Artists born in / bands formed in 1925

Artist Active Genre & Styles
B.B. King 1940s - 2010s Blues, R&B, Modern Electric Blues, Soul-Blues, Early R&B, Memphis Blues, Regional Blues
Jimmy Smith 1950s - 2000s Jazz, Pop/Rock, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Soul Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Fusion
Oscar Peterson 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Classical, Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Concerto, Keyboard
Sammy Davis, Jr. 1920s - 1990s Vocal, Jazz, Stage & Screen, Pop/Rock, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Show/Musical, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop, AM Pop, Standards
Mel Tormé 1920s - 1990s Vocal, Jazz, Stage & Screen, Children's, Holiday, Religious, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Swing, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, West Coast Jazz, American Popular Song, Bop, Vocal Pop, Cool, Show/Musical
Celia Cruz 1940s - 2000s Latin, Jazz, Cuban Traditions, Latin Pop, Mambo, Salsa, Tropical, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, Son
Gene Ammons 1940s - 1970s Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Marty Robbins 1940s - 1980s Country, Pop/Rock, Country-Pop, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Rockabilly, Traditional Country, Cowboy, Early Pop/Rock, Film Score
Cal Tjader 1940s - 1980s Jazz, Easy Listening, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Cool, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Vibraphone/Marimba Jazz, Brazilian Jazz, Mood Music
Jimmy Reed 1940s - 1970s Blues, R&B, Blues Revival, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Regional Blues, Early R&B
Charlie Byrd 1950s - 1990s Jazz, International, Vocal, Bop, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Brazilian Traditions, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Standards, Swing
Johnny Horton 1950s - 1960s Country, Pop/Rock, Honky Tonk, Traditional Country, Country Boogie, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Rockabilly
Bill Haley 1940s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Country, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Western Swing
Art Pepper 1940s - 1980s Jazz, Bop, Cool, Film Score, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
June Christy 1930s - 1980s Vocal, Jazz, Stage & Screen, Cast Recordings, Cool, Show Tunes, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
Roy Brown 1940s - 1980s R&B, Blues, Pop/Rock, Early R&B, Jump Blues, Rock & Roll, Regional Blues, West Coast Blues, Urban Blues
Hank Thompson 1940s - 2000s Country, Bakersfield Sound, Honky Tonk, Traditional Country, Western Swing, Country Boogie
Lenny Bruce 1940s - 1960s Comedy/Spoken, Beat Poetry, Satire, Standup Comedy, Comedy, Observational Humor, Political Comedy, Spoken Word
James Moody 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Cool, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Clifton Chenier 1950s - 1980s International, R&B, Creole, North American Traditions, Zydeco, Cajun, Early R&B
Al Cohn 1940s - 1980s Jazz, Bop, Cool, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Mac Wiseman 1940s - 2010s Country, Bluegrass, Contemporary Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Truck Driving Country, Traditional Country
Pierre Boulez 1940s - 2010s Classical, Avant-Garde, Modern Composition, Musique Concrète, Avant-Garde Music, Electro-Acoustic, Experimental Electronic, Orchestral, Keyboard, Chamber Music, Concerto, Vocal Music
Little Jimmy Scott 1940s - 2010s Vocal, Jazz, R&B, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Early R&B
Roy Haynes 1940s - 2020s Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Neo-Bop
Bob Cooper 1940s - 1990s Jazz, Cool, Hard Bop, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau 1940s - 1990s Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Charles Mackerras 1940s - 2010s Classical, Orchestral, Opera
Al Grey 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Bop, Swing, Jazz Instrument, Trombone Jazz
Gunther Schuller 1940s - 2010s Jazz, Avant-Garde, Classical, Modern Composition, Ragtime, Third Stream, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Jazz Instrument, Keyboard, Trumpet Jazz
Dodo Marmarosa 1940s - 1970s Jazz, Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Georges Delerue 1940s - 1990s Stage & Screen, Classical, Film Music, Soundtracks, Film Score, Original Score
Marty Paich 1930s - 1990s Jazz, Bop, Cool, West Coast Jazz, Film Score, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Big Band
Luciano Berio 1940s - 1990s Classical, Avant-Garde, Jazz, Pop/Rock, Musique Concrète, Avant-Garde Music, Modern Composition, Chamber Music, Experimental, Experimental Electronic, Keyboard, Vocal Music
Mikis Theodorakis 1940s - 2020s International, Stage & Screen, Soundtracks, Greek Folk, Mediterranean Traditions, Greek, Film Score
Aurelio de la Vega 1950s - 2010s Avant-Garde, Classical, Modern Composition, Keyboard, Avant-Garde Music, Chamber Music, Vocal Music
Dom Um Romão 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Brazilian Jazz, Latin Jazz, Global Jazz, Fusion
Aldo Ciccolini 1940s - 2000s Classical, Easy Listening, Keyboard, Piano/Easy Listening
Carlos Paredes 1960s - 1970s International, Jazz, Worldbeat, Global Jazz, European Folk
Eddie Duran 1940s - 1990s Jazz, Cool
George Wein 1940s - 2010s Jazz, Vocal, Dixieland, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Swing, Early Jazz, Standards
Thea King 1960s - 2000s Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto
Willie Mabon 1940s - 1980s Blues, R&B, Piano Blues, Early R&B, Chicago Blues, Regional Blues
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra 1920s - 2010s Classical, Orchestral, Concerto, Symphony, Opera
Nicolai Gedda 1950s - 2010s Classical, Opera, Choral, Vocal Music
Eugene Istomin 1950s - 1990s Classical, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Concerto
Jaap Schröder 1950s - 2010s Classical, Concerto, Chamber Music, Orchestral, Symphony
Henry Gray 1940s - 2010s Blues, Piano Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Louisiana Blues, Regional Blues, Swamp Blues
Malmö Symphony Orchestra 1960s - 2010s Classical, Holiday, Concerto, Orchestral, Symphony
Danish National Symphony Orchestra 1920s - 2020s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony