# List of Oregon musicians

The following is a partial list of notable musicians and musical groups, past and present, from Oregon of the United States. The list is grouped by metropolitan areas.

## Portland Metro Area

* 16volt
* 31Knots
* 36 Crazyfists
* Jedediah Aaker
* Ævangelist
* Carrie B. Wilson Adams
* Derroll Adams
* Obo Addy
* Edward Aldwell
* Art Alexakis
* Susan Alexjander
* Agalloch
* Ages and Ages
* Alan Singley and Pants Machine
* Al-Andalus Ensemble
* Alialujah Choir
* All Girl Summer Fun Band
* Dave Allen
* American Me
* Aminé
* Signe Toly Anderson
* Alex Arrowsmith
* American Music Program
* Anatomy of a Ghost
* Kristin Andreassen
* Anne
* Geno Arce
* Archers Rise
* Ash Black Buffalo
* Gil Assayas
* Audio Learning Center
* Austere
* Jacob Avshalomov
* Yung Bae
* Tarik & Julia Banzi
* Bark Hide and Horn
* R. Barrows
* Battleme
* Emilie Frances Bauer
* Bill Beach
* Jim Beatty
* Beautiful Eulogy
* Becca
* Jona Bechtolt
* Billy D and the Hoodoos
* Diane Birch
* Kat Bjelland
* Black 'N Blue
* Black Prairie
* Blanket Music
* Blind Pilot
* Blitzen Trapper
* Weyes Blood
* Theodore Bloomfield
* Blouse
* Blue Giant
* Rachel Blumberg
* Henry Bogdan
* Braille
* Michael Braun
* Broadway Calls
* Isaac Brock
* Heather Woods Broderick
* Peter Broderick
* Jacinta Brondgeest
* Brothers of the Baladi
* Brooks Brown
* Mel Brown
* Tiffany Lee Brown
* Carrie Brownstein
* Corey Brunish
* George Bruns
* Bruxa
* Peter Buck
* Bugskull
* The Builders and the Butchers
* Kenji Bunch
* John Bunzow
* Kevin Burke
* Ken Butler
* Geoff Byrd
* Mike Byrne
* Cadallaca
* Calamity Jane
* John Callahan
* Ernie Carson
* Maria Catherine Callahan
* Cappella Romana
* Captain Bogg and Salty
* Barry Carl
* Cars & Trains
* James Cassidy
* Craig Carothers
* Cletis Carr
* Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
* Case/lang/veirs
* Castle Jazz Band
* Caveman Shoestore
* Chervona
* Fred Child
* Mose Christensen
* Keith Christopher
* Chromatics
* Clamtones
* Jillian Clare
* Mike Clark
* Kneel Cohn
* Fred Cole
* Jenny Conlee
* Cool Nutz
* Sam Coomes
* Copy
* Mike Coykendall
* The Crabs
* Kyle Craft
* Larry Crane
* Crow and the Canyon
* Dan Cunneen
* Dan Reed Network
* Danava
* The Dandy Warhols
* Dat'r
* Valerie Day
* Dead Moon
* The Dead Stars on Hollywood
* Deen Castronovo
* Dear Nora
* Brent DeBoer
* The Decemberists
* Defiance
* The Delines
* Leon del Muerte
* Paul deLay
* Dharma Bums
* Alela Diane
* Jonny Diaz
* The Dimes
* Beth Ditto
* DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid
* Dogheart
* Dolorean
* Don and the Goodtimes
* Lee Dorsey
* The Doubleclicks
* Sarah Dougher
* Dr. Theopolis
* Matt Drenik
* Drowse
* Dualesc
* Dweller at the Threshold
* East Forest
* Eastern Sunz
* Echo Helstrom
* Ecid
* Nicholas Edwards
* Eight Bells
* Jack Ely
* Emancipator
* Mark Englert
* Epoxies
* Donna Esposito
* Essiet Essiet
* Claire L. Evans
* Ever We Fall
* Everclear
* The Exploding Hearts
* Brendan Faegre
* Fallstar
* Amparito Farrar
* Lucia Fasano
* Fedayeen
* Federale
* Tom Filepp
* Filthy Friends
* Final Warning
* Shae Fiol
* Eddie Fisher
* Five Fingers of Funk
* Floater
* Mary Flower
* Foghorn Stringband
* Richmond Fontaine
* Fort Atlantic
* Kathy Foster
* Alma Francis
* Dave Frishberg
* Chris Funk
* Tony Furtado
