List of bands and musicians from Glasgow
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This list contains famous or notable musicians, singers, composers and bands who originated in or are associated strongly with Glasgow, Scotland.
0–9
[edit]A
[edit]- AC Acoustics
- Admiral Fallow
- Adopted as Holograph
- Adventures in Stereo
- Aereogramme
- The Almighty
- Altered Images
- Angel Heart
- Craig Armstrong, composer
- Attic Lights
B
[edit]- Baby Chaos (briefly changed name to Deckard)
- Baby Strange
- A Band Called Quinn
- Jimmy Barnes, singer, member of Cold Chisel[1]
- The Bathers
- Beecake
- Beggars Opera
- Maggie Bell, singer, member of Stone the Crows[2]
- Belle & Sebastian[3]
- Bis[4]
- Bleed From Within
- The Blimp
- The Blue Nile[3]
- The Bluebells
- Bombay Talkie
- Brian Robertson, guitarist, former member of Thin Lizzy
- Scott Brown, DJ and music producer
- Jack Bruce, singer, bassist, member of Cream[5]
C
[edit]- Camera Obscura[6]
- Junior Campbell, also member of The Marmalade[7]
- Cannon
- Lewis Capaldi, singer-songwriter[8]
- Cado Belle
- Charlie and the Bhoys
- Chvrches[9]
- The Cinematics
- Gerry Cinnamon, singer-songwriter, guitarist[10]
- Billy Connolly, actor, musician, comedian
- Ivor Cutler, poet, singer, musician, writer
D
[edit]- Dananananaykroyd
- Darius Campbell Danesh, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer[11]
- Deacon Blue[12]
- Del Amitri[13]
- The Delgados[3]
- Jimmy Dewar, bassist, vocalist, member of Robin Trower band[14]
- Jim Diamond, singer-songwriter[15]
- George Donaldson, member of Celtic Thunder[16][17]
- Donovan, musician, songwriter, record producer[18]
E
[edit]F
[edit]G
[edit]- Ganger
- Bobby Gillespie, singer-songwriter[21]
- Glasgow
- Glasvegas[3]
- Clare Grogan, singer and actress, member of Altered Images
- Gun
H
[edit]- H2O
- Alex Harvey, frontman of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
- Fran Healy, singer, member of Travis
- Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, pianist, composer and broadcaster[22]
- Hip Parade
- Hipsway[23]
- How to Swim
- RM Hubbert, guitarist and singer
- Michael Hunter, music games composer
J
[edit]- Jacob Yates and the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers
- Bert Jansch, folk musician, founding member of Pentangle
K
[edit]- Konflict, Kemal and Rob Data, Drum & Bass producers
- David Knopfler, guitarist, member of Dire Straits
- Mark Knopfler, singer, songwriter, guitarist, member of Dire Straits
- Oliver Knussen, classical composer and conductor
- Kode9
- Jim Kerr, member of Simple Minds
L
[edit]- Laki Mera
- Jeanie Lambe, jazz singer
- Frederic Lamond, classical pianist and pupil of Franz Liszt
- Mary Lee, singer, variety performer[24]
- Life Without Buildings
- Little Eye
- Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
- Logan
- Loki, rapper
- Lotus Eater[25]
- Love and Money[26]
- Lucia & The Best Boys
- Lulu, singer, songwriter, actress, television personality
M
[edit]- Makethisrelate[27]
- Man Must Die
- The Marmalade[7]
- Helen Marnie of Ladytron[26]
- John Martyn
- David McCallum, Sr., violinist
- Jimmy McCulloch, rock musician
- Johnny McElhone, member of Altered Images, Hipsway, and Texas
- Matt McGinn, folk musician
- Lisa McHugh, singer
- Frankie Miller, singer-songwriter and actor
- Middle of the Road
- Mogwai[3]
- Hudson Mohawke, producer, composer and DJ[28]
- Mother and the Addicts[29]
- Jim Mullen, jazz guitarist
N
[edit]O
[edit]P
[edit]- The Pastels[30]
- The Phantom Band
- Owen Paul, singer, songwriter, musician
- The Poets
- Emma Pollock, singer-songwriter, composer, founding member of The Delgados
- El Presidente
- PAWS (band)
- Prides
- Primal Scream[21]
R
[edit]- Chris Rainbow, pop/rock singer, musician
- Eddi Reader, member of Fairground Attraction
- Maggie Reilly, singer, member of Cado Belle
- Remember Remember
- Rustie, musician, producer[31]
- William Reid, member of The Jesus and Mary Chain
S
[edit]- Shop Assistants
- Sensational Alex Harvey Band[32]
- Set the Tone
- Shitdisco
- The Silencers[26]
- Simple Minds[33]
- Slam
- Slik
- David Sneddon
- Jimmy Somerville, singer,[34] member of Bronski Beat and the Communards
- Sons and Daughters[35]
- SOPHIE
- Spirea X
- Spit Back
- Sharleen Spiteri, singer, songwriter, guitarist, member of Texas
- Sparrow and the Workshop
- Sputniks Down
- Stapleton
- Al Stewart
- Stone the Crows
- Strawberry Switchblade
- Hamish Stuart, member of The Average White Band
- The Supernaturals[36]
- Swanee
T
[edit]- Soom T, reggae singer and rapper
- Texas[37]
- Dougie Thomson, bassist, member of Supertramp
- Travis[38]
- Twin Atlantic[39]
- Telstar Ponies
- Teenage Fanclub
U
[edit]- Uncle John & Whitelock
- Unkle Bob
- Midge Ure, singer, songwriter, member of Slik, Thin Lizzy, Rich Kids, Visage, and Ultravox
- Urusei Yatsura
V
[edit]W
[edit]- The Wake
- Bobby Wellins, tenor saxophonist
- Eric Woolfson, songwriter, producer, pianist, member of the Alan Parsons Project
Y
[edit]- Yashin
- Alexander Young, singer, songwriter, manager, producer, member of Grapefruit
- Angus Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist, member of AC/DC[40]
- George Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist, member of The Easybeats[41]
- John Paul Young, Scottish-born Australian singer[42]
- Malcolm Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist, member of AC/DC[40]
- Stevie Young, guitarist, member of Starfighters and AC/DC
Z
[edit]See also
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