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20th-century singer-songwriters

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Tetsuya TakedaPerson · Film memorabiliaTetsuya Takeda (Takeda Tetsuya), born April 11, 1949, is a Japanese folk singer and actor.
Thomas AcdaPerson · Film memorabiliaThomas Acda (born Amsterdam, 6 March 1967) is a Dutch singer, actor and comedian, known as a member of the duo Acda en De Munnik.
Thomas FersenPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Fersen (born 4 January 1963 in Paris) is a French singer-songwriter.
Thurston MoorePerson · Music memorabiliaThurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician, best known as guitarist and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth.
Tim BendzkoPerson · Music memorabiliaTim Bendzko (born 9 April 1985) is a German singer-songwriter. He achieved nationwide recognition with his song "Nur noch kurz die Welt retten" and becoming the winner of the 2011…
Tim HardinPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Timothy Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was an American folk music and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Tim KasherPerson · Music memorabiliaTimothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the…
Tim KnolPerson · Music memorabiliaTim Knol (born 12 September 1989 in Hoorn) is a Dutch singer-songwriter.
Tim MaiaPerson · Music memorabiliaSebastião "Tim" Rodrigues Maia (lang; 28 September 1942 – 15 March 1998) was a Brazilian musician, songwriter, and businessman known for his iconoclastic, ironic, outspoken, and humorous…
Tim McGrawPerson · Music memorabiliaSamuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer and actor. He has released 17 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, five for Big Machine Records and one for Arista…
Timmy ThomasPerson · Music memorabiliaTim Thomas (disambiguation)
Timothy BuckleyPerson · Music memorabiliaTimothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an American musician.
TinashePerson · Music memorabiliaTinashe (given name)
Tiwa SavagePerson · Music memorabiliaTiwatope Omolara Savage (born 5 February 1980), known professionally as Tiwa Savage, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress.[2][4] Savage sings in English, Nigerian Pidgin and Yoruba;
Toby KeithPerson · Music memorabiliaToby Keith Covel (July 8, 1961 – February 5, 2024) was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and businessman.
Tol HanssePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Tol Hansse
Tom CochranePerson · Music memorabiliaThomas William Cochrane (born May 14, 1953) is a Canadian musician best known as the frontman of rock band Red Rider and for his work as a solo singer-songwriter.[1] Cochrane has won eight…
Tom MorelloPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Baptist Morello (born May 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and political activist.
Tom PaxtonAuthor · Books
Tom RobinsonPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Giles Robinson (born 1 June 1950) is an English singer, bassist, radio presenter and long-time LGBT rights activist, best known for the hits "Glad to Be Gay", "2-4-6-8 Motorway", and…
Tom T. HallPerson · Film memorabiliaThomas Hall (May 25, 1936 – August 20, 2021), known professionally as Tom T. Hall and informally nicknamed "the Storyteller", was an American country music singer-songwriter and short-story…
Tom WaitsPerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, composer and actor.
Tomaž PengovPerson · Music memorabiliaTomaž Pengov (29 September 1949 – 10 February 2014) was a Slovenian singer-songwriter, guitarist, lutist, and poet.
Tommy KeenePerson · Music memorabiliaTommy Keene (born Thomas Clay Keene; June 30, 1958 – November 22, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter, best known for releasing acclaimed songs in the 1980s.
Tommy PagePerson · Music memorabiliaThomas Alden Page (May 24, 1967 – March 3, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1990 hit single "I'll Be Your Everything" and was later a music industry executive.
Tommy RoePerson · Music memorabiliaThomas David Roe (born May 9, 1942) is an American rock and pop singer-songwriter.
Toni BasilPerson · Film memorabiliaAntonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, and director.
Toni BraxtonPerson · Music memorabiliaToni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality.
Tony Joe WhitePerson · Music memorabiliaTony Joe White (July 23, 1943 – October 24, 2018), nicknamed the Swamp Fox, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie" and for "Rainy…
Tony SlyPerson · Music memorabiliaAnthony James Sly (November 4, 1970 – July 31, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist of the punk rock band No Use for a…
Tori AmosPerson · Music memorabiliaTori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range.
Toše ProeskiPerson · Music memorabiliaTodor "Toše" Proeski (Macedonian: Тодор „Тоше“ Проески, pronounced [ˈtɔʃɛ ˈprɔɛski]; 25 January 1981 – 16 October 2007) was a Macedonian singer and songwriter.
Townes Van ZandtPerson · Music memorabiliaJohn Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter.
