THE MOST FAMOUS MUSICIAN OF ALL TIME FROM EVERY STATE

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(Yahoo.com) Every state lays claim to at least one famous musician. Yahoo looked at each artist's popularity, awards, and record sales to compile this list.

  • Alabama: Hank Williams
  • Alaska: Jewel
  • Arizona: Linda Ronstadt
  • Arkansas: Johnny Cash
  • California: Jerry Garcia
  • Colorado: John Denver
  • Connecticut: John Mayer
  • Delaware: George Thorogood
  • Florida: Tom Petty
  • Georgia: James Brown
  • Hawaii: Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole
  • Idaho: Nikki Sixx
  • Illinois: Miles Davis
  • Indiana: Michael Jackson
  • Iowa: Glenn Miller
  • Kansas: Melissa Etheridge
  • Kentucky: Jim James
  • Louisiana: Louis Armstrong
  • Maine: Ray Lamontagne
  • Maryland: Frank Zappa
  • Massachusetts: James Taylor
  • Michigan: Stevie Wonder
  • Minnesota: Prince
  • Mississippi: Elvis Presley
  • Missouri: Chuck Berry
  • Montana: Jeff Ament
  • Nebraska: Conor Oberst
  • Nevada: Brandon Flowers
  • New Hampshire: Ronnie James Dio
  • New Jersey: Frank Sinatra
  • New Mexico: Demi Lovato
  • New York: Tony Bennett
  • North Carolina: John Coltrane
  • North Dakota: Wiz Khalifa
  • Ohio: Dean Martin
  • Oklahoma: Garth Brooks
  • Oregon: Esperanza Spalding
  • Pennsylvania: Billie Holiday
  • Rhode Island: AraabMuzik
  • South Carolina: Darius Rucker
  • South Dakota: Shawn Colvin
  • Tennessee: Dolly Parton
  • Texas: Willie Nelson
  • Utah: David Archuleta
  • Vermont: Trey Anastasio
  • Virginia: Ella Fitzgerald
  • Washington: Jimi Hendrix
  • Washington Dc: Marvin Gaye
  • West Virginia: Brad Paisley
  • Wisconsin: Justin Vernon (Bon Iver)
  • Wyoming: Scott Avett

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