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
A
- AC Acoustics
- Admiral Fallow
- Adopted as Holograph
- Adventures in Stereo
- Aereogramme
- The Almighty (band)
- Altered Images
- Angel Heart
- Craig Armstrong
- Attic Lights
B
- Baby Chaos (briefly changed name to Deckard)
- Baby Strange
- A Band Called Quinn
- Jimmy Barnes[1]
- The Bathers
- Beecake
- Beggars Opera
- Maggie Bell[2]
- Belle & Sebastian[3]
- Bis[4]
- Bleed From Within
- The Blimp
- The Blue Nile[3]
- The Bluebells
- Bombay Talkie
- Brian Robertson (former Thin Lizzy Guitarist)
- Scott Brown
- Jack Bruce[5]
C
- Camera Obscura[6]
- Junior Campbell, also member of The Marmalade[7]
- Cannon
- Lewis Capaldi[8]
- Cado Belle
- Charlie and the Bhoys
- Chvrches[9]
- The Cinematics
- Gerry Cinnamon[10]
- Billy Connolly
- Ivor Cutler
D
- Dananananaykroyd
- Darius Campbell Danesh[11]
- Deacon Blue[12]
- Del Amitri[13]
- The Delgados[3]
- Jimmy Dewar, from Robin Trower band[14]
- Jim Diamond[15]
- George Donaldson (British Musician from Celtic Thunder)[16]
E
F
G
- Ganger
- Bobby Gillespie, singer-songwriter[21]
- Glasgow
- Glasvegas[3]
- Clare Grogan, singer and actress
- Gun
H
- H2O
- Alex Harvey of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
- Fran Healy
- Hip Parade
- Hipsway[22]
- How to Swim
- RM Hubbert
- Michael Hunter, music games composer
J
K
- David Knopfler of Dire Straits
- Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
- Oliver Knussen – composer and conductor
- Kode9
- Jim Kerr of Simple Minds
L
- Laki Mera
- Jeanie Lambe – jazz singer
- Frederic Lamond, classical pianist and pupil of Franz Liszt
- Mary Lee[23]
- Life Without Buildings
- Little Eye
- Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
- Logan
- Loki
- Lotus Eater[24]
- Love and Money[25]
- Lucia & The Best Boys
- Lulu
M
- Makethisrelate[26]
- Man Must Die
- The Marmalade[7]
- Helen Marnie of Ladytron[25]
- John Martyn
- David McCallum, Sr., violinist
- Jimmy McCulloch, rock musician
- Matt McGinn, folk musician
- Lisa McHugh
- Frankie Miller
- Middle of the Road
- Mogwai[3]
- Hudson Mohawke, producer, composer and DJ[27]
- Mother and the Addicts[28]
- Jim Mullen
N
O
P
- The Pastels[29]
- The Phantom Band
- Owen Paul
- The Poets
- Emma Pollock – singer-songwriter, composer, musician and a founding member of the band The Delgados
- El Presidente
- PAWS (band)
- Prides
- Primal Scream[21]
R
- Chris Rainbow
- Eddi Reader of Fairground Attraction
- Maggie Reilly
- Remember Remember
- Rustie[30]
- William Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain
S
- Shop Assistants
- Sensational Alex Harvey Band[31]
- Set the Tone
- Shitdisco
- The Silencers[25]
- Simple Minds[32]
- Slam
- Slik
- David Sneddon
- Jimmy Somerville, singer[33]
- Sons and Daughters[34]
- SOPHIE
- Spirea X
- Sharleen Spiteri – singer, songwriter and guitarist
- Sparrow and the Workshop
- Sputniks Down
- Stapleton
- Al Stewart
- Stone the Crows
- Strawberry Switchblade
- Hamish Stuart of The Average White Band
- The Supernaturals[35]
- Swanee
T
U
V
W
Y
- Yashin
- Alexander Young
- Angus Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist (AC/DC)[40]
- George Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist (The Easybeats)[41]
- John Paul Young, Australian singer[42]
- Malcolm Young – Scottish-born Australian guitarist (AC/DC)[40]
- Stevie Young
Z
See also
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