List of Oregon musicians

This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "List of Oregon musicians" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

The following is a partial list of notable musicians and musical groups, past and present, from Oregon of the United States. The list is grouped by metropolitan areas.

## Portland Metro Area

[edit]

* 16volt
* 31Knots
* 36 Crazyfists
* Jedediah Aaker
* Ævangelist
* Carrie B. Wilson Adams
* Derroll Adams
* Obo Addy
* Edward Aldwell
* Art Alexakis
* Susan Alexjander
* Agalloch
* Ages and Ages
* Alan Singley and Pants Machine
* Al-Andalus Ensemble
* Alialujah Choir
* All Girl Summer Fun Band
* Dave Allen
* American Me
* Aminé
* Signe Toly Anderson
* Alex Arrowsmith
* American Music Program
* Anatomy of a Ghost
* Kristin Andreassen
* Anne
* Geno Arce
* Archers Rise
* Ash Black Buffalo
* Gil Assayas
* Audio Learning Center
* Austere
* Jacob Avshalomov
* Yung Bae
* Tarik & Julia Banzi
* Bark Hide and Horn
* R. Barrows
* Battleme
* Emilie Frances Bauer
* Bill Beach
* Jim Beatty
* Beautiful Eulogy
* Becca
* Jona Bechtolt
* Billy D and the Hoodoos
* Diane Birch
* Kat Bjelland
* Black 'N Blue
* Black Prairie
* Blanket Music
* Blind Pilot
* Blitzen Trapper
* Weyes Blood
* Theodore Bloomfield
* Blouse
* Blue Giant
* Rachel Blumberg
* Henry Bogdan
* Braille
* Michael Braun
* Broadway Calls
* Isaac Brock
* Heather Woods Broderick
* Peter Broderick
* Jacinta Brondgeest
* Brothers of the Baladi
* Brooks Brown
* Mel Brown
* Tiffany Lee Brown
* Carrie Brownstein
* Corey Brunish
* George Bruns
* Bruxa
* Peter Buck
* Bugskull
* The Builders and the Butchers
* Kenji Bunch
* John Bunzow
* Kevin Burke
* Ken Butler
* Geoff Byrd
* Mike Byrne
* Cadallaca
* Calamity Jane
* John Callahan
* Ernie Carson
* Maria Catherine Callahan
* Cappella Romana
* Captain Bogg and Salty
* Barry Carl
* Cars & Trains
* James Cassidy
* Craig Carothers
* Cletis Carr
* Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
* Case/lang/veirs
* Castle Jazz Band
* Caveman Shoestore
* Chervona
* Fred Child
* Mose Christensen
* Keith Christopher
* Chromatics
* Clamtones
* Jillian Clare
* Mike Clark
* Kneel Cohn
* Fred Cole
* Jenny Conlee
* Cool Nutz
* Sam Coomes
* Copy
*   * Mike Coykendall
* The Crabs
* Kyle Craft
* Larry Crane
* Crow and the Canyon
* Dan Cunneen
* Dan Reed Network
* Danava
* The Dandy Warhols
* Dat'r
* Valerie Day
* Dead Moon
* The Dead Stars on Hollywood
* Deen Castronovo
* Dear Nora
* Brent DeBoer
* The Decemberists
* Defiance
* The Delines
* Leon del Muerte
* Paul deLay
* Dharma Bums
* Alela Diane
* Jonny Diaz
* The Dimes
* Beth Ditto
* DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid
* Dogheart
* Dolorean
* Don and the Goodtimes
* Lee Dorsey
* The Doubleclicks
* Sarah Dougher
* Dr. Theopolis
* Matt Drenik
* Drowse
* Dualesc
* Dweller at the Threshold
* East Forest
* Eastern Sunz
* Echo Helstrom
* Ecid
* Nicholas Edwards
* Eight Bells
*   * Jack Ely
* Emancipator
* Mark Englert
* Epoxies
* Donna Esposito
* Essiet Essiet
* Claire L. Evans
* Ever We Fall
* Everclear
* The Exploding Hearts
* Brendan Faegre
* Fallstar
* Amparito Farrar
* Lucia Fasano
* Fedayeen
* Federale
* Tom Filepp
* Filthy Friends
* Final Warning
* Shae Fiol
* Eddie Fisher
* Five Fingers of Funk
* Floater
* Mary Flower
* Foghorn Stringband
