Artists born in / bands formed in 1926

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Miles Davis 1940s - 1990s Jazz, Bop, Cool, Fusion, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock, Modal Music, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Tony Bennett 1930s - 2020s Vocal, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes
Chuck Berry 1950s - 2010s Pop/Rock, R&B, Rock & Roll, Early R&B
John Coltrane 1940s - 1960s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Film Score
Ray Brown 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Bop, Mainstream Jazz
Ray Price 1940s - 2010s Country, Religious, Country-Pop, Honky Tonk, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Traditional Country, Country Gospel, Gospel
The Carter Family 1920s - 1950s Country, International, Old-Timey, Traditional Country, Appalachian, North American Traditions, Close Harmony
Jack McDuff 1960s - 2000s Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Soul Jazz
José Alfredo Jiménez 1940s - 1970s Latin, Mexican Traditions, Ranchera
The Soul Stirrers 1920s - 2000s Religious, R&B, Black Gospel, Traditional Gospel, Gospel, Early R&B, Soul
Allen Ginsberg 1940s - 1990s Comedy/Spoken, Blues, Classical, Folk, Beat Poetry, Poetry, Spoken Word, Acoustic Blues, Avant-Garde Music, Choral, Contemporary Folk, Opera, Vocal Music
Bud Shank 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Vocal, Cool, Hard Bop, West Coast Jazz, Bop, Big Band, Film Score, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Standards
Julie London 1940s - 1980s Vocal, Jazz, Pop/Rock, Standards, Torch Songs, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Cool, Vocal Pop, AM Pop
Mal Waldron 1950s - 2000s Jazz, International, Modal Music, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Modern Creative, Piano Jazz, Progressive Jazz
Stan Freberg 1940s - 2010s Comedy/Spoken, Music Comedy, Novelty, Satire, Song Parody, Comedy, Radio Shows, Spoken Word
Randy Weston 1950s - 2010s Jazz, International, African Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Global Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Creative, Piano Jazz, Progressive Jazz, African Traditions, Highlife
J.B. Hutto 1950s - 1980s Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Chicago Blues
R.L. Burnside 1960s - 2000s Blues, Delta Blues, Electric Delta Blues, Juke Joint Blues, Modern Delta Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues
Marilyn Monroe 1940s - 1960s Vocal, Pop/Rock, Vocal Pop, Celebrity, Traditional Pop, American Popular Song, Film Score, Show/Musical
Morton Feldman 1940s - 1980s Avant-Garde, Classical, Avant-Garde Music, Minimalism, Modern Composition, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Vocal Music
Guitar Slim 1950s Blues, R&B, New Orleans Blues, Regional Blues, Early R&B, New Orleans R&B, Electric Blues, Soul-Blues
Jimmy Heath 1940s - 2020s Jazz, Hard Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modern Big Band, Post-Bop, Saxophone Jazz
Bucky Pizzarelli 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Vocal, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Standards
David Tudor 1950s - 1990s Avant-Garde, Classical, Pop/Rock, Electronic, Experimental, Avant-Garde Music, Keyboard, Electro-Acoustic, Process-Generated, Concerto
Andy Griffith 1940s - 2010s Vocal, Comedy/Spoken, Religious, New Age, Country, Gospel, Spoken Word, Traditional Pop, Inspirational, Sketch Comedy, Traditional Country, Comedy
Jerry Clower 1950s - 1990s Comedy/Spoken, Country, Country Comedy, Comedy, Observational Humor, Standup Comedy
Jerry Lewis 1930s - 2010s Comedy/Spoken, Vocal, Comedy, Traditional Pop
Mel Brooks 1950s - 2020s Comedy/Spoken, Stage & Screen, Classical, Cast Recordings, Musicals, Novelty, Show/Musical, Standup Comedy, Comedy, Soundtracks
Oscar Brown, Jr. 1960s - 2000s Vocal, Jazz, Pop/Rock, R&B, Comedy/Spoken, Vocal Jazz, Early R&B, Beat Poetry, Spoken Word
Soupy Sales 1940s - 2000s Comedy/Spoken, Sketch Comedy, Comedy, Novelty
Joan Sutherland 1940s - 1990s Classical, Opera
Francis Dhomont 1940s - 2020s Avant-Garde, Classical, Electronic, Avant-Garde Music, Electro-Acoustic, Radio Works
Kenny Baker 1950s - 2000s Country, Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass
Piero Umiliani 1950s - 2000s Stage & Screen, Easy Listening, Jazz, Electronic, Easy Pop, Film Music, Film Score, Soundtracks, Library Music, Original Score, Swing
Marie-Claire Alain 1960s - 2010s Classical, Keyboard, Choral
Jimmy Cleveland 1950s - 2000s Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop
Julius Katchen 1940s - 1960s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
Lula Reed 1950s - 1960s R&B, Blues, Early R&B, Urban Blues, Jump Blues, Soul, Blues Gospel
György Kurtág 1960s - 2010s Classical, Avant-Garde, Modern Composition, Chamber Music, Keyboard
Stan Tracey 1970s - 2000s Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Hans Werner Henze 1940s - 2000s Classical, Comedy/Spoken, New Age, Chamber Music, Vocal Music, Opera, Orchestral, Concerto, Symphony, Documentary, Neo-Classical, Spoken Word
Aurèle Nicolet 1950s - 1990s Classical, Easy Listening, Chamber Music, Concerto
Count Ossie 1950s - 1970s Reggae, Nyahbinghi, Ska
Galina Vishnevskaya 1950s - 1980s Classical, Opera, Vocal Music, Symphony
Ingrid Haebler 1950s - 1990s Classical, Keyboard, Chamber Music, Concerto
Karl Richter Classical, Holiday, Choral, Concerto
Klaus Tennstedt 1960s - 1990s Classical, Stage & Screen, Orchestral, Symphony
Theo Adam 1950s - 1980s Classical, Opera, Choral
Gervase de Peyer 1960s - 1990s Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto
George Martin 1950s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Easy Listening, Jazz, Classical, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Instrumental Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Merseybeat, Psychedelic/Garage, AM Pop, British Invasion, Global Jazz, Rock & Roll, Singer/Songwriter, Skiffle, Concerto, Orchestral