarnated as the Weinberg Center for the Arts | [139] | ||
Weinrich, Scott | Leader of Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Obsessed, and member of numerous other metal bands, including Spirit Caravan and The Hidden Hand | |||
Weisgall, Hugo | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, founder of the Baltimore Chamber Music Society | [10] | ||
Weiss, Piero | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, musicologist who has published a number of books and articles | [147] | ||
White, Brian | Bassist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco | |||
White, Noel | Drummer for the Annapolis-based rock band the Jarflys | |||
Whiteman, Steve | Vocalist for the Hagerstown-based metal band Kix | [34] | ||
Wignell, Thomas | Composer, manager, with Alexander Reinagle of the Holliday Street Theater, one of the most important venues of colonial Baltimore | [24] | ||
Willen, Bruce | Bassist for the Baltimore-based rock band Double Dagger | |||
Williams, J. D. | Vocalist for Maryland-based doom metal band Internal Void | |||
Williams, Phillip | First singing master in Maryland, based at Annapolis' St. Anne's Anglican Church starting in 1764, but left after one year | [38] | ||
Williams, Shawn | Guitarist for the Rockville, Maryland-based speed metal band Indestroy | [9] | ||
Williams, Trey | Drummer for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus | |||
Williams, Warner | Folk performer, with Jay Summerour | |||
Williams, Whit | Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist | [3] | ||
Willig, George | 19th-century Baltimore music publisher | [24] | ||
Wilson, William Llewellyn | Conductor and cellist of the Baltimore Colored Chorus and Baltimore Colored Symphony Orchestra in the 1930s | [4][24] | ||
Wise, Wilmer | Trumpeter and first African American to join the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, in 1965, and first African American faculty member at the Peabody Conservatory | [4] | ||
Wiser, Chris | Bassist for the Maryland-based death metal band Exmortis | [39] | ||
Wisner, Marc | Vocalist for the Baltimore-based metal band Rancid Decay | [1] | ||
Worden, John | Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, who inaugurated several long-standing musical occasions at the Academy | [7] | ||
Young, Gene | Teacher at the Peabody Institute, composer and conductor of the Peabody Camerata | [148] | ||
Young, Bryan | Principal bassoon of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, founding member of the Poulenc Trio | [149] | ||
Younkins, Ronnie | Guitarist for the Hagerstown-based metal band Kix | [34] | ||
Zappa, Frank | Baltimore-born composer and musician | |||
Zee, Frank | Vocalist for the Maryland-based metal band Kingsbrook | [70] | ||
Zentek, Darren | Drummer for the Baltimore-based rock band, Channels, and formerly of Oswego and Kerosene 454 | |||
Zentz, Bob | Popular folk musician who specializes in the Chesapeake Bay area | |||
Zepp, Jeff | Bassist for the Baltimore-based rock band 99 Burning | |||
Zimmerman, Charles Adam | Cornetist and organist, youngest bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band and composer of "Anchors Aweigh" | [7] | ||
Zinman, David | Tenth music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1985 to 1998, also a violinist | [5] |
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A native of Washington, D.C. who lives in Baltimore, Bryan Young is principal bassoonist of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra and member of the Poulenc Trio. He started on violin around the age of 6, but "bassoon classes were right next door, and that seemed much cooler," he says.