* Richmond Fontaine
* Fort Atlantic
* Kathy Foster
* Alma Francis
* Dave Frishberg
* Chris Funk
* Tony Furtado
* Tim Gaines
* Jon Garcia
* Josh Garrels
* Lenny Gault
* Lorraine Geller
* The Gentry
* Jacques Gershkovitch
* Laura Gibson
* Glass Candy
* Golden Delicious
* Golden Retriever
* Gossip
* John Gourley
* Grails
* Grand Duchy
* Tom Grant
* Jessie Coles Grayson
* Steve Green
* Grouper
* Janice Grube
* Gary Guthman
* Rich Halley
* Page Hamilton
* Olivebelle Hamon
* Kathleen Hanna
* Hutch Harris
* Lou Harrison
* Michael Allen Harrison
* John Haughm
* Adam Hawley
* Frank Hayes
* Phil Haynes
* Hazel
* Tommy Heath
* Heatmiser
* Collin Hegna
* Dana Heitman
* The Helio Sequence
* Kent Henry
* Sam Henry
* Haley Heynderickx
* The High Violets
* Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra
* Hillstomp
* Hockey
* Claire Hodgkins
* Peter Holmström
* The Holy Modal Rounders
* Holy Sons
* Honey Bucket
* Honkytonk Homeslice
* Patterson Hood
* Willem van Hoogstraten
* A Hope for Home
* Horse Feathers
* The Hudson Brothers
* Bill Hudson
* Brett Hudson
* Mark Hudson
* The Hugs
* The Hunches
* Hunger
* Ron Hurst
* I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House
* Iame
* Icarus the Owl
* Illmaculate
* Inked in Blood
* Insomniac Folklore
* Issa
* It Prevails
* The Jackals
* Jackie-O Motherfucker
* Melynda Jackson
* Sara Jackson-Holman
* Gary Jarman
* Jen and Kat
* Jessy J
* The Joggers
* Johnny Jewel
* Jolly Mon
* Alan Jones
* Rena Jones
* JonnyX and the Groadies
* Joseph
* Juke Joint Gamblers
* Kaddisfly
* Eric John Kaiser
* Carlos Kalmar
* Louis Kaufman
* Pat Kearns
* Key of Dreams
* Eddie Kilfeather
* Rebecca Kilgore
* Kind of Like Spitting
* King Bee
* King Black Acid
* Nancy King
* The Kingsmen
* Travis Knight
* Josef Komarek
* Pete Krebs
* Kutless
* L'Acéphale
* Patrick Lachman
* Lackthereof
* K.d. lang
* Storm Large
* The Last Artful, Dodgr
* Thomas Lauderdale
* Scott Law
* Laz-D
* Douglas Leedy
* Rod Levitt
* Norman Leyden
* Lifesavas
* Jon Lindsay
* Mark Lindsay
* Jon Lindstrom
* The Lives of Famous Men
* Loch Lomond
* Jeff Lorber
* Halie Loren
* Lost Lander
* Courtney Love
* Love on Ice
* Sergiu Luca
* Sara Lund
* Logan Lynn
* M. Ward
* Mackintosh Braun
* Stephen Malkmus
* Mandarin Dynasty
* Kate Mann
* Lisa Mann
* Robert Mann
* Leigh Marble
* MarchFourth Marching Band
* Tucker Martine
* Josh Martinez
* Ana Matronic
* Paul Mazzio
* Scott McCaughey
* John McEntire
* Bibi McGill
* Michael McQuilken
* MDC
* Mean Jeans
* Colin Meloy
* Tahirah Memory
* Thara Memory
* Daniel Menche
* Menomena
* James Mercer
* Metropolitan Youth Symphony
* Middian
* Mimicking Birds
* Mirah
* The Minders
* The Miracle Workers
* Grace Mitchell
* Pete Miser
* Glen Moore
* Phil Moore
* Modest Mouse
* Mordecai
* Neal Morgan
* Morning Teleportation
* Joan Morris
* Lee Morse
* Dent Mowrey
* Bua Xou Mua
* Musée Mécanique
* Naked Violence
* Napalm Beach
* Casey Neill
* Neo Boys
* The Neverclaim
* New Bad Things
* Chris Newman
* Kaitlyn ni Donovan
* Scout Niblett
* Ruban Nielson
* The No-No's
* No. 2
* Norfolk & Western
* Nu Shooz
* Nudge
* Nurses
* The Obituaries
* Oh Darling
* Patrick O'Hearn
* Ohmega Watts
* Old Time Relijun
* George Olsen
* William Olvis
* The Operacycle
* Oregon Chorale
* Oregon Mandolin Orchestra
* Oregon Repertory Singers
* Oregon Symphony
* Mark Orton
