Obviously we'll get a bunch from those of you that live in
New York City, Los Angeles and London etc....but here's a
few from my hometown (Metro Milwaukee, Wisconsin).

Les Paul
The Violent Femmes
The BoDeans
The Gufs
Howie Epstein of Tom Petty & Heartbreakers
Darryl Stuermer of Genesis
Jerry Harrison of The Talking Heads
Eric Benet - R&B artist - was married to Halle Berry
Liberace


IORR............but I like it!



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Kim Larsen of Gasolin'. I bet Baboon Bro is pretty envious of this

Well, my hometown's L.A. . . . . .the only band I can think of is 'Lil Willie G and Thee Midnighters. Other than them, nobody else comes to mind . . . .

Neil Young...Toronto

Van Morrison..Belfast (same neighbourhood and same school)

I'm probably the most famous musician coming from my hometown. A tiny french village, 300 souls...

I recently found out Scott Weiland lives in Burbank.

From my little homevillage in Finland Jorma Kaukonen's (Jefferson Aeroplane) parents moved to America for a better life. I think that was a good move.

sputnik

The Meters
The Neville Brothers
Dr. John
Fats Domino
Pete Fountain
Al Hirt
Irma Thomas
The Dixie Cups
Alan Toussaint
Louis Armstrong
Buddy Bolden
Luther Kent
Cowboy Mouth
Better Than Ezra
Gatemouth Brown
Harry Connick Jr.
Professor Longhair
Lucinda Williams (not far from my hometown)
Percy Sledge
Jerry Lee Lewis (not far either)
Little Queenie (no, not our L.Q.)
Ellis Marsalis
The Radiators
Frankie Ford
plus many others....

I live in Lewisham, and was born in Lewisham hospital, as was Bill Perks. Probably a few others, but listing a Stone is probably all I need, isn't it?

Lee

Tom Petty Lived about a mile away from my parents until Jane threw him out in the early to mid 90's. I run into Tommy Lee and Niki Six every few months.

Ian Dury lived on my road at around the time I was born. So did Mick Box (Uriah Heep).



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I went to high school with Mary Lou Lord, she got slightly big around the grunge years, mainly because she got into a fight with Courtney Love for giving Kurt a bj (according to Spin magazine).

No musician. but the great author, Henrik Ibsen.

Mmmm, ?

Well I'm well known in our house.

Does that count ?

Doreen Grittle - Tambourine Salvation Army



ROCKMAN

Is that the same Doreen Grittle who later went on to play tambourine with the Lawrence Welk Tribute Orchestra?

Yep poor girl turned to a life of drinking and LOUD banging....



ROCKMAN

Jesus & The Mary Chain - Reid Brothers
Aztec Camera - Roddy Frame

Town is East Kilbride - Scotland

Stiv Bators - Warren, OH

Steve Conte - New York Dolls

Poor Doreen . . . .I heard that she ended up playing cow bell for Blue Oyster Cult . . .

Rockman Wrote:
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> Yep poor girl turned to a life of drinking and
> LOUD banging....


Nothing wrong with a little loud banging, I'm sure you'd agree.

Gazza Wrote:
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> Van Morrison..Belfast (same neighbourhood and same
> school)


You kind of look alike as well.



Me,I'm from the San Francisco area. There are tons of groups from here. I'll effort a list later.

"It's just some friends of mine and they're busting down the door"

Baltimore-Annapolis area

Tori Amos
Billie Holiday
Frank Zappa
Sisqo (of "Thong Song" fame, LOL)

From the city of my birth and where I grew up, Seattle they include:

Jimi Hendrix
Quincy Jones (grew up in Seattle)
Pearl Jam
Duff McKagen
Nirvana (after they moved from Aberdeen)
Mudhoney
Soundgarden
Heart
Screaming Trees
Kenny Loggins
Gregg Rolie from Santana and Journey

From the city I've lived in since 1983, Los Angeles there are too many to list.

Born or raised in my hometown of Houston:

Rodney Crowell
The Ghetto Boys
Clint Black
Lyle Lovett
Barbara Mandrell
Kenny Rogers
Destiny's Child - Beyonce
ZZ Top
Yolanda Adams
Blue October
Hillary Duff
Selena
Billy Preston
Michael Nesmith
B.J. Thomas
Barry White (from nearby Galveston)
Lightnin Hopkins
Albert Collins
Johnny Copeland

The ska band No Doubt is from my hometown of Anaheim, California.

CAN
BAP


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