List of Maryland music people explained

This is a list of Maryland musicians, consisting of Marylanders who are musically notable, with a strong connection to the State of Maryland, USA and others who are notable within the music of Maryland. People listed may be relevant to the state of Maryland, the Province of Maryland or the area now known as Maryland before it was either a state or colony, and may be primarily relevant for reasons not related to music, so long as they do have some musical notability.

This covers specific individuals only. There is a separate list of Maryland music groups.

This list features relevant music people that are:

  1. Covered in an academic journal article or book, provided coverage goes beyond mere listing as an example of a broader trend
  2. Those documented as having special notability or popularity within the music field and are listed in reputably published sources.
NameNotesReferenceImage
Aaron, DaveBassist for the Baltimore-based metal band Rancid Decay
Abbott, SamFormer mayor of Takoma Park, Maryland, led the creation of the Takoma Park Folk Festival, first held in 1978
Abadey, NasarTeacher at the Peabody Institute, drummer, composer, leader of Supernova and former member of Birthright[1]
Adams, HaroldBaltimore-area jazz saxophonist
Addison, ElmerJazz saxophonist with the Rivers Chambers Orchestra
Adler, Peter HermanEighth music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1959 to 1968
Von Strauss, BarronDrummer for the Baltimore-based hard progressive metal band Apollo Ra. Arrested in 2012 for cocaine distribution.[2]
Alsop, MarinTwelfth, and current, music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, whose term began in 2007, first woman to head a major American symphony
Alverson, MikeTwenty-fourth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Ammen, MarkBassist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco
Amos, ToriPianist and popular singer, youngest student ever to attend the Peabody Institute, at age five[3]
Adrian, DrewGuitarist for the Rockville, Maryland-based speed metal band Indestroy[4]
Antanaitis, SeanMember of the Baltimore-based rock band Celebration
Argento, DominickGraduate of the Peabody Institute, composer of lyric opera and choral music, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Music[5]
Asaro, CatherineMaryland based vocalist and author[6]
Ascione, Raymond A.Nineteenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Azrael, SamOwner of the Super Music Store, an historic venue for African American music in Baltimore[7]
Bacon, ThomasMost well-known composer of the Tuesday Club in colonial Annapolis
Badertscher, AlexGuitarist for Annapolis-based band Breathing Walker
Bailey, Earl "Buddy"Member of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings, not the same individual as the member of The Clovers
Bailey, PearlSinger and actress, originally a chorus girl at The Royal Theatre
Balthrop, CarmenOpera singer and winner of the Baltimore Opera Company's vocal competition
Baker, HankBaltimore-area jazz saxophonist
Baker, HenryOwner of a men's clothing store in Baltimore that featured rehearsal space that eventually came to host many well-regarded acts
Banaszkiwicz, MikeVocalist for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force
Banger, KidDrummer (Stephen Toth) for the Baltimore-based metal band Snydly Crunch[8]
BarenBregge, PeterDirector of the Columbia Jazz Band, writer and record producer with the Airmen of Note[9]
Barlow, HowardFifth music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1939 to 1942
Barr, NikiDenton, Maryland musician best known for entertaining the United States military abroad
Bartlett, CarolCurrent artistic director of the Peabody Institute's dance program, experienced dancer and choreographer, and winner of the Concours Internationale de Chorégraphie[10]
Bartz, GaryBaltimore-area jazz saxophonist
Basiliko, GusDrummer for Maryland-based doom metal band Wretched and speed metal band Indestroy
Bealer, WiliamFifer and one of the best-remembered early members of the United States Naval Academy Band[11]
Beasley, SeanBassist and vocalist for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus, former member of Garden of Shadows
Beck, Allen E.Eighteenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Beirs, BenjaminTeacher at the Peabody Institute's dance program, award-winning guitarist and member of chamber music group Duo Transatlantique[12]
Bell, NathanFormer bassist for the Baltimore-area punk band Lungfish
Belton, RobFormer drummer for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus
Bender, LeighTeacher at the Peabody Institute, trumpeter and composer of the Westminster Symphony Orchestra[13]
Benteen, Frederick D.19th-century Baltimore music publisher
Bergander, DavidDrummer for the Baltimore-based rock band Celebration
Bair, SheldonFounder, and subsequent director, of the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra[14]
Blake, EubieBaltimore native jazz composer, lyricist and performer, pioneer of the stride style
Bledsoe, John RichardSeventeenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Boggs, MatthewPreparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute and Baltimore area native, double bassist who has toured widely across the United States[15]
Bonner, MikeMember of the Annapolis-based punk band The Hated
Boswell, James19th-century Baltimore music publisher
Boudreaux, MargaretCurrent director (since 1992) of the McDaniel College Choir[16]
Bowen, AlvinMember of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Four Buddies
Bowen, DennyDrummer for the Baltimore-based rock band Double Dagger and sole member of electronic/mashup project, Smart Growth.
Boyer, DerekFormer bassist for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus
Branagan, SteveDrummer for Maryland-based doom metal bands Revelation and Against Nature
Branigan, RobDrummer for the Rockville, Maryland-based speed metal band Indestroy
Braxton, TamarR&B singer from Severn, Maryland, member of The Braxtons
Braxton, ToniR&B singer from Severn, Maryland, member of The Braxtons
Braxton, TowandaR&B singer from Severn, Maryland, member of The Braxtons
Braxton, TraciR&B singer from Severn, Maryland, member of The Braxtons
Braxton, TrinaR&B singer from Severn, Maryland, member of The Braxtons
Brenner, DaveGuitarist for the Baltimore-based metal band Have Mercy[17]
Brenner, JohnSinger and guitarist for Maryland-based doom metal band Revelation[18]
Brent, Paul A.Baltimore-area musician who became the first African American to attend the Peabody Institute, in 1949, graduating in 1953
Brown, AnneBaltimore native and opera soprano, best known for creating the role of Bess in Porgy and Bess
Brown, BusterJazz guitarist from Albany who joined the Rivers Chambers Orchestra
Brown, KevRapper and producer from Landover, Maryland, member of the Low Budget collective
Bryce, JeffreySaxophonist for Annapolis-based rock band the Jarflys
Bryan, JohnGuitarist for the Baltimore-based metal band Have Mercy
BTTrance musician from Rockville, Maryland
Buckler, CaseyFormer drummer for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus
Bulkley, KevinGuitarist for the Baltimore-based hard progressive metal band Apollo Ra
Bullock, MikeVocalist for the Annapolis-based crossover punk/metal band IronChrist, Rockville based Speed Metal band Indestroy. Guitarist and vocalist for Lanham-based death metal band Scab.