* Billy Oskay
* The Out Crowd
* Savannah Outen
* Tommy Overstreet
* Pagan Babies
* Parenthetical Girls
* Thomas H. Parrott
* Ralph Patt
* Moultrie Patten
* James Paul
* Katherine Paul
* Paul Revere & the Raiders
* Beverly Peck Johnson
* Pell Mell
* Jim Pepper
* Pete International Airport
* Pillorian
* Pink Martini
* Pleasure
* Joe Plummer
* Poison Idea
* Pond
* Portland Baroque Orchestra
* The Portland Cello Project
* Portland Chamber Orchestra
* Portland Choir & Orchestra
* Portland Columbia Symphony
* Portland Gay Men's Chorus
* Portland Lesbian Choir
* Portland Taiko
* Portland Youth Philharmonic
* Jane Powell
* Joe Powers
* The Prids
* Priory
* Providence
* Pulseprogramming
* The Punk Group
* Pure Bathing Culture
* Chris Pureka
* Quarterflash
* Quasi
* Harry Rabinowitz
* Alicia Jo Rabins
* RAC
* Ruth Radelet
* Radiation City
* Ramona Falls
* Billy Rancher
* The Range Rats
* The Rats
* Johnnie Ray
* Red Fang
* Michael Redman
* Kirk Reeves
* Andrea Reinkemeyer
* Corrina Repp
* Rescue
* Rhys
* Amanda Richards
* Fritz Richmond
* The Riffs
* Lolita Ritmanis
* Terry Robb
* Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
* Alyce Rogers
* Raina Rose
* Greg Sage
* Curtis Salgado
* Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside
* James Sample
* Jesse Sandoval
* Sassparilla
* Alexandra Savior
* Dan Schmid
* Isaac Scott
* Janice Scroggins
* Sexton Blake
* The Shaky Hands
* She & Him
* The Shins
* The Shivers
* Shook Twins
* Shy Girls
* Enric Sifa
* Jacques Singer
* Lori Singer
* Sixteen Cities
* The Slants
* Sleater-Kinney
* Sleep
* Langhorne Slim
* Smegma
* Elliott Smith
* Lawrence Leighton Smith
* Norm Smith
* Todd Snider
* Sophe Lux
* Beau Sorenson
* Ferdinand Sorenson
* Soriah
* Southerly
* Esperanza Spalding
* The Spinanes
* Spoon
* Jaime St. James
* The Standard
* Starfucker
* Starover Blue
* Stars of Track and Field
* Tyler Stenson
* Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
* James Stevens
* Still Pending
* The Stolen Sweets
* Stovokor
* John Stowell
* Strange Ranger
* Strength
* Strfkr
* Summer Cannibals
* Swan Island
* Swan Sovereign
* Sweaty Nipples
* Swords, also known as The Swords Project
* Taarka
* Talkdemonic
* David Tamkin
* Courtney Taylor-Taylor
* Hollis Taylor
* Tea for Julie
* Team Dresch
* Tears Run Rings
* Vernon Tejas
* Tender Forever
* Thanksgiving
* Tommy Thayer
* Theatre of Sheep
* The Thermals
* The Third Sex
* Ural Thomas
* Thundering Asteroids!
* Anna Tivel
* Toxic Holocaust
* Tracker
* Tragedy
* Trevino Brings Plenty
* John Trudeau
* Typhoon
* The U-Krew
* Unipiper
* The United Travel Service
* Unknown Mortal Orchestra
* The Upsidedown
* Veio
* Laura Veirs
* Vektroid
* Velvet Cacoon
* Verah Falls
* Liz Vice
* The Village Green
* Leroy Vinnegar
* Visible Cloaks
* Viva Voce
* Wake Owl
* Christopher Walla
* Holcombe Waller
* Wampire
* Liv Warfield
* Warlord
* Johanna Warren
* The Water Tower Bucket Boys
* A Weather
* Weinland
* Janet Weiss
* Western Front
* Wet Confetti
* Nancy Whang
* Whip
* Josh White
* Evan Wickham
* Wild Dogs
* Wild Flag
* Wild Ones
* Brad Wilk
* Gabriel Wilson
* Kaia Wilson
* Winter of Apokalypse
* Wipers
* Witch Mountain
* Ben Wolfe
* Renn Woods
* Wow & Flutter
* Rob Wrong
* Juliet Wyers
* Maiah Wynne
* Y La Bamba
* Yacht
* Yeat
* Yellow Swans
* Yum Yum Children
* Yume Bitsu
* Quiz Zilla

