# List of pop and rock pianists

This is an alphabetized list of notable pianists who play or played pop and rock music.
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* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

* Gracie Abrams
* Kris Allen
* Art Alexakis
* Tori Amos
* Trey Anastasio (Phish)
* Benny Andersson
* Fiona Apple
* David Archuleta
* Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
* Kenneth Ascher
* Tony Ashton
* Aslyn
* Bryce Avary (The Rocket Summer)

## B

* Bill Bailey
* Burt Bacharach
* Alex Band (The Calling)
* Anita Baker
* Tony Banks
* Steve Barakatt
* Sara Bareilles
* Samantha Barks
* Gary Barlow (Take That)
* Joshua Bassett
* Mark Batson
* Eric Bazilian (The Hooters)
* Barry Beckett (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section)
* Drake Bell
* Richard Bell (Janis Joplin, The Band)
* Thom Bell
* Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
* Bill Berry
* Diane Birch
* Saraya-Jade Bevis
* Roy Bittan
* Jon Bon Jovi
* James Booker
* Roddy Bottum (Faith No More)
* Owen Bradley
* Michelle Branch
* Jim Brickman
* David Briggs (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Area Code 615, The Nashville A-Team)
* Gary Brooker (Procol Harum)
* Dudley Brooks (The Blue Moon Boys, The Crickets)
* Tony Brown
* Jackson Browne
* David Bryan
* Jessie Buckley
* Kim Bullard
* John Bundrick
* Terry Burrus
* Kate Bush
* Artie Butler
* Larry Butler
* Brad Buxer

## C

* Jonathan Cain
* John Cale
* Vanessa Carlton
* Tim Carmon
* Richard Carpenter
* David Cassidy
* Jo Ann Castle
* Leonard Caston Jr.
* Nick Cave
* Les Claypool (Primus)
* Greyson Chance
* Ray Charles
* Richard Clayderman
* Doug Clifford
* Nat King Cole
* Rahn Coleman
* Phil Collins
* Chi Coltrane
* Harry Connick Jr.
* Russ Conway
* Kyle Cook (Matchbox Twenty)
* Stu Cook
* Floyd Cramer
* Dave Crawford
* Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon)
* Sheryl Crow
* Allison Crowe
* Jamie Cullum
* Burton Cummings (The Guess Who)
* Miley Cyrus

## D

* Ray Davies
* Rick Davies
* Paul Davis
* John Deacon (Queen)
* Deadmau5
* Chris de Burgh
* Brian Dee
* Lynsey De Paul
* Franco De Vita
* Gavin DeGraw
* Dennis DeYoung
* Al De Lory
* Alycia Debnam-Carey (Tender Engine voices)
* Raúl di Blasio
* Jim Dickinson
* Fats Domino
* Craig Doerge (The Section)
* Paul Doucette (Matchbox Twenty)
* Neal Doughty (REO Speedwagon)
* Dr. John
* Daryl Dragon (Captain & Tennille)
* Nick Drake
* Bob Dylan
* Jakob Dylan

## E

* The Edge (U2)
* Keith Emerson
* Bobby Emmons (The Memphis Boys)
* Brian Eno
* John Evan
* Tommy Eyre

## F

* Donald Fagen (Steely Dan)
* Agnetha Fältskog
* Billy Field
* Victor Feldman
* Johnny Fingers
* Mike Finnigan
* Five for Fighting
* Roberta Flack
* Tom Fletcher
* Chloe Flower
* Dan Fogelberg
* John Fogerty
* Ben Folds
* David Foster
* Aretha Franklin
* Jason Freese
* Glenn Frey
* Robert Fripp
* Hans-Jürgen Fritz (Triumvirat)
* Craig Frost

## G

* Peter Gabriel
* Gackt Camui
* Lady Gaga
* Charly García
* Mike Garson
* Marvin Gaye
* Aviv Geffen
* Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga)
* Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)
* Gregg Giuffria
* Dwayne Goettel
* Andrew Gold
* Selena Gomez
* Phillip Goodhand-Tait
* Delta Goodrem
* Conan Gray
* David Gray
* Dave Greenslade
* Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
* Paul Griffin
* Johnny Griffith
* Christina Grimmie
* Dave Grohl
* Horacio Gutierrez