* Tim Gaines
* Jon Garcia
* Josh Garrels
* Lenny Gault
* Lorraine Geller
* The Gentry
* Jacques Gershkovitch
* Laura Gibson
* Glass Candy
* Golden Delicious
* Golden Retriever
* Gossip
* John Gourley
* Grails
* Grand Duchy
* Tom Grant
* Jessie Coles Grayson
* Steve Green
* Grouper
* Janice Grube
* Gary Guthman
* Rich Halley
* Page Hamilton
* Olivebelle Hamon
* Kathleen Hanna
* Hutch Harris
* Lou Harrison
* Michael Allen Harrison
* John Haughm
* Adam Hawley
* Frank Hayes
* Phil Haynes
* Hazel
* Tommy Heath
* Heatmiser
* Collin Hegna
* Dana Heitman
* The Helio Sequence
* Kent Henry
* Sam Henry
* Haley Heynderickx
* The High Violets
* Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra
* Hillstomp
* Hockey
* Claire Hodgkins
* Peter Holmström
* The Holy Modal Rounders
* Holy Sons
* Honey Bucket
* Honkytonk Homeslice
* Patterson Hood
* Willem van Hoogstraten
* A Hope for Home
* Horse Feathers
* The Hudson Brothers
* Bill Hudson
* Brett Hudson
* Mark Hudson
* The Hugs
* The Hunches
* Hunger
* Ron Hurst
* I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House
* Iame
* Icarus the Owl
* Illmaculate
* Inked in Blood
* Insomniac Folklore
* Issa
* It Prevails
* The Jackals
* Jackie-O Motherfucker
* Melynda Jackson
* Sara Jackson-Holman
* Gary Jarman
* Jen and Kat
* Jessy J
* The Joggers
* Johnny Jewel
* Jolly Mon
* Alan Jones
* Rena Jones
* JonnyX and the Groadies
* Joseph
* Juke Joint Gamblers
* Kaddisfly
* Eric John Kaiser
* Carlos Kalmar
* Louis Kaufman
* Pat Kearns
* Key of Dreams
* Eddie Kilfeather
* Rebecca Kilgore
* Kind of Like Spitting
* King Bee
* King Black Acid
* Nancy King
* The Kingsmen
* Travis Knight
* Josef Komarek
* Pete Krebs
* Kutless
* L'Acéphale
* Patrick Lachman
* Lackthereof
* K.d. lang
* Storm Large
* The Last Artful, Dodgr
* Thomas Lauderdale
* Scott Law
* Laz-D
* Douglas Leedy
* Rod Levitt
* Norman Leyden
* Lifesavas
* Jon Lindsay
* Mark Lindsay
* Jon Lindstrom
* The Lives of Famous Men
* Loch Lomond
* Jeff Lorber
* Halie Loren
* Lost Lander
* Courtney Love
* Love on Ice
* Sergiu Luca
* Sara Lund
* Logan Lynn
* M. Ward
* Mackintosh Braun
* Stephen Malkmus
* Mandarin Dynasty
* Kate Mann
* Lisa Mann
* Robert Mann
* Leigh Marble
* MarchFourth Marching Band
* Tucker Martine
* Josh Martinez
* Ana Matronic
* Paul Mazzio
* Scott McCaughey
* John McEntire
* Bibi McGill
* Michael McQuilken
* MDC
* Mean Jeans
* Colin Meloy
* Tahirah Memory
* Thara Memory
* Daniel Menche
* Menomena
* James Mercer
* Metropolitan Youth Symphony
* Middian
* Mimicking Birds
* Mirah
* The Minders
* The Miracle Workers
* Grace Mitchell
* Pete Miser
* Glen Moore
* Phil Moore
* Modest Mouse
* Mordecai
* Neal Morgan
* Morning Teleportation
* Joan Morris
* Lee Morse
* Dent Mowrey
* Bua Xou Mua
* Musée Mécanique
* Naked Violence
* Napalm Beach
* Casey Neill
* Neo Boys
* The Neverclaim
* New Bad Things
* Chris Newman
* Kaitlyn ni Donovan
* Scout Niblett
* Ruban Nielson
* The No-No's
* No. 2
* Norfolk & Western
* Nu Shooz
* Nudge
* Nurses
* The Obituaries
* Oh Darling
* Patrick O'Hearn
* Ohmega Watts
* Old Time Relijun
* George Olsen
* William Olvis
* The Operacycle
* Oregon Chorale
* Oregon Mandolin Orchestra
* Oregon Repertory Singers
* Oregon Symphony
* Mark Orton
* Billy Oskay
* The Out Crowd
* Savannah Outen
* Tommy Overstreet
* Pagan Babies
* Parenthetical Girls
* Thomas H. Parrott
* Ralph Patt
* Moultrie Patten
* James Paul
* Katherine Paul
* Paul Revere & the Raiders
* Beverly Peck Johnson
* Pell Mell
* Jim Pepper
* Pete International Airport
* Pillorian
* Pink Martini
* Pleasure
* Joe Plummer
* Poison Idea
* Pond
* Portland Baroque Orchestra
* The Portland Cello Project
* Portland Chamber Orchestra
* Portland Choir & Orchestra
* Portland Columbia Symphony
* Portland Gay Men's Chorus
* Portland Lesbian Choir
* Portland Taiko
* Portland Youth Philharmonic
* Jane Powell
* Joe Powers
* The Prids
* Priory
* Providence
* Pulseprogramming
* The Punk Group
* Pure Bathing Culture
* Chris Pureka
* Quarterflash
* Quasi
* Harry Rabinowitz
* Alicia Jo Rabins
* RAC
* Ruth Radelet
* Radiation City
* Ramona Falls
* Billy Rancher
* The Range Rats
* The Rats
* Johnnie Ray
* Red Fang
* Michael Redman
* Kirk Reeves
* Andrea Reinkemeyer
* Corrina Repp
* Rescue
* Rhys
* Amanda Richards
* Fritz Richmond
* The Riffs
* Lolita Ritmanis
* Terry Robb
* Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
* Alyce Rogers
* Raina Rose
* Greg Sage
* Curtis Salgado
* Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside
* James Sample
* Jesse Sandoval
* Sassparilla
* Alexandra Savior
* Dan Schmid
* Isaac Scott
* Janice Scroggins
* Sexton Blake
* The Shaky Hands
* She & Him
* The Shins
* The Shivers
* Shook Twins
* Shy Girls
* Enric Sifa
* Jacques Singer
* Lori Singer
* Sixteen Cities
* The Slants
* Sleater-Kinney
* Sleep
* Langhorne Slim
* Smegma
* Elliott Smith
* Lawrence Leighton Smith
* Norm Smith
* Todd Snider
* Sophe Lux
* Beau Sorenson
* Ferdinand Sorenson
* Soriah
* Southerly
* Esperanza Spalding
* The Spinanes
* Spoon
* Jaime St. James
* The Standard
* Starfucker
* Starover Blue
* Stars of Track and Field
* Tyler Stenson
* Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
* James Stevens
* Still Pending
* The Stolen Sweets
* Stovokor
* John Stowell
* Strange Ranger
* Strength
* Strfkr
* Summer Cannibals
* Swan Island
* Swan Sovereign
* Sweaty Nipples
* Swords, also known as The Swords Project
* Taarka
* Talkdemonic
* David Tamkin
* Courtney Taylor-Taylor
* Hollis Taylor
* Tea for Julie
* Team Dresch
* Tears Run Rings
* Vernon Tejas
* Tender Forever
* Thanksgiving
* Tommy Thayer
* Theatre of Sheep
* The Thermals
* The Third Sex
* Ural Thomas
* Thundering Asteroids!
* Anna Tivel
* Toxic Holocaust
* Tracker
* Tragedy
* Trevino Brings Plenty
* John Trudeau
* Typhoon
* The U-Krew
* Unipiper
* The United Travel Service
* Unknown Mortal Orchestra
* The Upsidedown
* Veio
* Laura Veirs
* Vektroid
* Velvet Cacoon
* Verah Falls
* Liz Vice
* The Village Green
* Leroy Vinnegar
* Visible Cloaks
* Viva Voce
* Wake Owl
* Christopher Walla
* Holcombe Waller
* Wampire
* Liv Warfield
* Warlord
* Johanna Warren
* The Water Tower Bucket Boys
* A Weather
* Weinland
* Janet Weiss
* Western Front
* Wet Confetti
* Nancy Whang
* Whip
* Josh White
* Evan Wickham
* Wild Dogs
* Wild Flag
* Wild Ones
* Brad Wilk
* Gabriel Wilson
* Kaia Wilson
* Winter of Apokalypse
* Wipers
* Witch Mountain
* Ben Wolfe
* Renn Woods
* Wow & Flutter
* Rob Wrong
* Juliet Wyers
* Maiah Wynne
* Y La Bamba
* Yacht
* Yeat
* Yellow Swans
* Yum Yum Children
* Yume Bitsu
* Quiz Zilla