Burch-Pesses, MichaelTwenty-first bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Byers, MattFormer drummer for the Baltimore-area deathgrind band Misery Index
Byrne, DavidPopular musician and composer, best known with Talking Heads, went to high school at Lansdowne High School and attended the Maryland Institute College of Art
Calloway, BlancheOne of the first female bandleaders in the United States, from Baltimore[19]
Calloway, CabJazz singer and bandleader, raised in part in Baltimore
Callahan Jr, Kevin DBassist for the Euro/USA based metal group Them Fuzzy Monsters
Cameron, WayneTeacher at the Peabody Institute, trumpeter and conductor of the UMBC orchestra[20]
Campbell, PaulaR&B singer from Baltimore
Carey, TonyPercussionist for the Baltimore-based psychedelic band The Peppermint Rainbow
Carmichael, KellyGuitarist for Maryland-based doom metal band Internal Void
Carroll, John "Gregory"Member of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Four Buddies
Carusi, Samuel19th-century Baltimore music publisher
Cassilly, RichardGraduate of the Peabody Institute and renowned operatic tenor
Carr, JosephFounder of a Baltimore-based music publishing firm
Carter, William "Tommy"Member of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Four Buddies
Catbas, ElysabethPreparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning vocalist[21]
Chalfant, JimmyDrummer for the Hagerstown-based metal band Kix
Chambers, RiversCellist for the John Ridgely Jazzers, later a fixture in the Baltimore jazz scene and bandleader at The Royal
Chaney, JimDrummer for Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Chasez, JCSinger with 'N Sync, from Bowie, Maryland
Chestnut, CyrusGraduate of the Peabody Institute, jazz musician[22]
Choe, Jeeyoung RachelTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning flautist who has toured across the world[23]
Chriest, JohnFormer bassist for the Baltimore-area punk band Lungfish
Clark, JonDrummer for the Baltimore-based rock band 99 Burning
Clarke, MarthaGraduate of the Peabody Institute, born in Baltimore, renowned choreographer and director[24]
Cleaveland, AlonzoBaltimore-based 19th century educator, founder of the Glee School
Clifton, ArthurMusic publisher and composer
Coates, LeeDrummer for the Maryland-based death metal band Exmortis[25]
Cole, John19th-century Baltimore music publisher and store owner
Collette, CalvinMember of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings[26]
Collins, BradBaltimore-area jazz saxophonist
Combs, GregGuitarist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco
Commissiona, SergiuNinth music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1969 to 1984, also a violinist
Corrick, MaxEleventh bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Cotto, OrlandoTeacher at the Peabody Institute, well-known percussionist and marimbist[27]
Coty, NealCountry singer-songwriter from Maryland
CouginDrummer for Maryland-based doom metal band Wretched
Covington, SteveBaltimore-area jazz saxophonist
Cowell, HenryTeacher at the Peabody Institute
Coxsen, LawrenceMember of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings
Crawford, BuddyMember of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings
Crocco, MattGuitarist for the Baltimore-based metal band Rancid Decay
Crover, DaleMember of Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Obsessed
Culos, ChristPercussionist for Of a Revolution, a jam band from Rockville, Maryland
Dagher, JoeMember of Baltimore-based hardcore punk band Law & Order, and then Bollocks[28]
Dagher, PeteMember of Baltimore-based hardcore punk band Law & Order, and then Bollocks
Dagher, WilliamMember of Baltimore-based hardcore punk band Law & Order, and then Bollocks
Daglar, FatmaTeacher at the Peabody Institute, oboist with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Maryland Symphony Orchestra[29]
Dailey, AlbertJazz pianist from Baltimore[30]
Dale, James A.Founder of the Annapolis Chorale and assistant music director at the United States Naval Academy[31]
Danchenko, VictorTeacher at the Peabody Institute, renowned violinist and winner of both the Ysaye Gold Medal and the Soviet National Competition[32]
Danchenko-Stern, VeraTeacher at the Peabody Institute, singer and instrumentalist, and has toured widely across the United States and Russia[33]
Davis, RichGuitarist for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force[34]
Dayton, LeeVocalist for the Baltimore-based metal band Have Mercy
Deacon, DanElectronic music composer and performer from Baltimore
Deak, StephenEarly 20th century founder of the Baltimore Women's String Symphony Orchestra, Wolfgang Martin, from 1936 to 1940
Deane, BuddyHost of The Buddy Deane Show, a music television show in Baltimore
Deems, James Monroe19th-century composer and music educator from Baltimore
DeLong, AlfredLongest-serving and most successful director (1936–1969) of the McDaniel College Choir
Denby, Herman "Junior"Member of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings
Denver, AndrewWell-regarded drum major in the United States Naval Academy Band in the 1850s
DePizzo, JerrySaxophonist and guitarist for Of a Revolution, a jam band from Rockville, Maryland
DeVaughn, RaheemSinger and songwriter, raised in Maryland
Diehl, RonBaltimore-area jazz saxophonist
DiGalleonardo, MonicaBassist for Annapolis-based bands Moss Icon and Breathing Walker
Diggins, TommyAlong with William Hoeke, the first Marine Musicians of the United States Naval Academy Band
DivineTowson, Maryland-born drag actor, best known for Hairspray
Dixon, EricDrummer for the Baltimore-based metal band Rancid Decay
Dixon, IkeOwner of the Comedy Club, a major historic music venue in Baltimore
Dixon, LutherMember of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Buddies
Dolid, Laura GurdusTeacher at the Peabody Institute and founder of Baltimore County Youth Ballet[35]
Donovan, CaitlinTeacher at the Peabody Institute and award-winning vocalist[36]
Dorsey, DerrickFormer bassist for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Dowling, DaveFormer guitarist for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Dowsy, CarlosClarinetist for the John Ridgely Jazzers
Dreyfuss, JohnMember of Half Japanese, a punk band from Uniontown, Maryland
Dreyfuss, RickyMember of Half Japanese, a punk band from Uniontown, Maryland
Duncan, BladeVocalist for the Baltimore-based hard metal band Hammers Rule[37]
Dupree, BubbaGuitarist for Void, a punk band from Columbia, Maryland
Duritz, AdamBaltimore born and raised vocalist and songwriter for the pop-rock band, Counting Crows[38]
Dyer, Samuel18th-century music publisher in Baltimore
Heinrich Christian Eisenbrandt19th century Baltimore brass and woodwind instrument manufacturer[39]
Ellingson, NickGuitarist for the Baltimore-based metal band Have Mercy
Elliott, CassBaltimore-native singer from The Mamas & the Papas
Elson, RobGuitarist and lead songwriter for the Annapolis-area pop punk band The Track Record
Endicott, SamLead singer of The Bravery, originally from Bethesda, Maryland
Ennis, AndyBaltimore-area jazz saxophonist
Ennis, EthelBaltimore-native jazz musician
Ensminger, JohnPercussionist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental bands Dog Fashion Disco and Polkadot Cadaver
Ensminger, KristenTrumpeter for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco
EntranceFolk musician, real name Guy Blakeslee, former member of The Convocation of...