Tracy ChapmanPerson · Music memorabiliaTracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. She was signed to Elektra Records by Bob Krasnow in 1987.[2] The following year she released her self-titled debut…
Travis TrittPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Travis Tritt (born February 9, 1963) is an American country singer, songwriter, and actor.
Trey ParkerPerson · Music memorabiliaTrey Parker was born in Conifer, Colorado, Parker studied film and Japanese at the University of Colorado Boulder, wher
TrinaPerson · Music memorabiliaKatrina Laverne Kearse (née Taylor; born c. 1974 or 1975) is an American rapper.
TsunkuPerson · Film memorabiliaBorn October 29, 1968, known professionally as Tsunku, is a Japanese singer, record producer, and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the rock band Sharam Q.
TulusDesigner · DesignMuhammad Tulus (born 20 August 1987), better known by his mononym Tulus, is an Indonesian singer and songwriter of Minangkabau descent.
TweetPerson · Music memorabiliaCharlene Keys (born January 21, 1971), better known by her stage name Tweet, is an American singer and songwriter.
Tyler HiltonPerson · Music memorabiliaTyler James Hilton (born November 22, 1983), is a Canadian-American musician, actor, and author.
Tyler WardPerson · Music memorabiliaTyler Ray Ward (born March 12, 1984) is an American independent singer, songwriter, and producer. On his YouTube channel, he has over 2 million subscribers with 5+ billion views.
Ultra NatéPerson · Music memorabiliaUltra Naté (born March 20, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ, and promoter who has achieved success on the pop charts with songs such as "Free", "If You Could…
Vadim StepantsovAuthor · BooksVadim Yurievich Stepantsov (born 9 September 1960) is a Russian poet and musician. Stepantsov is the founder of the Order of Courteous Mannerists and the musical group Bakhyt-Compot.
Valerie LandsburgPerson · Music memorabiliaValerie Landsburg (born August 12, 1958) is an American actress, television and film director, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter.
Veronica BallestriniPerson · Music memorabiliaVeronica Jean Ballestrini, also known as Veronica Vesely (born October 29, 1991) is an Italian-American singer and songwriter. She has released two studio albums.
Vesta WilliamsPerson · Music memorabiliaMary Vesta Williams (December 1, 1957 – September 22, 2011) was an American singer-songwriter, who performed across genres such as soul, funk, R&B, Quiet storm, jazz soul and Urban…
Victoria BeckhamPerson · Music memorabiliaVictoria Caroline, Lady Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974), is an English fashion designer, singer, and television personality.
Viktor TsoiAuthor · BooksViktor Robertovich Tsoi (ˈvʲiktər ˈrobʲɪrtəvʲɪtɕ ˈtsoj; 21 June 1962 – 15 August 1990) was a Soviet singer-songwriter and actor who co-founded Kino, one of the most popular and influential…
Vincenzo SpampinatoPerson · Music memorabiliaVincenzo Spampinato (born in 1953) is an Italian pop-rock singer-songwriter, composer and lyricist.
Vinicio CaposselaPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Vinicio Capossela
Violeta ParraArtist · SculptureVioleta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (bjoˈleta ˈpara; 4 October 1917 – 5 February 1967) was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist.
Violetta VillasPerson · Film memorabiliaCzesława Maria Gospodarek (née Cieślak; 10 June 1938 – 5 December 2011), known by her stage name Violetta Villas, was a Polish and international cabaret star, singer, actress, composer and…
Vitamin CPerson · Music memorabiliaColleen Ann Fitzpatrick (born July 20, 1969), known professionally as Vitamin C, is an American record executive, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress.
Vittorio De ScalziPerson · Music memorabiliaNew Trolls are an Italian progressive rock band, known for their fusion of rock and classical music.
Vladimir VysotskyAuthor · BooksVladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky (25 January 193825 July 1980) was a Soviet singer, songwriter, poet and actor who had an immense and enduring effect on Soviet culture.
Warren ZevonPerson · Music memorabiliaWarren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer and songwriter.
Waylon ReavisPerson · Music memorabiliaWaylon Reavis (born September 19, 1978) is an American musician best known for being a former vocalist for American heavy metal band Mushroomhead.
Wes CarrPerson · Music memorabiliaWesley Dean "Wes" Carr (born 14 September 1982), also recording as Buffalo Tales, is an Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for winning the sixth season of…
Wesley WillisIllustrator · IllustrationWesley Lawrence Willis (May 31, 1963 – August 21, 2003) was an American musician and visual artist.
