Artists born in / bands formed in 1937

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Merle Haggard 1960s - 2010s Country, Bakersfield Sound, Honky Tonk, Traditional Country, Western Swing Revival
Joe Henderson 1950s - 1990s Jazz, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Traditions, Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Soul Jazz
Waylon Jennings 1940s - 2000s Country, Country-Folk, Film Score, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Traditional Country
Philip Glass 1960s - 2020s Classical, Avant-Garde, Jazz, Stage & Screen, Ethnic Fusion, Global Jazz, Minimalism, Modern Composition, Original Score, Soundtracks, Avant-Garde Music, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Opera, Ballet
Ron Carter 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Third Stream, Modal Music, Straight-Ahead Jazz
Nancy Wilson 1950s - 2010s Vocal, Jazz, R&B, Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop, Pop-Soul, Soul, Standards, Early R&B
Charlie Haden 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Classical, Free Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Chamber Music, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Creative, Standards, Concerto, Keyboard
George Carlin 1950s - 2000s Comedy/Spoken, Observational Humor, Satire, Standup Comedy, Comedy
Jerry Reed 1950s - 2000s Country, Pop/Rock, Country-Pop, Film Score, Progressive Country, Rockabilly, Traditional Country, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Instrumental Country
Jon Hassell 1960s - 2020s Avant-Garde, Electronic, Ambient, Ethnic Fusion, Experimental, Minimalism, Techno-Tribal
Angelo Badalamenti 1960s - 2020s Stage & Screen, Classical, Jazz, Film Music, Film Score, Original Score, Soundtracks
Bill Cosby 1960s - 2010s Comedy/Spoken, Standup Comedy, Observational Humor, Comedy, Music Comedy
Roberta Flack 1960s - 2020s R&B, Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul, Soul, Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary R&B
Tom Paxton 1960s - 2020s Folk, Pop/Rock, Folk Revival, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Political Folk, Protest Songs, Traditional Folk
Magic Sam 1950s - 1960s Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Blues
Alice Coltrane 1960s - 2000s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modal Music, Piano Jazz
Vladimir Ashkenazy 1960s - 2010s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto, Orchestral, Symphony, Chamber Music
Archie Shepp 1960s - 2020s Jazz, Vocal, Film Score, Free Jazz, Hard Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Standards, Poetry, Spoken Word
Dick Dale 1950s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Instrumental Rock, Surf, Surf Revival, Rock & Roll
Shirley Bassey 1950s - 2020s Vocal, Stage & Screen, Vocal Pop, Traditional Pop, Movie Themes, Soundtracks, Show Tunes
Chuck Jackson 1950s - 2020s R&B, Pop/Rock, Soul, Uptown Soul, Pop-Soul, Early R&B, Early Pop/Rock, Northern Soul
John Hartford 1950s - 2000s Country, Religious, Folk, Pop/Rock, Neo-Traditional Folk, Progressive Country, Country-Folk, Country-Rock, Gospel, Country-Pop, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Old-Timey, Traditional Country
Connie Francis 1940s - 2010s Vocal, Pop/Rock, Brill Building Pop, Vocal Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Show/Musical
Little Willie John 1950s - 1960s R&B, Blues, Early R&B, Urban Blues, Soul
Wanda Jackson 1950s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Country, Religious, Rockabilly, Honky Tonk, Traditional Country, Country Gospel, Gospel
Freddy Fender 1950s - 2000s Country, Latin, Pop/Rock, International, Cajun, Mexican Traditions, North American Traditions, Tex-Mex, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Country-Pop, Rock & Roll, Traditional Country, Roots Rock
Tyrone Davis 1960s - 2000s R&B, Pop/Rock, Soul, Chicago Soul, Smooth Soul, Pop-Soul, AM Pop
George Hamilton IV 1950s - 2010s Country, Pop/Rock, Country-Pop, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Traditional Country, Early Pop/Rock, Country-Folk
Trini Lopez 1950s - 2020s Vocal, Pop/Rock, Early Pop/Rock, Vocal Pop, AM Pop
Conrad Schnitzler 1960s - 2010s Electronic, Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Classical, Experimental Electronic, Kraut Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Synth Pop, Keyboard
Johnny Copeland 1950s - 1990s Blues, R&B, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues, Regional Blues, Texas Blues, Early R&B
Carolyn Hester 1950s - 2020s Folk, Pop/Rock, Folk Revival, Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Traditional Folk, Contemporary Folk, Psychedelic/Garage, Folk-Pop
Eddie Floyd 1950s - 2020s R&B, Soul, Memphis Soul, Deep Soul, Southern Soul
Gene Chandler 1950s - 1990s R&B, Chicago Soul, Doo Wop, Northern Soul, Pop-Soul, Soul, Uptown Soul, Early R&B
Magic Slim 1950s - 2010s Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Soul-Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues
Snooks Eaglin 1950s - 2000s Blues, R&B, Acoustic New Orleans Blues, Regional Blues, New Orleans Blues, New Orleans R&B
Carol Sloane 1950s - 2020s Vocal, Jazz, Bop, Standards, Vocal Jazz
Jimmy Bowen 1960s - 2020s Country, Pop/Rock, Vocal, Early Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Traditional Pop
Joseph Jarman 1960s - 2010s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Bill Anderson 1950s - 2020s Country, Religious, Folk, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Country-Pop, Traditional Country, Contemporary Country, Gospel, Neo-Traditional Folk, Neo-Traditionalist Country
Joe Farrell 1960s - 1980s Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop
Louis Hayes 1950s - 2020s Jazz, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop
Kirk Lightsey 1950s - 2020s Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Reggie Workman 1950s - 2020s Jazz, Hard Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Creative
Neeme Järvi 1960s - 2020s Classical, Jazz, Orchestral, Symphony, Choral, Concerto, Crossover Jazz
Karen Dalton 1960s - 1990s Folk, Folk Revival, Traditional Folk
Clarence "Frogman" Henry 1950s - 2020s R&B, Pop/Rock, Early R&B, New Orleans R&B, Early Pop/Rock, Swamp Pop
Frank Ifield 1950s - 1980s Country, Country-Pop, Traditional Country
Benjamin Luxon 1960s - 2010s Classical, Vocal, Folk, Opera, Traditional Pop
Barney Wilen 1950s - 1990s Jazz, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Bop, Post-Bop