Escolopio, AaronOriginally from Waldorf, Maryland, first drummer for Good Charlotte, now a drummer for Wakefield[40]
Escolopio, RyanOriginally from Waldorf, Maryland, guitarist and vocalist for pop-punk band Wakefield
Eskelin, ElleryJazz saxophonist and recording artist, raised in Baltimore
Ewald, BryanGuitarist and vocalist for Annapolis-based rock band the Jarflys
Maria EwingOpera singer and winner of the Baltimore Opera Company's vocal competition
Fahey, JohnMusician from Takoma Park, Maryland
Faile, AndrewGuitarist for the Baltimore-based metal band Snydly Crunch
Fair, DavidMember of Half Japanese, a punk band from Uniontown, Maryland
Fair, JadMember of Half Japanese, a punk band from Uniontown, Maryland
Falkinburg, BruceBassist and vocalist for Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Hidden Hand, also a recording engineer
Fallon, NeilLead singer for Germantown, Maryland-based stoner rock band Clutch
Feldstein, MitchellDrummer for the Baltimore-area punk band Lungfish
Ferguson, DannyMember of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Buddies
Ferrara, TomFormer guitarist for the Baltimore-based rock band Yukon
Fields, MickeyThe most famous of the Baltimore-area jazz saxophonists, originally of The Tilters
Finke, FritzFormer student at the Peabody Institute, founder of the Oratorio Society
Finnegan, SeanDrummer for Void, a punk band from Columbia, Maryland
Fisher, ErikMember of the Annapolis-based punk band The Hated
Fisher, JasonMember of the Annapolis-based punk band The Hated
Flagg, LewisCellist for the John Ridgely Jazzers
Fleisher, LeonTeacher at the Peabody Institute, pianist and first American winner of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium, in 1952[41]
Flood, DaleGuitarist for Maryland-based doom metal bands Wretched and Unorthodox
Fluck, John D.Twentieth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Ford, KatrinaMember of the Baltimore-based rock band Celebration
Formanek, MichaelTeacher at the Peabody Institute, prominent jazz bassist[42]
Forsythe, BrianGuitarist for the Hagerstown-based metal band Kix
Fox, VirgilGraduate of the Peabody Institute and renowned organist[43]
France, AlMember of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings
Francis, MikeBassist for the Maryland-based hard metal band Deuce[44]
Frank, JamesGuitarist for the Baltimore-based rock band 99 Burning
Frank, PamelaTeacher at the Peabody Institute, violinist who has toured widely, winner of the Avery Fisher Prize[45]
Freccia, MassimoSeventh music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1952 to 1959
Friedman, MartyGuitarist for the Maryland-based hard metal band Deuce
Fusciello, ZakDrummer for Annapolis-based band Breathing Walker
Gaehle, Henry19th century Baltimore piano manufacturer, cofounder of Wm. Knabe & Co. with William Knabe
Gaither, TommyGuitarist for the pioneering Baltimore-based doo wop group, The Orioles[46]
Gallagher, JohnGuitarist and vocalist for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus
Gambone, Ralph M.Twenty-third bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Ganz, BrianTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist[47]
Garcia, FernandoGuitarist and vocalist for the Baltimore-based metal band Rancid Decay
Garrett, SamGuitarist for the Baltimore-based rock band Yukon
Gatton, DannyGuitarist from Newburg, Maryland, who fused blues, rockabilly, jazz, and country to create a musical style he called "redneck jazz". Released several albums, notably, 88 Elmira St.
Gaster, Jean-PaulMember of Germantown, Maryland-based stoner rock band Clutch
Gattis, TomGuitarist and vocalist for the Maryland-based hard metal bands Deuce and Tension[48]
Gebelein, Conradlongtime band leader at the Johns Hopkins University where a grandstand is named for him. Performed first live music on Baltimore radio station. (1921)
Geller, JudithPreparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, French horn player and arranger for the Charm City Klezmer Band[49]
Genaux, VivicaOpera singer and winner of the Baltimore Opera Company's vocal competition
Gershman, BenjBassist for Of a Revolution, a jam band from Rockville, Maryland
Gidwitz, JohnFormer president of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Gilespie, JonKeyboardist for Annapolis-based rock band the Jarflys
Gillett, Wheeler18th-century music publisher in Baltimore
Givens, ShirleyTeacher at the Peabody Institute, violinist who has performed across the United States and written numerous instructional violin books[50]
Glass, PhilipGraduate of the Peabody Institute, minimalist composer[51]
Glik, ChrisGraduate of the Peabody Institute, composer, keyboardist and vocalist[52]
Gorden, JohnDrummer for the Baltimore-based metal band Have Mercy
Gray, AlexanderSinging master at St. Anne's Anglican Church in Annapolis, beginning in 1786 and continuing for an unknown amount of time
Gray, JoshFrederick, Maryland Folk Musician
Gray, JulianTeacher at the Peabody Institute, popular recorded guitarist and author of guitar-related books[53]
Green, BusBandleader at the Club Orleans
Green, J. ErnestLongest-serving director of the Annapolis Chorale, beginning in 1984 and continuing to the present (as of 2008)
Green, JosephMusic publisher and printer of the Maryland Gazette in colonial Annapolis, member of the Tuesday Club[54]
Green-Cudek, LisaPreparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, dance author and lecturer who has appeared on television several times[55]
Greenberg, HerbertTeacher at the Peabody Institute, violinist and recording artist for Argo Records who has toured widely and been the subject of national television and radio broadcasts[56]
Greig, BruceFormer guitarist for the Baltimore-area deathgrind band Misery Index
Grist, RonnieBassist for the Maryland-based metal band Kingsbrook[57]
Grobe, Charles19th century pianist and composer[58]
Gross, MarkBaltimore-area jazz saxophonist
Guckert, DougDrummer for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force
Gulli, EdMember of Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Obsessed
Haha, JimiVocalist and singer for Jimmie's Chicken Shack and Jarflys, based in Annapolis
Hahn, HilaryGraduate of the Peabody Institute, Grammy Award-winning violinist[59]
Hahn, MarianTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist and recording artist[60]
Hallam, LewisHead of the American Company, one of the first opera troupes to perform in Maryland
Hall, BertBassist for Maryland-based doom metal band Revelation and Against Nature
Hall, ChrisBassist for the Maryland-based hard metal band Deuce
Hamerik, AsgerDanish composer who became the director of the Peabody Institute
Hall II, Robert BrysonGaithersburg raised rapper who goes by his stage name Logic. Currently signed with Visionary Music Group and Def Jam Records.
Hamilton, AlexanderFounder of the Tuesday Club, a social society which featured music at its meetings in colonial Annapolis[61]
Hammer, CharlesCornetist and second bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Hampshire, RobBassist for the Maryland-based doom metal band Earthride
Harris, Charles L.Founder of the Baltimore Colored Chorus and Baltimore Colored Symphony Orchestra, both in 1929, and led the Baltimore Colored City Band, also teacher of organ and cornet
Harris, SkipBassist for the Baltimore-based psychedelic band The Peppermint Rainbow
Harrison, Leon "Larry"Member of the Baltimore-based African American vocal groups The Four Buddies and The Buddies[62]
Harrison, MichaelCurrent General Director for the Baltimore Opera Company
Harrison, MikeFormer guitarist and vocalist for the Baltimore-area deathgrind band Misery Index
Hart, AntonioBaltimore-area jazz saxophonist[63]
Hart, JoshGuitarist for Maryland-based doom metal band Revelation, formerly of Unorthodox
Hartz, TedGuitarist for the Maryland-based death metal band Exmortis
Hean, CaseyGuitarist for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Heinzmann, AdamBassist for Maryland-based doom metal band Internal Void
Henderson, BriceNashville singer - songwriter. One of Billboard Magazine's Top Ten New Country Artists 1983.