## H

* Emily Haines
* Daryl Hall
* Jan Hammer
* Peter Hammill (Van der Graaf Generator)
* Arthur Hanlon
* Taylor Hanson
* Ed Harcourt
* Glen Hardin (The Crickets, TCB Band)
* Corey Hart
* Donny Hathaway
* Yoshiki Hayashi
* Isaac Hayes
* Imogen Heap
* Jimi Hendrix
* Don Henley
* Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)
* Melissa Morrison Higgins
* David Hodges
* Roger Hodgson (Supertramp)
* Jacob Hoggard (Hedley)
* Jools Holland
* Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish)
* Danielle Hope
* Nicky Hopkins
* Bruce Hornsby
* Paul Hornsby (The Marshall Tucker Band)
* Joey Huffman
* Grayson Hugh
* Joe Hunter
* Eric Hutchinson
* Dick Hyman
* Rob Hyman (The Hooters)

## I

* Dami Im

## J

* Janet Jackson
* Joe Jackson
* Michael Jackson
* Randy Jackson
* Mick Jagger
* Bob James
* Keith Jarrett (King Crimson)
* John Barlow Jarvis
* Chris Jasper
* Arthur Jenkins
* Karl Jenkins Soft Machine
* Billy Joel
* Elton John
* Booker T. Jones (Booker T. & the M.G.'s)
* Howard Jones
* John Paul Jones
* Norah Jones
* Rickie Lee Jones
* Johnnie Johnson
* Bruce Johnston
* Joe Jonas
* Kevin Jonas
* Nick Jonas
* Scott Joplin
* Bradley Joseph
* Tyler Joseph
* Tim Jupp
* Victoria Justice

## K

* Yuki Kajiura
* Tony Kaye (Yes)
* Shane Keister
* Paula Kelley
* Mark Kelly
* R. Kelly
* Ron Kersey
* Alicia Keys
* Carole King
* Larry Knechtel
* Todor Kobakov
* Al Kooper
* Chantal Kreviazuk
* Diana Krall
* Lenny Kravitz

## L

* Denny Laine
* Robert Lamm (Chicago)
* Dustin Lanker (Cherry Poppin' Daddies, The Visible Men)
* Avril Lavigne
* Chuck Leavell
* Amy Lee (Evanescence)
* Thijs Van Leer (Focus)
* John Legend
* Tom Lehrer
* John Lennon
* Martin Leung
* Jerry Lee Lewis
* Liberace
* Little Richard
* Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
* Christian "Flake" Lorenz (Rammstein)
* Demi Lovato

## M

* Tony MacAlpine
* Ron Mael (Sparks)
* Les Maguire
* Dmitry Malikov
* Barry Manilow
* Bob Malone
* Richard Manuel (The Band)
* Ray Manzarek
* Laura Marano
* Marina and the Diamonds
* Page McConnell (Phish)
* Bruno Mars
* Tommy Mars
* Anthony Marinelli (Michael Jackson's Thriller, Kenny Loggins)
* Chris Martin (Coldplay)
* George Martin (The Beatles, Wings, Gerry and the Pacemakers)
* Richard Marx
* James Maslow
* Andre Matos
* Dave Matthews
* John McAll
* Jesse McCartney
* Linda McCartney
* Paul McCartney
* Clarence McDonald
* Michael McDonald
* Goldy McJohn (Steppenwolf)
* Nellie McKay
* Brian McKnight
* Sarah McLachlan
* Ian McLagan
* Jon Mclaughlin
* Andrew McMahon
* Christine McVie
* Shawn Mendes
* Natalie Merchant
* Freddie Mercury (Queen)
* AJ Michalka
* Aly Michalka
* Jackie Miclau
* Lisa Middelhauve (Xandria)
* Amos Milburn
* Tomo Miličević (Thirty Seconds to Mars)
* Bill Miller (Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr.)
* Ben Mills
* Mike Mills
* Ronnie Milsap
* Tim Minchin
* Ben Mink
* Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
* Joni Mitchell
* Money Mark (Beastie Boys, The Claypool Lennon Delirium)
* Gilbert Montagné
* Ben Moody
* Patrick Moraz (Refugee, Yes, Moody Blues)
* Jason Mraz

## N

* Graham Nash
* Steve Nathan (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, The Nashville A-Team)
* Bobbie Nelson
* Art Neville (The Meters, The Neville Brothers)
* Ivan Neville
* Randy Newman
* Joanna Newsom
* Stevie Nicks
* Steve Nieve
* Willie Nile
* Jack Nitzsche
* Laura Nyro

## O

* Conor Oberst
* Bobby Ogdin (TCB Band, The Marshall Tucker Band)
* Mike Oldfield
* Spooner Oldham
* Michael Omartian
* Alan Osmond
* Donny Osmond
* Wayne Osmond
* Gilbert O'Sullivan

## P

* Fito Páez
* David Paich
* Amanda Palmer
* Bill Payne
* Charlie Peacock
* Leon Pendarvis
* Roger Penney
* Freddie Perren
* Christina Perri
* Niamh Perry
* Norman Petty (The Crickets, Buddy Holly)
* Tom Petty
* Liz Phair
* Greg Phillinganes
* Dave Pirner
* Pierre-Yves Plat
* Morris Pleasure
* Steve Porcaro
* Billy Powell (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
* Daniel Powter
* Billy Preston
* Don Preston
* Prince
* Vadim Pruzhanov
* Bill Pursell
* Charlie Puth

## Q

* Sara Quin
* Tegan Quin

## R

* Bonnie Raitt
* Don Randi
* Mike Ratledge Soft Machine
* Eddie Rayner (Split Enz)
* Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses)
* Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
* Tim Rice-Oxley (Keane)
* Keith Richards
* Lionel Richie
* Francis Rimbert
* Billy Ritchie
* Tyson Ritter (The All-American Rejects)
* Hargus "Pig" Robbins
* Smokey Robinson
* Olivia Rodrigo
* Shahrdad Rohani
* Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey)
* Matt Rollings
* Aldemaro Romero
* Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses)
* Ryan Ross (Panic! at the Disco)
* Michel Rubini
* Jordan Rudess (also a jazz pianist)
* Todd Rundgren
* Patrice Rushen
* Ruslana
* Brenda Russell
* Leon Russell
* Jenny Ryan (True Blue engine voices)

## S

* Joe Sample
* David Sancious
* Pete Sears
* Neil Sedaka
* Bob Seger
* Ralph Schuckett
* Paul Shaffer
* Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater)
* Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park)
* Bunny Sigler
* Nicole Simone
* Nina Simone
* Ray Singleton
* Isaac Slade (The Fray)
* Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane)
* Robert Smith (The Cure)
* Tom Snow
* Regina Spektor
* Bruce Springsteen
* Chris Stainton
* Rachel Stevens
* Dave Stewart
* Ian Stewart (The Rolling Stones)
* Stephen Stills
* Barrett Strong
* Patrick Stump
* Taylor Swift

## T

* Richard Tandy
* Serj Tankian
* James Taylor
* Roger Taylor (Queen)
* Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic)
* Richard Tee
* Benmont Tench
* Vienna Teng
* John Tesh
* Matt Thiessen
* Marvell Thomas
* Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
* Sonny Thompson
* Yann Tiersen
* Justin Timberlake
* Keith Tippett
* Allen Toussaint
* Pete Townshend
* Meghan Trainor
* Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)
* Archie Turner (Hi Rhythm Section)
* Ike Turner
* Tarja Turunen
* Aphex Twin
* Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)

## U

* Brendon Urie (Panic! at the Disco)
* Michael Utley

## V

* Ruben Valtierra
* Earl Van Dyke (The Funk Brothers)
* Vangelis
* Eddie Van Halen
* Marián Varga
* Joe Vitale

## W

* Andrew W. K.
* Rufus Wainwright
* Tom Waits
* Adam Wakeman
* Oliver Wakeman
* Rick Wakeman
* Don Walker
* Joe Walsh
* Steve Walsh (Kansas)
* Biff Watson
* Barry White
* Norman Whitfield
* Bobby Whitlock
* Roger Williams
* Ann Wilson (Heart)
* Brian Wilson
* Carl Wilson
* Dennis Wilson
* George Winston
* Edgar Winter
* Steve Winwood
* Bill Withers
* Patrick Wolf
* Peter Wolf
* Stevie Wonder
* Alan White (Yes, Magnification)
* Gary Wright
* Richard Wright (Pink Floyd)
* Zakk Wylde
* Bill Wyman
* Reese Wynans

## Y

* Yanni
* Akiko Yano
* Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
* Neil Young
* Yoshiki Hayashi (X Japan)

## Z

* Warren Zevon
* Torrie Zito