This list contains famous or notable musicians, singers, composers and bands who originated in or are associated strongly with Glasgow, Scotland.
0–9 1990s
A AC Acoustics Admiral Fallow Adopted as Holograph Adventures in Stereo Aereogramme Aerials Up The Almighty Altered Images Angel Heart Craig Armstrong, composer Attic Lights The Alleged
B Baby Chaos (briefly changed name to Deckard) Baby Strange A Band Called Quinn Jimmy Barnes, singer, member of Cold Chisel The Bathers Beecake Beggars Opera Maggie Bell, singer, member of Stone the Crows Belle & Sebastian Bis Bleed From Within The Blimp The Blue Nile The Bluebells Bombay Talkie Brian Robertson, guitarist, former member of Thin Lizzy Scott Brown, DJ and music producer Jack Bruce, singer, bassist, member of Cream
C Camera Obscura Junior Campbell, also member of The Marmalade Cannon Lewis Capaldi, singer-songwriter Cado Belle Charlie and the Bhoys Chvrches The Cinematics Gerry Cinnamon, singer-songwriter, guitarist The Clutha, folk group Billy Connolly, actor, musician, comedian Ivor Cutler, poet, singer, musician, writer
D Dananananaykroyd Darius Campbell Danesh, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer Deacon Blue Dead Pony, formerly known as Crystal Del Amitri The Delgados Jimmy Dewar, bassist, vocalist, member of Robin Trower band Jim Diamond, singer-songwriter George Donaldson, member of Celtic Thunder Donovan, musician, songwriter, record producer
E El Presidente Endgames Errors
F Franz Ferdinand The Fratellis Future Pilot A.K.A.
G Ganger Bobby Gillespie, singer-songwriter Glasgow Glasvegas Clare Grogan, singer and actress, member of Altered Images Gun
H H2O Alex Harvey, frontman of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Fran Healy, singer, member of Travis Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, pianist, composer and broadcaster Hip Parade Hipsway How to Swim RM Hubbert, guitarist and singer Michael Hunter, music games composer
J Jacob Yates and the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers Bert Jansch, folk musician, founding member of Pentangle
K Konflict, Kemal and Rob Data, Drum & Bass producers David Knopfler, guitarist, member of Dire Straits Mark Knopfler, singer, songwriter, guitarist, member of Dire Straits Oliver Knussen, classical composer and conductor Kode9 Jim Kerr, member of Simple Minds
L Laki Mera Jeanie Lambe, jazz singer Frederic Lamond, classical pianist and pupil of Franz Liszt Mary Lee, singer, variety performer Life Without Buildings The Light (Burn1) Little Eye Lloyd Cole and the Commotions Logan Loki, rapper Lotus Eater Love and Money Lucia & The Best Boys
M Makethisrelate Man Must Die The Marmalade Helen Marnie of Ladytron John Martyn David McCallum, Sr., violinist Jimmy McCulloch, rock musician Johnny McElhone, member of Altered Images, Hipsway, and Texas Matt McGinn, folk musician Lisa McHugh, singer Frankie Miller, singer-songwriter and actor Middle of the Road Mogwai Hudson Mohawke, producer, composer and DJ Mother and the Addicts Jim Mullen, jazz guitarist
N Natural Acoustic Band No Way Sis
O One Dove One in a Million Orange Juice The Orchids
P The Pastels The Phantom Band Owen Paul, singer, songwriter, musician The Poets Emma Pollock, singer-songwriter, composer, founding member of The Delgados El Presidente PAWS (band) Prides Primal Scream
R Chris Rainbow, pop/rock singer, musician Eddi Reader, member of Fairground Attraction Maggie Reilly, singer, member of Cado Belle Remember Remember Rustie, musician, producer William Reid, member of The Jesus and Mary Chain
S Shop Assistants Sensational Alex Harvey Band Set the Tone Shitdisco The Silencers Simple Minds Slam Slik David Sneddon Jimmy Somerville, singer, member of Bronski Beat and the Communards Sons and Daughters SOPHIE Spirea X Spit Back Sharleen Spiteri, singer, songwriter, guitarist, member of Texas Sparrow and the Workshop Sputniks Down Stapleton Al Stewart Stone the Crows Strawberry Switchblade Hamish Stuart, member of The Average White Band The Supernaturals Swanee
T
Trashcan Sinatras Soom T, reggae singer and rapper Teenage Fanclub Telstar Ponies Texas Dougie Thomson, bassist, member of Supertramp Travis Twin Atlantic
U Uncle John & Whitelock Unkle Bob Midge Ure, singer, songwriter, member of Slik, Thin Lizzy, Rich Kids, Visage, and Ultravox Urusei Yatsura
V The Vaselines Vipera
W The Wake Bobby Wellins, tenor saxophonist Eric Woolfson, songwriter, producer, pianist, member of the Alan Parsons Project Warzone
Y Yashin Alexander Young, singer, songwriter, manager, producer, member of Grapefruit Angus Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist, member of AC/DC George Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist, member of The Easybeats John Paul Young, Scottish-born Australian singer Malcolm Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist, member of AC/DC Stevie Young, guitarist, member of Starfighters and AC/DC
Z Zoey Van Goey
See also List of people from Glasgow List of Scottish musicians
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