Hendricks, BobbyMember of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings
Henley, ShaunBassist for the Baltimore-based hard metal band Hammers Rule
Hennesey, DavidOriginal drummer for Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Hidden Hand
Hersch, MichaelTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning composer whose works have been widely performed[64]
Hewitt, John HillBaltimore-based 19th century educator, co-founder of the Musical Institute, with William Stoddard
Hicks, BobbyVocalist for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force
Hicks, MauriceMember of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Four Buddies
Higgs, DanielVocalist, member of Reptile House and Lungfish
Hildebrand, David K.Professor at the Peabody Conservatory, nationally regarded music historian specializing in early American music, especially in Maryland. Performer and recording artist of colonial period music.[65]
Hill, KennyMember of the Annapolis-based punk band The Hated, and the Spastic Rats, and founder of Vermin Scum, a local record label
Hoeke, WilliamAlong with Tommy Diggins, the first Marine Musicians of the United States Naval Academy Band
Hohn, ChuckDrummer for the Baltimore-based hard metal band Hammers Rule
Holiday, BilliePioneering jazz singer who spent much of her childhood in Baltimore, known for an emotional and intimate vocal technique[66]
Holbrook, JayFormer General Director for the Baltimore Opera Company
Holloway, RonTenor saxophonist known for performing in several genres of music. Holloway has worked with Susan Tedeschi, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Scott-Heron and Root Boy Slim. He has shared the stage with Gov't Mule, The Allman Brothers Band, Little Feat, Derek Trucks, Taj Mahal (musician), Widespread Panic and Carlos Santana. [67] [68]
Hong, AhTeacher at the Peabody Institute, acclaimed vocalist who has performed extensively, and been the subject of an internationally broadcast radio performance[69]
Horner, TimViolinist for Annapolis-based band Breathing Walker[70]
Howland, KeithGuitarist from Silver Spring, Maryland, member of Chicago
Huber, FredDirector of Municipal Music in the early 20th century, dictated repertoire to municipally supported bands and banned jazz
Hughes, AlfredSaxophonist for the John Ridgely Jazzers
Hunter, JimFormer member of Maryland-based doom metal band
Hurley, EarlMember of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings
Brandt HusemanBassist for the 1990s power pop band The Greenberry Woods and Splitsville
Huseman, MattSongwriter for the 1990s power pop band The Greenberry Woods and Splitsville
Inglefield, RuthTeacher at the Peabody Institute, harpist and author of numerous articles and books[71]
Irvine, JohnMember of the Annapolis-based punk band The Hated
Irwin, JulienneBel Air, Maryland-born singer who was a finalist on America's Got Talent
Isom, GaryDrummer for Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal and stoner metal band Spirit Caravan, Internal Void, Nitroseed, Pentagram, Valkyrie and Unorthodox
Itzel, Adam Jr.19th-century composer and conductor
Jackson, GeorgeLead singer for the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group, with J&S Records, from the 1950s, with a solo career in the 1960s[72]
James, Chris W.Edgewood, Maryland Musician and author. Americana folk artist Most notably for Big Poppa Pump's Entrance theme, Steinerlined. Also, movie soundtracks Dangerous Mode, China Dolls, Darkest Soul and creator of the Savvy marketing series, taught Savvy Marketing for Musicians at Harford Community College. Seen with Richard Branson Virgin Records
Werner JanssenFourth music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1937 to 1939, also a composer
Jarvis, AdamDrummer for the Baltimore-area deathgrind band Misery Index
Jickling, MarkMember of Half Japanese, a punk band from Uniontown, Maryland
Jarvis, JohnDrummer and one of the best-remembered early members of the United States Naval Academy Band
Jett, JoanRock musician, founder of The Runaways and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts; grew up in Rockville, Maryland[73]
Johnson, CarlosBaltimore-area jazz saxophonist
Johnson, FrederickMember of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings
Johnson, MoneyMember of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings
Jones, JunettaAward-winning soprano and one of the first African American students at the Peabody Institute, and first to earn the Artist's Diploma, helped to found the Baltimore Municipal Orchestra
Jones, MattGuitarist and vocalist for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Josephson, KimOpera singer and winner of the Baltimore Opera Company's vocal competition
Joy, TonieGuitarist for Annapolis-based bands Moss Icon and Breathing Walker, later founding Universal Order of Armageddon and The Convocation of... and briefly joining Born Against
Jungnickel, RossFounder of the first Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, which ceased to exist in 1899
Kalimon, RonnieFormer member of Maryland-based doom metal bands Unorthodox and Internal Void
Kane, Martin "Kim"Former member of Maryland-based garage bands The Slickee Boys and Date Bait
Kannen, MichaelTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning chamber music performer[74]
Karatz, FrankGuitarist for the Maryland-based metal band Kingsbrook
Katz, IraSongwriter for the 1990s power pop band The Greenberry Woods
Keith, SteveAnnapolis-based popular folk musician
Keller, Donald H. Jr.Twenty-fifth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Kennedy, John PendletonSecretary of the Navy who requested the establishment of the United States Naval Academy Band in 1852
Kennedy, SeamusNationally renowned performer and recording artist of Celtic musicScooter Smiff -Rapper/Baltimore's best
Kenner, KevinGraduate of the Peabody Institute, bronze medal winner at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, top prize winner in the International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition and winner of the Polonaise Prize[75]
Kernan, James L.Founder of the Maryland Theater of Baltimore[76]
Kerr, T. HendersonOrchestra leader, violinist and composer in the early 20th century
Kessler, Melvin PaulTwenty-sixth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Key, Francis ScottMaryland attorney and author of "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the United States of America
Greg KihnPop singer and radio personality from Baltimore, frontman for The Greg Kihn Band
Kim, ChristinePreparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist[77]
Kimball, MikeGuitarist and songwriter for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus
Kloeppel, MarkGuitarist and vocalist for the Baltimore-area deathgrind band Misery Index
Knabe, Ernest19th century Baltimore piano manufacturer of his father's firm, Wm. Knabe & Co.
Knabe, William M. (Sr.)19th century Baltimore piano manufacturer, founder of Wm. Knabe & Co.
Knabe, William (Jr.)19th century Baltimore piano manufacturer of his father's firm, Wm. Knabe & Co.