Wild Man FischerPerson · Music memorabiliaLawrence Wayne "Wild Man" Fischer (November 6, 1944 – June 16, 2011) was an American street performer known for offering erratic, a cappella performances of "new kinds of songs" for a dime…
Wilfrido VargasPerson · Music memorabiliaWilfrido Radamés Vargas Martínez (born 24 April 1949) is a Dominican musician, composer, arranger and band leader. He was instrumental in making the merengue style a worldwide phenomenon.
Will SmithPerson · Music memorabiliaWillard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer.
William BeckettPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Barrington.
William VivancoPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Vivanco (born October 6, 1975, in Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban composer and musician.
Willie AlexanderPerson · Music memorabiliaWillie "Loco" Alexander (born January 13, 1943) is an American singer and keyboardist based in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Willie DixonPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer.
Wim HogenkampPerson · Music memorabiliaWim Hogenkamp (Groningen, June 14, 1947 – Amsterdam, February 5, 1989) was a Dutch actor, lyricist and singer.
Win ButlerAuthor · BooksEdwin Farnham Butler III (born April 14, 1980) is an American-Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist.
Wiz KhalifaPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Minot.
Wolfgang MichelsPerson · Music memorabiliaWolfgang Michels (15 July 1951 – 14 September 2017) was a German singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer.
Woody GuthriePerson · Music memorabiliaWoodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered one of the most significant figures in American folk music.
Wu BaiPerson · Music memorabilia
Xavier NaidooPerson · Film memorabiliaXavier Kurt Naidoo (lang; born 2 October 1971) is a German soul and R&B singer, songwriter and record producer.
YaejiPerson · Film memorabiliaKathy Yaeji Lee (born August 6, 1993), known professionally as Yaeji, is an American singer, DJ, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York.
Yael NaimPerson · Music memorabiliaYael Naim (born 6 February 1978) is a French-born Israeli singer and actress. She rose to fame in 2008 in the US after her hit single "New Soul" was used by Apple in an advertising campaign…
Yann TiersenPerson · Music memorabiliaYann Pierre Tiersen (born 23 June 1970) is a French musician and composer from Brittany.
Yann-Fañch KemenerAuthor · BooksYann-Fañch Loeiz Kemener (Jean-François Louis Quémener; 7 April 1957 – 16 March 2019) was a traditional singer and ethnomusicologist from Brittany, born in Sainte-Tréphine, Côtes-d'Armor,…
Yolanda AdamsPerson · Music memorabiliaYolanda Yvette Adams (born August 27, 1961) is an American gospel singer, actress, and host of her own nationally syndicated morning gospel show.
Yoon Mi-raePerson · Music memorabilia
YoshikiDesigner · FashionYoshiki Hayashi (林佳樹, Hayashi Yoshiki, born November 20, 1965), known mononymously as Yoshiki, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, film director, and fashion…
Yuki SaitoAuthor · BooksYuki Saito (Saitō Yuki; born September 10, 1966, in Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actress, singer and narrator.
Yuna ItoPerson · Music memorabiliaYuna Ito (伊藤由奈, Itō Yuna, born September 20, 1983) is an American-born former pop singer and actress who was active in Japan.
Yuri ShevchukAuthor · BooksYuri Yulianovich Shevchuk (born 16 May 1957) is a Soviet and Russian rock musician and singer/songwriter who leads the rock band DDT, which he founded with Vladimir Sigachyov in 1980.
Yuri VizborAuthor · BooksYuri Iosifovich Vizbor (20 June 193417 September 1984) was a Soviet bard and poet as well as a theatre and film actor.
Yury Iosifovich KovalArtist · SculptureYury Iosifovich Koval (February 9, 1938 in Moscow – August 2, 1995 in Moscow) was a Russian author, artist, and screenplay writer.
Yusuke KamijiPerson · Film memorabilia
Yūzō KayamaArtist · Paintings
Yves DuteilPerson · Music memorabiliaYves Duteil (born 24 July 1949) is a French singer-songwriter. His most famous song is "Prendre un enfant".
Zack de la RochaAuthor · BooksZacharias Manuel de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970) is an American musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, and political activist.
Zak AbelPerson · Music memorabiliaZak David Zilesnick (born 1 March 1995), better known professionally as Zak Abel, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician.
ZaziePerson · Music memorabiliaIsabelle Marie Anne de Truchis de Varennes (born 18 April 1964), better known by her stage name Zazie, is a French pop singer and songwriter.
ZuccheroPerson · Music memorabiliaAdelmo Fornaciari (born 25 September 1955), known professionally as Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero, is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter.

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