Famous Musicians From Alabama
Alabama has produced a number of Musicians who have made it big. These include Hank Williams, Nat King Cole, YBN Nahmir, Mark Wilkerson, Chuck Leavell and others.
Hank Williams17 September 1923, American
Father of contemporary country music
Nat King Cole17 March 1919, American
Vocalist, Pianist
YBN Nahmir18 December 1999, American
Rapper
Mark Wilkerson06 September 1976, American
Musician
Chuck Leavell28 April 1952, American
Musician
Brittany Howard02 October 1988, American
Musician
Katherine Jackson04 May 1930, American
Musical Talent
Tommy Shaw11 September 1953, American
Musician
Sun Ra22 May 1914, American
American composer
Jamey Johnson14 July 1975, American
Singer-songwriter
Dinah Washington29 August 1924, American
Singer, Jazz musician
Taylor Hicks07 October 1976, American
Musician, Singer, Singer-songwriter
Big Mama Thornton11 December 1926, American
Musician, Singer
Dennis Edwards03 February 1943, American
Singer
Sam Phillips05 January 1923, American
Entrepreneur, Record producer, Songwriter
Ray Sawyer01 February 1937, American
Singer
Ma Rainey26 April 1886, American
Street artist, Musician
W. C. Handy16 November 1873, American
Trumpeter, Composer, Songwriter, Autobiographer,
Diana DeGarmo16 June 1987, American
Singer-songwriter
James Reese Europe22 February 1880, American
Composer
Curly Putman20 November 1930, American
Songwriter
Freddie Hart21 December 1926, American
Musician
Cootie Williams10 July 1911, American
Trumpet Player
Miles Copeland, Jr.16 July 1916, American
Musician
William Christopher Handy16 November 1873, American
Composer
Charles Elzer Loudermilk07 July 1927, American
Singer