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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.

1990s

AC Acoustics

Admiral Fallow

Adopted as Holograph

Adventures in Stereo

Aereogramme

The Almighty (band)

Altered Images

Angel Heart

Craig Armstrong

Attic Lights

(briefly changed name to Deckard)

Baby Chaos

Baby Strange

A Band Called Quinn

[1]

Jimmy Barnes

The Bathers

Beecake

Beggars Opera

[2]

Maggie Bell

[3]

Belle & Sebastian

[4]

Bis

Bleed From Within

The Blimp

[3]

The Blue Nile

The Bluebells

Bombay Talkie

(former Thin Lizzy Guitarist)

Brian Robertson

Scott Brown

[5]

Jack Bruce

[6]

Camera Obscura

also member of The Marmalade[7]

Junior Campbell

Cannon

[8]

Lewis Capaldi

Cado Belle

Charlie and the Bhoys

[9]

Chvrches

The Cinematics

[10]

Gerry Cinnamon

Billy Connolly

Ivor Cutler

Dananananaykroyd

[11]

Darius Campbell Danesh

[12]

Deacon Blue

[13]

Del Amitri

[3]

The Delgados

from Robin Trower band[14]

Jimmy Dewar

[15]

Jim Diamond

(British Musician from Celtic Thunder)[16]

George Donaldson

[19]

El Presidente

Endgames

Errors

[3]

Franz Ferdinand

[20]

The Fratellis

Future Pilot A.K.A.

Ganger

singer-songwriter[21]

Bobby Gillespie

Glasgow

[3]

Glasvegas

singer and actress

Clare Grogan

Gun

H2O

of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Alex Harvey

Fran Healy

Hip Parade

[22]

Hipsway

How to Swim

RM Hubbert

music games composer

Michael Hunter

Isosceles

Jacob Yates and the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers

Bert Jansch

of Dire Straits

David Knopfler

of Dire Straits

Mark Knopfler

– composer and conductor

Oliver Knussen

Kode9

Laki Mera

– jazz singer

Jeanie Lambe

classical pianist and pupil of Franz Liszt

Frederic Lamond

[23]

Mary Lee

Life Without Buildings

Little Eye

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions

Logan

Loki

[24]

Lotus Eater

[25]

Love and Money

Lucia & The Best Boys

Lulu

[26]

Makethisrelate

Man Must Die

[7]

The Marmalade

of Ladytron[25]

Helen Marnie

John Martyn

violinist

David McCallum, Sr.

rock musician

Jimmy McCulloch

folk musician

Matt McGinn

Lisa McHugh

Frankie Miller

Middle of the Road

[3]

Mogwai

producer, composer and DJ[27]

Hudson Mohawke

[28]

Mother and the Addicts

Jim Mullen

Natural Acoustic Band

No Way Sis

One Dove

One in a Million

[3]

Orange Juice

The Orchids

[29]

The Pastels

The Phantom Band

Owen Paul

The Poets

– singer-songwriter, composer, musician and a founding member of the band The Delgados

Emma Pollock

El Presidente

PAWS (band)

Prides

[21]

Primal Scream

Chris Rainbow

of Fairground Attraction

Eddi Reader

Maggie Reilly

Remember Remember

[30]

Rustie

Shop Assistants

[31]

Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Set the Tone

Shitdisco

[25]

The Silencers

[32]

Simple Minds

Slam

Slik

David Sneddon

singer[33]

Jimmy Somerville

[34]

Sons and Daughters

SOPHIE

Spirea X

– singer, songwriter and guitarist

Sharleen Spiteri

Sparrow and the Workshop

Sputniks Down

Stapleton

Al Stewart

Stone the Crows

Strawberry Switchblade

of The Average White Band

Hamish Stuart

[35]

The Supernaturals

Swanee

[36]

Teenage Fanclub

[37]

Texas

Dougie Thomson

[38]

Travis

[39]

Twin Atlantic

Telstar Ponies

Uncle John & Whitelock

Unkle Bob

Midge Ure

Urusei Yatsura

The Vaselines

The Wake

Bobby Wellins

Eric Woolfson

Yashin

Alexander Young

Scottish-born Australian guitarist (AC/DC)[40]

Angus Young

Scottish-born Australian guitarist (The Easybeats)[41]

George Young

Australian singer[42]

John Paul Young

– Scottish-born Australian guitarist (AC/DC)[40]

Malcolm Young

Stevie Young

Zoey Van Goey

List of people from Glasgow

List of Scottish musicians