Knoerlein, JohnDrummer for the Baltimore-based metal band Have Mercy
Knopp, SethTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist and chamber musician who has toured widely and recorded[78]
Koutsioukis, JohnBassist for Maryland-based doom metal bands Unorthodox and Wretched
Kozinska, AlinaPreparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning vocalist who has toured widely and appeared on television in several countries[79]
Kranz, G. Fred19th-century Baltimore music publisher
Kremer, AndyBassist for the Maryland-based doom metal band Revelation
Kulesza, JoAnnTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning opera singer who has performed and conducted across the United States[80]
Lambros, MariaTeacher at the Peabody Institute, nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance, recorded and performed widely[81]
Lamdin, BonnieVocalist for the Baltimore-based psychedelic band The Peppermint Rainbow
Lamdin, PatVocalist for the Baltimore-based psychedelic band The Peppermint Rainbow
Lande, Irina KaplanFounding member of the Poulenc Trio. Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist who has toured across Europe and released recordings on the Marquis Classics and Delos labels. Artistic Director of Candlelight Concert Society in Columbia, MD.[82]
Larkins, EllisFirst African American to attend the Peabody Institute, jazz pianist originally with the Baltimore City Colored Orchestra[83]
Larson, NathanFilm scorer, composer and member of Shudder to Think and Hot One, from Maryland
Latta, BrianGuitarist for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus
Laue, MarkMember of Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Obsessed
Laurence, MarkDrummer for Annapolis-based bands Moss Icon and Breathing Walker
Lawson, JamesBaritone for the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group, with J&S Records, from the 1950s
Lee, RodBaltimore-based DJ, innovator of Baltimore club
Legrand, VictoriaVocalist and organist for the indie rock duo Beach House from Baltimore
Leiber, JerrySongwriter, born in 1933 in Baltimore[84]
Lembach, SteveDrummer for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force
Lemon, Che ColavitaFormer bassist for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Leter, SteveBassist for the Maryland-based hard metal band Deuce
Lewis, DougGuitarist for the Baltimore-based psychedelic band The Peppermint Rainbow
Little, EricDrummer for Maryland-based doom metal band Earthride, and former member of Internal Void
Lindsay, AdamFounder of the Maryland Company of Comedians, the first resident theatre company in Baltimore
Littleton, DanielMember of the Annapolis-based punk band The Hated
Lockwood, HenryProfessor of natural philosophy at the United States Naval Academy, commander of the Academy's first dress parade, in 1848, which featured local musicians
Lofgren, NilsMulti-instrumentalist raised in Bethesda, Maryland, known as guitarist/keyboardist with Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Lofgren's solo career and songwriting led to being honored with his own "day" in Maryland.[85]
Loggins, TeeMusician with the Rivers Chambers Orchestra
Long, CarolynOpera singer and graduate of the Peabody Institute, born in Cambridge, Maryland
Louie, GaryTeacher at the Peabody Institute, saxophonist who has performed and recorded extensively
Louis, SammyJazz bandleader at The Ritz, whose band toured widely in the region in the 1930s
Luke, KatherineOrganizer of the Handel Choir of Baltimore in 1935[86]
Maguire, HughSinging master at St. Anne's Anglican Church in Annapolis, beginning in 1765
MacDonald, A. T. MichaelTeacher at the Peabody Institute, recording engineer who has worked with many major labels[87]
Mack, EllenTeacher at the Peabody Institute, pianist who has recorded and performed throughout Europe, Russia and North America[88]
Mack, Norris "Bunky"Member of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings
Madden, BenjiOriginally from Waldorf, Maryland, guitarist and backup vocalist from pop-punk band Good Charlotte[89]
Madden, JoelOriginally from Waldorf, Maryland, lead singer from pop-punk band Good Charlotte
Maffeo, JeromeDrummer for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Maines, DanMember of Germantown, Maryland-based stoner rock band Clutch
Maness, MikeDrummer for the Maryland-based metal band Kingsbrook
Mantis, JasonVocalist for the Baltimore-based metal band Rancid Decay
Marbury, WilliamFormer chairmen of the Board of Trustees of the Peabody Institute, led the charge to admit African Americans to the Peabody in 1949
Maphis, Rose LeeCountry music vocalist and guitarist duo with husband Joe Maphis
Marlin, MilesBassist for the Baltimore-based band Hammers Rule
MarioBaltimore-based R&B singer
Marshall, William F.Fourth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band, who expanded the Band's size greatly and was the first bandmaster to not be officially credited as an instrumentalist
Martin, BillyOriginally from Severna Park, Maryland, keyboardist and guitarist from pop-punk band Good Charlotte
Martin, HasaniDrummer for the Annapolis-area pop punk band The Track Record
Martin, WolfgangEarly 20th century founder of the Baltimore Women's String Symphony Orchestra, with Stephen Deak, from 1936 to 1940
Massey, EdithActress and singer who appeared in films by John Waters
Massey, KevinBassist for the Baltimore-based metal band Rancid Decay
Mastrian, StaceyTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning soprano vocalist, specializing in Italian singing[90]
Matthews, VinceFormer vocalist for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus
Maw, NicholasTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning composer whose works have been widely performed[91]
Maxwell, TomGuitarist for the Baltimore-based metal band Have Mercy
May, LondonMember of Reptile House, Lungfish and Samhain
McAbee, Ruth LeeSoprano who performed with the Baltimore City Colored Orchestra at its 1931 debut
McDowell, SteveTenor for the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group, with J&S Records, from the 1950s
McCallum, Audrey CyrusPianist, and the first African American to attend the Peabody Preparatory, in 1955
McCleary, TracyPianist and classically trained musicians, later a conductor at The Royal in Baltimore with his band, the Royal Men of Rhythm
McComas, BrianCountry singer-songwriter from Bethesda, Maryland
McCombs, CassMusician who lived in Baltimore for a period
McCoy, DonvontéTeacher at the Peabody Institute, jazz trumpeter who has performed widely, member of New Soil and the Donvonté McCoy Quintet[92]
McCoy, RoyJazz trumpeter
McDonough, JimFormer guitarist for Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack
McIntosh, TomGraduate of the Peabody Institute and Baltimore native, jazz trombonist and composer
McTierney, MicheleSinger-songwriter, musician for the Baltimore-based Shock/Nu/Goth Metal band Sans Peur, rock band The Whiskeys, solo artist, vocal coach and owner/president of Accent E Entertainment LLC
McKeown, BillGuitarist for the Baltimore-based hard progressive metal band Apollo Ra
Meadows, SeanBassist for the Baltimore-area punk band Lungfish
Meadows, TimmyGuitarist for the Maryland-based hard metal bands Deuce and Tension, and brother of Angel's Punky Meadows
Mears, StephenBassist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco
Mechlin, SpunkiGuitarist for the Baltimore-based hard metal band Hammers Rule
Meeder, ColinMember of the Annapolis-based punk band The Hated
Melton, LarryBassist for the Annapolis-based rock band the Jarflys
Mencken, H. L.Author who founded the Wednesday Club, and member of the Florestan Club, both influential organizations in Baltimore music history
Menser, KeithBassist for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force
Menser, ScottVocalist for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force
