American folk singers

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 69-year career. With an estimated 125 million records sold worldwide, he is one of the best-selling musicians. Dylan added increasingly sophisticated lyrical techniques to the folk music of the early 1960s, infusing it "with the intellectualism of classic literature and poetry". His lyrics incorporated political, social, and philosophical influences, defying pop music conventions and appealing to the burgeoning counterculture.

Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. An influential figure in popular culture, she is known for her autobiographical songwriting and artistic reinventions. Swift is the highest-grossing live music artist, the wealthiest female musician, and one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music is noted for its melancholic exploration of glamor and romance, with frequent references to pop culture and 1950s–1970s Americana. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV Europe Music Awards, two Brit Awards, two Billboard Women in Music awards, and a Satellite Award, in addition to nominations for 11 Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Variety honored her at their Hitmakers Awards for being "one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 21st century". In 2023, Rolling Stone placed Del Rey on their list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time", while Rolling Stone UK named her as the "greatest American songwriter of the 21st century".

American country singer (1932–2003)

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most of his albums feature the E Street Band, his backing band since 1972.

American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)

American folk singer (1919–2014)

American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist (1933–2003)

American musician (born 1979)

American singer, actor and civil rights activist (1927–2023)

American singer-songwriter

American singer-songwriter (1912–1967)

Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970), known mononymously as Beck, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical collages of wide-ranging genres. He has musically encompassed folk, funk, soul, hip hop, electronica, alternative rock, country, and psychedelia. He has released 15 studio albums, as well as several non-album singles and a book of sheet music.

American singer, actor, and political activist (1898–1976)

American singer, guitarist and songwriter (1941–2023)

American singer-songwriter

American singer-songwriter

American actor (1936–2024)

American singer (1929–2003)

American singer-songwriter

American musician (1909–1995)

Mckenna Grace is an American actress and singer. Her earliest roles included Jasmine Bernstein in the Disney XD sitcom Crash & Bernstein (2012–2014) and Faith Newman in the soap opera The Young and the Restless (2013–2015). After several small roles, she starred as a child prodigy in Gifted (2017), a breakthrough for which she received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer.

American musician (born 1949)

American musician (1947–2024)

American singer and guitarist

American singer-songwriter

Rian Craig Johnson is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film Brick (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget. Going on to make higher-profile films, Johnson achieved mainstream recognition for writing and directing the science-fiction thriller Looper (2012) to critical and commercial success. Johnson landed his largest project when he wrote and directed the space opera Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), which grossed over $1 billion. He returned to the mystery genre with the Knives Out film series (2019–present), which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.

American singer-songwriter

American singer

American singer-songwriter

American musician and songwriter (born 1976)

American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children's writer (1930-1999)

American actress

American singer and musician (born 1975)

Mexican-American singer who gained fame in Montreal, Canada

American musician (1942–2023)

American musician (b. 1982)

American singer and songwriter

American folk and blues musician (1888–1949)

American singer (born 1939)

Brandi Marie Carlile is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Her music spans multiple genres, including folk rock, alternative country, Americana, and classic rock. During her career, she has received eleven Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards, in addition to being nominated for an Academy Award. In 2026, she was named one of Time's Women of the Year.

American protest singer and songwriter (1940-1976)

American singer-songwriter (1943–1973)

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1941–2013)

American singer-songwriter and musician

American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician

American musician (born 1945)

American folk singer (1936–2009)

American folk singer

American singer-songwriter

American folk singer (born 1981)

Austrian-American actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist and political activist (1924-2015)

American country blues singer and guitarist (1892-1966)

American musician (1942–2026)

American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1893–1958)

American musician

American musician

American singer-songwriter (1942–1981)

American singer

American musician (1923–2012)