## Eugene Metro Area

[edit]

* Adickdid
* Aerodrone
* Akem Manah
* Alive Like Me
* Black Francis
* Tracy Bonham
* Brooks Brown
* Tiffany Lee Brown
* Cadet
* Andie Case
* Nalini Cheriel
* Cherry Poppin' Daddies
* Cigar
* Cletis Carr
* Ian Crawford
* Robert Cray
* Debaser
* Sarah Dougher
* Peter Epstein
* Eugene Concert Choir
* Eugene Symphony
* Eugene-Springfield Youth Orchestras
* Floater, moved to Portland in 1997
* Anna Gilbert
* Green Garter Band
* Tony Glausi
* Tim Hardin
* Bill Harkleroad
* Megan Marie Hart
* Evynne Hollens
* Peter Hollens
* Tom Intondi
* Japanese Breakfast
* Andrew Katz, of Car Seat Headrest
* Kelly Keagy
* Mat Kearney
* Justin King
* Emily Kokal
* Mark Lindsay
* Halie Loren
* Thomas Mapfumo
* Susan Marshall
* Shawn McDonald
* Rose McGowan
* Justin Meldal-Johnsen
* Oregon
* Oregon Mozart Players
* Steve Perry
* Susan Raye
* Helmuth Rilling
* RJD2
* Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
* Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
* Rootdown
* Marty Ross
* Elizabeth Rowe
* Dan Schmid
* Dan Siegel
* Some Velvet Sidewalk
* Christopher Stevens
* Stick Against Stone
* Surf Trio
* This Patch of Sky
* Matt Treder
* Corin Tucker
* Milagro Vargas
* Charlie Vázquez
* Henry Vestine
* The Visible Men
* Aja Volkman
* Von Pimpenstein
* Theresa Wayman
* Ben Weaver
* White Hot Odyssey
* Mason Williams
* Taylor John Williams
* Carsten Woll
* Paul Wright
* Yob
* Michelle Zauner

## Salem Metro Area

[edit]

* Kat Bjelland
* Winifred Byrd
* John Doan
* John Fahey
* Hell
* Hallie Parrish Hinges
* Kelly LeMieux
* Cory Kendrix
* Audrey Luna
* John Moen
* Kate Nauta
* Kathy Boyd and Phoenix Rising
* Ryan Neighbors, of Portugal. The Man
* Larry Norman
* Jim Pepper
* Joe Preston, of The Melvins, High on Fire, and Thrones
* Saint
* The Severin Sisters
* Typhoon
* Dolora Zajick

## Corvallis Metro Area

[edit]

* Archers Rise
* Debra Arlyn
* Bill Beach
* Chris Botti
* Meredith Brooks
* Collin Raye
* Crazy 8s
* Eyvind Kang
* Wayne Krantz
* David Metzger
* Stephen Scott
* Brian Smith
* Mandana Coleman Thorp
* The W's
* The Wrays

## Medford Metro Area

[edit]

* Alice DiMicele
* Johnny Gruelle
* Gary "Chicken" Hirsh
* Peter Hollens
* Scott Kelly
* Forrest Kline
* Rose Maddox
* Neighb'rhood Childr'n
* Michael Ruppert
* Jon Micah Sumrall
* Larry Wagner
* Virus Nine

## Other

[edit]

* Tyler J Patton, ( HeartStruck ), from Brookings
* Hoyt Axton, from Glide
* Shannon Bex, from Bend
* Ernest Bloch, from Newport
* Broadway Calls, from Rainier
* Hanneke Cassel, from Oregon
* Cindertalk, from Oregon
* Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association, from Hood River
* The Dirtball, from Prineville
* A Dream Too Late, from Albany
* Falling Up, from Albany
* Flor, from Hood River
* Rick Foster, Days Creek
* Michael Garrison, from Roseburg
* Joseph Gramley, from Oregon
* David Haney, from McMinnville
* Tyler Hentschel, from Roseburg
* Tim Johnson, from Noti
* Jerry Kilgore, from Tillamook
* Larry and His Flask, from Bend
* Charles Littleleaf, from Warm Springs Indian Reservation
* Matt the Electrician, from southern Oregon
* Victor Aloysius Meyers, from Seaside
* Harold Vincent Milligan, from Astoria
* Mr. Lucky and the Gamblers, from Newport
* David Nevue, from North Bend
* Mickey Newbury, from Vida
* Vincent C. Plunkett, from Oregon
* Oregon Jazz Band, from Coos Bay
* Oregon East Symphony, from Pendelton
* Johnnie Ray, from Hopewell
* The Send, from Albany
* Doc Severinsen, from Arlington
* Jamie Slocum, from Grants Pass
* Lewis Southworth, from Waldport
* Ryan Steveneson, from Bonanza
* The Toyes, from Grants Pass
* Marcia Van Dyke, from Grants Pass
* Doc Watkins, from Oregon
* Griff Williams, from La Grande
* Bridgette Wilson, from Gold Beach
* Johnny Zell, from Oregon

## References

[edit]