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Musical Acts by State

Can you name these bands or artists that originated from their respective states?
No rappers
Some things may be wrong, please correct me if so
"From" doesn't necessarily mean born in
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State
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On A Bicycle Built For Two, L-O-V-E, Unforgettable
1934-1965
Alabama
Nat King Cole
Feel It Still, So Young, Purple Yellow Red and Blue
2004-
Alaska
Portugal. The Man
I'm Eighteen, Is It My Body, School's Out
1964-
Arizona
Alice Cooper
I Walk the Line, I Still Miss Someone, Ring of Fire
1954-2003
Arkansas
Johnny Cash
Wouldn't It Be Nice, Help Me Rhonda, I Get Around
1961-
California
The Beach Boys
How to Save a Life, Look After You, You Found Me
2002-
Colorado
The Fray
New Light, Gravity, Free Fallin'
1998-
Connecticut
John Mayer
Bad to the Bone, I Drink Alone, Who Do You Love
1973-
Delaware
George Thorogood
Georgia on My MInd, Hit the Road Jack, What'd I Say
1947-2004
Florida
Ray Charles
Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, Rip it Up
1947-2020
Georgia
Little Richard
Over the Rainbow, In This Life, White Sandy Beach of Hawaiʻi
1976-1997
Hawaii
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Getting Ready to Get Down, For Your Soul, Change of Time
1997-
Idaho
Josh Ritter
So What, Blue in Green, All Blues
1944-1975;
1979-1991
Illinois
Miles Davis
I Want You Back, ABC, Blame It on the Boogie
1964-1989;
2001;
2012-
Indiana
The Jackson 5
Psychosocial, Duality, Wait and Bleed
1995-
Iowa
Slipknot
Carry on Wayward Son, Point of Know Return, Icarus
1973-1984;
1985-
Kansas
Kansas
You're Looking at Country, Coal Miner's Daughter, It's Only Make Believe
1958-2022
Kentucky
Loretta Lynn
What a Wonderful World, Go Down Moses, Hello Dolly
1918-1971
Louisiana
Louis Armstrong
Letter to the President, Simple Song, Iron Boots
1993-2002;
2007-
Maine
Rustic Overtones
Black Napkins, Bobby Brown, Watermelon in Easter Hay
1955-1993
Maryland
Frank Zappa
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, Crazy, Amazing
1970-
Massachusetts
Aerosmith
Isn't She Lovely, Superstition, As
1961-
Michigan
Stevie Wonder
Blowin' in the Wind, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, The Times They Are a-Changin'
1957-
Minnesota
Bob Dylan
Jailhouse Rock, Hound Dog, Can't Help Falling in Love
1953-1977
Mississippi
Elvis Presley
Johnny B. Goode, Run Rudolph Run, You Can Never Tell
1953-2017
Missouri
Chuck Berry
The Power of Love, Heart and Soul, Do You Believe in Love
1967-present
Montana
Huey Lewis
Between the Bars, Angeles, Say Yes
1985-2003
Nebraska
Elliott Smith
Thunder, Believer, Radioactive
2008-
Nevada
Imagine Dragons
Don't Talk to Strangers, We Rock, Catch the Rainbow
1957-2010
New Hampshire
Ronnie James Dio
I Will Always Love You, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, When You Believe
1977-2012
New Jersey
Whitney Houston
Leaving on a Jet Plane, Annie's Song, Perhaps Love
1962-1997
New Mexico
John Denver
Just Dance, Poker Face, Bad Romance
2000-
New York
Lady Gaga
My Favorite Things, So What, A Love Supreme
1945-1967
North Carolina
John Coltrane
Mañana, Take a Little Time to Smile, It's a Good Day
1936-2000
North Dakota
Peggy Lee
Heathens, Stressed Out, Ride
2009-
Ohio
Twenty One Pilots
The Dance, Friends in Low Places, If Tomorrow Never Comes
1985-2001;
2005-
Oklahoma
Garth Brooks
Louie Louie, Killer Joe, Money
1959-
Oregon
The Kingsmen
Lady Marmalade, If Only You Knew, New Attitude
1960-
Pennsylvania
Patty LaBelle
Psycho Killer, Burning Down the House, Once in a Lifetime
1975-1991
Rhode Island
Talking Heads
It's a Man's Man's Man's World, Living in America, Get Up Offa That Thing
1953-2006
South Carolina
James Brown
Sunny Came Home, When You Know, Wichita Skyline
1973-
South Dakota
Shawn Colvin
Islands in the Stream, Jolene, 9 to 5
1962-
Tennessee
Dolly Parton
Everyday, Oh Boy!, Not Fade Away
1952-1959
Texas
Buddy Holly
One Bad Apple, Love Me for a Reason, Yo-Yo
1962-2023
Utah
The Osmonds
My Friend, My Friend, You Enjoy Myself, Back on the Train
1983-2000;
2002-2004;
2008-
Vermont
Phish
Happy, Double Life, Frontin'
1992-
Virginia
Pharrell Williams
All Along the Watchtower, Voodoo Child, Purple Haze
1962-1970
Washington
Jimi Hendrix
Lean on Me, Ain't No Sunshine, Lovely Day
1967-1985;
2004
West Virginia
Bill Withers
Skinny Love, Holocene, Flume
2006-
Wisconsin
Bon Iver
This Cowboy's Hat, Look at You Girl, Cadillac Ranch
1971-2005
Wyoming
Chris LeDoux
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3 Comments
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Level 44
Apr 9, 2025
This took so long to make
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Level 68
Apr 9, 2025
the Phish song is "You Enjoy Myself"
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Level 44
Apr 9, 2025
Thank you