Metcalf, Thomas E.Twenty-second bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Meyer, G. J.Third bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Meyerhoff, JosephInfluential former president of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra[93]
Michael, RobBassist for the Baltimore-based metal bands Have Mercy and Museum (originally known as Rancid Decay)[94]
Miller, DanVocalist for the Baltimore-based hard progressive metal band Apollo Ra
Moon, Yong HiTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist[95]
Moore, BillyJazz guitarist
Moore, LennyFootball player, of the Baltimore Colts, later owner of the Sportsmen's Lounge, a prominent jazz venue in Baltimore in the 1960s
Morris, Alfred IIIFrontman for doom metal band Iron Man, based in Maryland
Morgan, JanetBassist for the Baltimore-based rock band, Channels
Morris, Alexander CecilTenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band when it first performed on television
Morris, CharlesChief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, authorized and funded the United States Naval Academy Band in 1852
Morris, JamesRenowned opera singer and winner of the Baltimore Opera Company's vocal competition
Moulis, MattDrummer for Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Hidden Hand
Muckenfuss, RobertTeacher at the Peabody Institute, singer and vocal coach of many years, organist and recording artist[96]
Muffley, Ned E.Fifteenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band when it first integrated women in the 1970s
Murphy, KevinFormer drummer for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Murphy, TimothyTeacher at the Peabody Institute, jazz pianist who has recorded and performed widely[97]
MýaSinger, producer and actress from Greenbelt, Maryland
Nabokov, NicholasTeacher at the Peabody Institute
Nadler, SheliaOpera singer and winner of the Baltimore Opera Company's vocal competition
Needleman, KatherineTeacher at the Peabody Institute, accomplished oboist and native of Baltimore[98]
Nelson, GeorgeBaritone of pioneering Baltimore-based doo wop group, The Orioles
Netherton, JasonBassist and vocalist for the Baltimore-based deathgrind band Misery Index, formerly with the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus
Newsom, TommyGraduate of the Peabody Institute, saxophonist on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson[99]
Novo, José-LuisCurrent conductor of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra[100]
O'Connor, TimBassist for the Maryland-based speed metal band Tension
Ocasek, RicLead vocalist and songwriter for The Cars; grew up in Baltimore[101]
Oliver, MikeDrummer for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco
On, RichardGuitarist for Of a Revolution, a jam band from Rockville, Maryland
Osborne, AsaGuitarist for the Baltimore-area punk band Lungfish
Ott, DavidComposer of the Annapolis Overture on behalf of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
Otte, JimDrummer for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force
Page, JohnnySinger with the African American doo wop group The Marylanders
Page, Kenneth W.Founder of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and civil rights leader
Palanker, EdwardTeacher at the Peabody Institute, clarinetist and bass clarinetist who has recorded and performed widely and authored several articles for the International Clarinet Journal[102]
Palmer, Vernon "Bert"Member of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Four Buddies
Parker, Harlan D.Faculty at the Peabody Institute, conductor of the Peabody Wind Ensemble, who have performed and recorded to great acclaim[103]
Parris, MikelKeyboardist and percussionist for Of a Revolution, a jam band from Rockville, Maryland
Parsons, JeffGuitarist for Maryland-based doom metal bands Wretched, Indestroy and Unorthodox
Pasternack, BenjaminFaculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist[104]
Patterson, Donald DeanFourteenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Peabody, GeorgePhilanthropist and founder of the Peabody Institute in Baltimore[105]
Peterman, H. J.Eighth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Peters, W. C.19th-century Baltimore music publisher
Pfanstiehl, EliotPresident and CEO of the Strathmore
Pfeiffer, John PhilipFirst bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Phillips, MikeDrummer for Maryland-based doom metal bands Unorthodox and Wretched
Phillips, William J.Composer and sixteenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Pinhas, GuyMember of Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Obsessed
Plishka, PaulOpera singer and winner of the Baltimore Opera Company's vocal competition
Podgurski, NickPercussionist for the Baltimore-based rock band Yukon
Pollauf, JacquelineClassical harpist and teacher based in Baltimore harp
Pomeroy, RobertManager of the Lyric Opera in Baltimore when it began allowing African American performers in 1968
Ponselle, RosaRenowned opera soprana, first artistic director of the Baltimore Opera Company[106]
Porter, David DixonSuperintendent at the Naval Academy who modernized and professionalized the United States Naval Academy Band
Post, Marjorie MerriweatherAmerican socialite, businesswoman, owner of General Foods, namesake of the Merriweather Post Pavilion
Prankster, MaryFormerly Baltimore-based indie rock singer-songwriter
Pratt, AwadaginGraduate of the Peabody Institute and the first student to graduate with degrees in three performance areas, prominent concert pianist and violinist, winner of the Naumburg International Piano Competition[107]
Prettyman, EdwardLeader of the Baltimore Colored Park Band
Puciato, GregSinger of The Dillinger Escape Plan, originally from Baltimore
Purnell, DonnieBassist for the Hagerstown-based metal band Kix
Purviance, ErnestPopular Baltimore-based jazz musician, later with the Drexel Jazz Syncopaters
Puts, KevinTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning composer[108]
Quigley, SennenGuitarist and keyboardist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco
Randall, James RyderAuthor of "Maryland, My Maryland", written in 1861
Randolph, HaroldFormer director of the Peabody Institute
Reds, DetroitPerformer at the Merry-Go-Round on Pennsylvania Avenue, later master of ceremonies for Club Orleans
Reed, JohnnyDouble bass and bass vocalist of pioneering Baltimore-based doo wop group, The Orioles
Reeder, ScottMember of Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Obsessed
Reinagle, AlexanderComposer, manager, with Thomas Wignell of the Holliday Street Theater, one of the most important venues of colonial Baltimore
Rice, ChrisMaryland-native Christian contemporary music songwriter
Rich, EddieMember of Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Swallows
Richards, ChuckPopular African American radio personality with WBAL in the mid-20th century
Ricketts, MichaelRecording artist and co-founder and lead guitarist for the Baltimore-based metal band Snydly Crunch
Ridgely, JohnFounder of the first band, the John Ridgley Jazzers, to call its music jazz in Baltimore
Rippetoe, MattHorn player for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco
Ritchie, PhilSinger with the band Lennex, from Ocean City, Maryland
Robbins, J.Frontman for the Baltimore-based rock band, Channels, and formerly of Burning Airlines and Jawbox
Roberge, MarcVocalist and guitarist for Of a Revolution, a jam band from Rockville, Maryland
Roberts, GwynTeacher at the Peabody Institute, recorder-player who has recorded widely[109]
Robinson, AnnMaryland-born colonial era theater owner in Augusta, Georgia, originally married to Dennis Ryan, manager of the Maryland Company of Comedians[110]
Rochester, Joseph T. H.Popular Baltimore-based jazz musician and bandleader, later with the Drexel Jazz Syncopaters
Rod, DJ RoddyMaryland-based DJ and member of hip hop group Maspyke and the Low Budget collective
Rogers, MaggieAmerican singer-songwriter and record producer from Easton, Maryland.
