List of bands and musicians from Glasgow

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

• Sheena Easton
• 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
• Little Eye
• Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
• Logan
• Loki, rapper
• Lotus Eater
• Love and Money
• Lucia & The Best Boys
• Lulu, singer, songwriter, actress, television personality

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
• Paolo Nutini
• 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

• 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

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

References