## Eugene Metro Area

* Adickdid
* Aerodrone
* Akem Manah
* Alive Like Me
* Black Francis
* Tracy Bonham
* Brooks Brown
* Tiffany Lee Brown
* Cadet
* Andie Case
* Nalini Cheriel
* Cherry Poppin' Daddies
* Cigar
* Cletis Carr
* Ian Crawford
* Robert Cray
* Debaser
* Sarah Dougher
* Peter Epstein
* Eugene Concert Choir
* Eugene Symphony
* Eugene-Springfield Youth Orchestras
* Floater, moved to Portland in 1997
* Anna Gilbert
* Green Garter Band
* Tony Glausi
* Tim Hardin
* Bill Harkleroad
* Megan Marie Hart
* Evynne Hollens
* Peter Hollens
* Tom Intondi
* Japanese Breakfast
* Andrew Katz, of Car Seat Headrest
* Kelly Keagy
* Mat Kearney
* Justin King
* Emily Kokal
* Mark Lindsay
* Halie Loren
* Thomas Mapfumo
* Susan Marshall
* Shawn McDonald
* Rose McGowan
* Justin Meldal-Johnsen
* Oregon
* Oregon Mozart Players
* Steve Perry
* Susan Raye
* Helmuth Rilling
* RJD2
* Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
* Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
* Rootdown
* Marty Ross
* Elizabeth Rowe
* Dan Schmid
* Dan Siegel
* Some Velvet Sidewalk
* Christopher Stevens
* Stick Against Stone
* Surf Trio
* This Patch of Sky
* Matt Treder
* Corin Tucker
* Milagro Vargas
* Charlie Vázquez
* Henry Vestine
* The Visible Men
* Aja Volkman
* Von Pimpenstein
* Theresa Wayman
* Ben Weaver
* White Hot Odyssey
* Mason Williams
* Taylor John Williams
* Carsten Woll
* Paul Wright
* Yob
* Michelle Zauner

## Salem Metro Area

* Kat Bjelland
* Winifred Byrd
* John Doan
* John Fahey
* Hell
* Hallie Parrish Hinges
* Kelly LeMieux
* Cory Kendrix
* Audrey Luna
* John Moen
* Kate Nauta
* Kathy Boyd and Phoenix Rising
* Ryan Neighbors, of Portugal. The Man
* Larry Norman
* Jim Pepper
* Joe Preston, of The Melvins, High on Fire, and Thrones
* Saint
* The Severin Sisters
* Typhoon
* Dolora Zajick

## Corvallis Metro Area

* Archers Rise
* Debra Arlyn
* Bill Beach
* Chris Botti
* Meredith Brooks
* Collin Raye
* Crazy 8s
* Eyvind Kang
* Wayne Krantz
* David Metzger
* Stephen Scott
* Brian Smith
* Mandana Coleman Thorp
* The W's
* The Wrays

## Medford Metro Area

* Alice DiMicele
* Johnny Gruelle
* Gary "Chicken" Hirsh
* Peter Hollens
* Scott Kelly
* Forrest Kline
* Rose Maddox
* Neighb'rhood Childr'n
* Michael Ruppert
* Jon Micah Sumrall
* Larry Wagner
* Virus Nine

## Other

* Tyler J Patton, ( HeartStruck ), from Brookings
* Hoyt Axton, from Glide
* Shannon Bex, from Bend
* Ernest Bloch, from Newport
* Broadway Calls, from Rainier
* Hanneke Cassel, from Oregon
* Cindertalk, from Oregon
* Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association, from Hood River
* The Dirtball, from Prineville
* A Dream Too Late, from Albany
* Falling Up, from Albany
* Flor, from Hood River
* Rick Foster, Days Creek
* Michael Garrison, from Roseburg
* Joseph Gramley, from Oregon
* David Haney, from McMinnville
* Tyler Hentschel, from Roseburg
* Tim Johnson, from Noti
* Jerry Kilgore, from Tillamook
* Larry and His Flask, from Bend
* Charles Littleleaf, from Warm Springs Indian Reservation
* Matt the Electrician, from southern Oregon
* Victor Aloysius Meyers, from Seaside
* Harold Vincent Milligan, from Astoria
* Mr. Lucky and the Gamblers, from Newport
* David Nevue, from North Bend
* Mickey Newbury, from Vida
* Vincent C. Plunkett, from Oregon
* Oregon Jazz Band, from Coos Bay
* Oregon East Symphony, from Pendelton
* Johnnie Ray, from Hopewell
* The Send, from Albany
* Doc Severinsen, from Arlington
* Jamie Slocum, from Grants Pass
* Lewis Southworth, from Waldport
* Ryan Steveneson, from Bonanza
* The Toyes, from Grants Pass
* Marcia Van Dyke, from Grants Pass
* Doc Watkins, from Oregon
* Griff Williams, from La Grande
* Bridgette Wilson, from Gold Beach
* Johnny Zell, from Oregon