Rogers, GregMember of Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Obsessed
Romasco, MattMaryland-based Designer and Tube Guitar Amplifier builder JMJAmps.com[111]
Rosen, MilesDrummer for the 1990s power pop band The Greenberry Woods
Rothschild, RudolphCo-founder of the Baltimore Chamber Music Society in 1950
Rouchard, MarcGuitarist for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force
Rowe, DevonnaPreparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning vocalist who has toured internationally[112]
Rowe, MikeAmerican narrator and TV personality, former professional singer with the Baltimore Opera Company
Ruthvin, JoeFormer member of the Maryland-based doom metal band Earthride
Ryan, DennisManager of the first theatrical company in Baltimore in the 1780s
Saelzer, PabloConductor of the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras' Sinfonia, and a well-known conductor with other institutions both in his native Chile and the United States[113]
Sayenga, EricFormer drummer for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus
Scally, AlexGuitarist and keyboardist for the indie rock duo Beach House from Baltimore
Schauer, MickMember of Germantown, Maryland-based stoner rock band Clutch
Schelling, ErnestThird music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1935 to 1937, also a pianist and composer
Schock, GinaDrummer for The Go-Go's, originally from Baltimore
Schoff, PeterFifth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Schoolden, MikeFrom Waldorf, Maryland, guitarist for pop-punk band Wakefield
Schulze, ElizabethSecond Music Director of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra in Hagerstown
Sentelle, LarryGuitarist for the Maryland-based metal band Kingsbrook
Shaffer, SteveGuitarist for the Baltimore-based speed and power metal band Mystic Force
Shakur, TupacGangsta rapper who lived in Baltimore for a time
Sharp, AlexanderHigh tenor of pioneering Baltimore-based doo wop group, The Orioles
Sharp, WilliamTeacher at the Peabody Institute, critically acclaimed singer who has recorded for several labels and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Classical Music Performance[114]
Shaw, RuelBaltimore-based 19th century education and music publisher
Sherman, DaveBassist and vocalist for Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal and stoner metal band Spirit Caravan, and Wretched and Earthride
Shirley-Quirk, JohnTeacher at the Peabody Institute, critically acclaimed singer who has recorded prolifically and won several Grammy Awards[115]
Siegel, JeffKeyboardist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco
Siemonn, GeorgeSecond music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1930 to 1935
Sima, WilliamNinth director of the United States Naval Academy Band, composer of the "Victory March"
Simons, MikeOriginal vocalist for the Maryland-based death metal band Exmortis
Sipple, MikeFormer drummer for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack
SisqóR&B singer from Baltimore
Sissle, NobleBaltimore jazz musician and composer who worked with Eubie Blake
Slayter, GaylePopular vocalist with the United States Naval Academy Band
Slot RacerBaltimore-based indie rock band
Slutsky, BorisTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning pianist[116]
Smail, MikeDrummer for Maryland-based doom metal band Internal Void
Smith, BradBassist for the Baltimore-based rock band Yukon
Smith, DavidBaltimore-area jazz saxophonist
Smith, JimmyBaltimore-area organist, known for his work on the Hammond B-3 organ
Smith, Jordan RandallBaltimore-area conductor, founder of Symphony Number One[117]
Smith, ToddVocalist and guitarist, member the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental bands Dog Fashion Disco (vocals) and Polkdadot Cadaver (vocals and guitar)
Snowden, ElmerBaltimore-native jazz banjoist[118]
Solars, Elizabeth FaidleyPreparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, winner of the Melissa Tiller Memorial Prize for String Performance[119]
Southard, LucienConductor the Peabody Institute
Speleos, NickGuitarist and vocalist for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus
Spence, DonnieDrummer for the Hagerstown-based metal band Kix
Spetta, MichaelVocalist for the Baltimore-based metal band Snydly Crunch
Spiegel, SamDJ, originally from Bethesda, Maryland, also known as Squeak E. Clean
Spice CaravanDoom metal and stoner metal band from Potomac, Maryland, led by Scott Weinrich, with Dave Shermann and Gary Isom
Spicer, IshmaelFirst "singing master" - music educators, often itinerant, specializing in choral music - in Baltimore, beginning in 1789 in a courthouse, students include John Cole[120]
Sprenkle, ElamTeacher at the Peabody Institute, composer whose works have been widely performed[121]
Springer, SamuelPreparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning organist[122]
Steiff, Charles19th century piano manufacturer, based in Baltimore[123]
Stellaccio, CherieTeacher at the Peabody Institute, long-time music educator, lecturer and vocalist[124]
Stepansky, AlanTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning cellist[125]
Stephenson, Mary ElizabethPreparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning organist who has toured across the United States and abroad, and appeared on television and radio[126]
Stepp, JasanGuitarist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental bands Dog Fashion Disco and Polkadot Cadaver
Sterling, ArnoldBaltimore-area jazz saxophonist
Stevens, JasonGuitarist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco
Member of Baltimore-based hardcore punk band Bollocks[127]
Stewart, GeoffSaxophonist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco
Stewart, ReginaldSixth music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1917 to 1930, and director of the Peabody Institute
Stoddard, WilliamBaltimore-based 19th century educator, co-founder of the Musical Institute, with John Hill Hewitt
Stone, RichardTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning lutenist who has performed and recorded widely[128]
Stover, ChrisBassist for Void, a punk band from Columbia, Maryland
Strackbein, MichaelBassist and vocalist for the Annapolis-area pop punk band The Track Record
Strals, NolenVocalist for the Baltimore-based rock band Double Dagger
Strassburg, MarkGuitarist and vocalist for the Rockville, Maryland-based speed metal band Indestroy
Strube, GustavFirst music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1917 to 1930, also a composer and teacher at the Peabody Institute
Sult, TimMember of Germantown, Maryland-based stoner rock band Clutch
Summerour, JayFolk performer, with Warner Williams
Surber, John S.Thirteenth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Sutherland, DonaldTeacher at the Peabody Institute, organist who has performed internationally[129]
Sutro, OttoFormer student at the Peabody Institute, later a publisher and music store owner
Swanson, TimKeyboardist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco
Swindell, BillBaltimore-based jazz saxophonist from Washington, D.C.
Tak, Young-ahPreparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, award-winning organist who has toured across the United States and abroad, and appeared on television and radio[130]
Talley, John BarryMusician, Scholar, Educator, Director of Musical Activities at the United States Naval Academy 1971-2006 [131]
Talley, KevinFormer drummer for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus and the Baltimore-based deathgrind band Misery Index
Tanner, EvanFormer drummer for Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Hidden Hand
Tardue, MarkDirector of the Annapolis Chorale who organized a very successful concert that established the Chorale's reputation in 1977
Taubenfield, EvanBaltimore-born guitarist for Avril Lavigne
Taylor, Angela (Revis)Preparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, computer musician and pop-rock singer-songwriter[132]
Temirkanov, YuriEleventh music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1999 to 2006
Tennyson, J. D.From Waldorf, Maryland, guitarist for pop-punk band Wakefield
Theiss, MikeBassist for the Maryland-based doom metal band Revelation
Theofanidis, ChristopherTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning composer whose works have been widely performed[133]
Thomas, A. JackBandleader for the Baltimore Colored City Band, Commonwealth Band, and one of the first African American bandmasters in the U.S. Army
Thomas, BrandonMusician originally from Baltimore
Thomas, EdwardAfter giving him good advice on horse race-gambling, Thomas convinced Warner Studios boss Jack L. Warner to install air conditioning at the Tivoli Theatre in Frederick, Maryland, which attracted a legion of new audiences to what would eventually become the Weinberg Center for the Arts[134]
Thomas, GaryTeacher at the Peabody Institute, acclaimed jazz flautist and saxophonist who has recorded on his own and with many successful performers[135]
Thomas, PaulOriginally from Waldorf, Maryland, bassist from pop-punk band Good Charlotte
Thomas, RichBassist for the Baltimore-based metal band Snydly Crunch
Thrower, ThurmanBass singer for the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group, with J&S Records, from the 1950s
Timlin, DuaneFormer drummer for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus
Tindley, Charles AlbertInfluential gospel composer, originally from Berlin, Maryland[136]
Til, SonnyLead tenor of pioneering Baltimore-based doo wop group, The Orioles
Tilghman, Charles PhillipBaltimore-based entrepreneur and owner of one of the first minority-owned nightclubs in the country, The Sphinx Club, which opened in 1946[137]
Tinner, JohnBanjoist for the John Ridgely Jazzers
Tinto, ChrisDrummer for the Maryland-based hard metal band Deuce
Torovsky, AdolphSeventh bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band when it first recorded commercially in 1920
Trnkova, MichaelaPreparatory faculty at the Peabody Institute, harpist who has toured widely[138]
Tseng, Keng-YuenTeacher at the Peabody Institute, award-winning violinist[139]
Tuckwell, BarryFirst Music Director of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra in Hagerstown
Turner, IrvingMember of the Baltimore-based African American doo wop group The Swallows, best known from their 1950s recordings
Turner, JoeJazz pianist and master of the stride piano style born in Baltimore, Maryland, November 3, 1907 – July 21, 1990. Played with Benny Carter Orchestra and Louis Armstrong. Settled in Europe, living in Paris from 1962 until his death.
Turner, PrestonTwelfth bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band
Tyler, VeronicaAward-winning soprano and one of the first African American students at the Peabody Institute
Valiente, ChristianBassist and vocalist for the Annapolis-area rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Van Hulsteyn, RuthOne of the first female violinists with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, during World War 2[140]
Van Sice, RobertTeacher at the Peabody Institute, marimbist who has performed widely[141]
Van Steinberg, KyleGuitarist for the Maryland-based doom metal band Earthride
Vance, JonathanMember of Annapolis-based band Moss Icon, singer for Moss Icon and Breathing Walker
Venus, MikeDrummer for the Baltimore-based band Hammers Rule
Viti, RobDrummer for the Annapolis-area pop punk band The Track Record
Voyles, SparkyGuitarist for the Baltimore-based deathgrind band Misery Index, formerly of the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus
Roger WainwrightMember of the Baltimore-based African American vocal group The Buddies
Walker, JohnTeacher at the Peabody Institute, acclaimed concert organist and recording artist[142]
Wall, SusannahMaryland-born colonial era singer and theater owner in Augusta, Georgia, and daughter of Thomas Wall, a theatrical manager in Baltimore
Wall, ThomasOwner of the first theatrical company in Baltimore in the 1780s[143] [144]
Walschot-Stapp, AlstridDirector of the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras' harp ensemble, well-known concert harpist[145]
Waters, JohnBaltimore-born filmmaker behind movies like the Baltimore-set musical Hairspray
Watters, SamSongwriter and producer, formerly of Color Me Badd
Watts, AndréGraduate of the Peabody Institute and Grammy Award-winning classical pianist
Weaver, ToddBassist for the Baltimore-based hard progressive metal band Apollo Ra
Webb, ChickBaltimore-born jazz drummer and bandleader
Weiffenbach, JohnLeader singer for Void, a punk band from Columbia, Maryland
Weinberg, AlyceWith her husband Jan, donated the building to help the Tivoli Theatre in downtown Frederick recover from a flood, incarnated as the Weinberg Center for the Arts
Weinberg, DanWith his wife Alyce, donated the building to help the Tivoli Theatre in downtown Frederick recover from a flood, incarnated as the Weinberg Center for the Arts
Weinrich, ScottLeader of Potomac, Maryland-based doom metal band The Obsessed, and member of numerous other metal bands, including Spirit Caravan and The Hidden Hand
Weisgall, HugoTeacher at the Peabody Institute, founder of the Baltimore Chamber Music Society
Weiss, PieroTeacher at the Peabody Institute, musicologist who has published a number of books and articles[146]
White, BrianBassist for the Rockville, Maryland-based experimental band Dog Fashion Disco
White, NoelDrummer for the Annapolis-based rock band the Jarflys
Whiteman, SteveVocalist for the Hagerstown-based metal band Kix
Wignell, ThomasComposer, manager, with Alexander Reinagle of the Holliday Street Theater, one of the most important venues of colonial Baltimore
Willen, BruceBassist for the Baltimore-based rock band Double Dagger
Williams, J. D.Vocalist for Maryland-based doom metal band Internal Void
Williams, PhillipFirst singing master in Maryland, based at Annapolis' St. Anne's Anglican Church starting in 1764, but left after one year
Williams, ShawnGuitarist for the Rockville, Maryland-based speed metal band Indestroy
Williams, TreyDrummer for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus
Williams, WarnerFolk performer, with Jay Summerour
Williams, WhitBaltimore-area jazz saxophonist
Willig, George19th-century Baltimore music publisher
Wilson, William LlewellynConductor and cellist of the Baltimore Colored Chorus and Baltimore Colored Symphony Orchestra in the 1930s
Wise, WilmerTrumpeter and first African American to join the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, in 1965, and first African American faculty member at the Peabody Conservatory
Wiser, ChrisBassist for the Maryland-based death metal band Exmortis
Wisner, MarcVocalist for the Baltimore-based metal band Rancid Decay
Worden, JohnSuperintendent of the United States Naval Academy, who inaugurated several long-standing musical occasions at the Academy
Young, GeneTeacher at the Peabody Institute, composer and conductor of the Peabody Camerata[147]
Young, BryanPrincipal bassoon of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, founding member of the Poulenc Trio[148]
Younkins, RonnieGuitarist for the Hagerstown-based metal band Kix[149]
Zappa, FrankBaltimore-born composer and musician
Zee, FrankVocalist for the Maryland-based metal band Kingsbrook
Zentek, DarrenDrummer for the Baltimore-based rock band, Channels, and formerly of Oswego and Kerosene 454
Zentz, BobPopular folk musician who specializes in the Chesapeake Bay area
Zepp, JeffBassist for the Baltimore-based rock band 99 Burning
Zimmerman, Charles AdamCornetist and organist, youngest bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band and composer of "Anchors Aweigh"
Zinman, DavidTenth music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, from 1985 to 1998, also a violinist

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nasar Abadey. March 19, 2008. Peabody Institute.
  2. Hale, pg. 20
  3. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p22040/biography|pure_url=yes}} Biography]. Tori Amos. March 19, 2008. Stephen Thomas. Erlewine.
  4. Hale, pg. 161
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