I should know the answers to this...
There's got to be several.

I am from Philadelphia, PA USA
I could Google it myself but I feel lazy
Besides, asking y'all is just as easy

Ahhh shillid there's a whole
swag of Philly Soul boys to start with.....Hold ya flag up HIGH

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes....Intruders.. Delfonics
Teddy Pendergrass...O'Jays...Spinners...The Stylistics...Blue Magic...CLASSIC STUFF!!!



ROCKMAN

Hey if I'm not mistaken one of my favorites is from Philly- Jim Croce. I'm sure there are many others too from Philly.

Hall and Oates I think are from Philly.
and Todd Rundgren's from nearby, I think.



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Rockman, thanks
I'm trying to recall the names of the famous song writing duo from Philly... ?



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Gamble & Huff and Thom Bell is ace too......



ROCKMAN

Gamble & Huff
Thanks
that's what I was trying to recall

gmanp Wrote:
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> Hometown is Nashville; a few music types here, but
> not sure how many actually were born here

No one was born in Nashville. Lots of folks die there, however! NO, I'm not being gruesome. Cheers

cab calloway
chuck mangione
lou gramm

oh god, and how could i forget wendy o. williams ;-)

from roch. NY


just thought of another one - 10000 maniacs are from jamestown, NY - but that's really a bit closer to Buffalo



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Angus and Malcolm Young - Glasgow

Few picks:

Ronny Pale & Shades Of Orange
Krunch
Helen Sjöholm
Brända Barn
Rizla In Dub
Magic Broom
Rasta Hunden
Pizzoar
Vaacum
Suicide
Massmedia
The Same

The Saints
Powderfinger
Keith Urban (nearby)
The Bee Gees

The Saints were great!! Saw them in MY hometown once.
Winter's weakenin in ol' Oz, terraplane?

Today was warm about 22C. The Saints did a one off reunion gig a few weeks ago at the university. Tore the roof off the place.

Here is an article about the boys:

[www.news.com.au]

Happy Jack Wrote:
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> Well it isnt a musician, but I'm from Kalamazoo
> MI, the home to the original Gibson Guitar
> factory. Sadly its in a state of disrepair, and in
> a questionable neighborhood. However, the
> smokestack still says "GIBSON" on it. Kind of hope
> something is done with the place.


Can you post a pic of that? I'd love to see it.

Rockman Wrote:
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> Billy Fury....wild...ever meet him...


It's reasonable to assert that without the likes of Billy Fury, there would have been no Beatles.

He was one of the early pioneers of rock n' roll music in the UK, at a time when so many forces were still trying to outlaw it, in one way or other. He lived fast and died young.

Check out "Wondrous Place". A classic in every sense of the word.

This is the most recent picture I could find of the factory, and although its from 1984, not a whole lot has changed.
[www.kpl.gov]

The Golden Earring
Shocking Blue
Q 65
Anouk

Muddy Waters
Howling Wolf
Buddy Guy
Wilco
Liz Phair
Smashing Pumpkins
Mavis Staples
Quincy Jones
Paul Butterfield
Lou Rawls
Herbie Hancock
Gene Krupa
Bo Diddley
Benny Goodman
Styx
Chicago

Long Beach:

War
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Sublime

(I think there's a few more, just can't recall...)

doubledoor Wrote:
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> Muddy Waters
> Howling Wolf
> Buddy Guy
> Bo Diddley

I don't think they are from Chicago...



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Wet Wet Wet - Clydebank's finest (Scotland)!

"I'll be in my basement room with a needle and a spoon."

Koen Wrote:
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> doubledoor Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Muddy Waters
> > Howling Wolf
> > Buddy Guy
> > Bo Diddley
>
> I don\'t think they are from Chcago...

True.. aside from Buddy, they`re all from Mississippi though. Muddy is from Issaquena County.. Wolf`s from West Point.. Buddy is actually from Louisiana!! Diddley was born in McComb..

Anyone from Detroit?? You got lots of musicians!!!Motown!!MC5!!Stooges!!

Alice Cooper was originally from Detroit, I think.

Those guys were born in the delta, but moved to Chicago and called it their hometown during their primes.

San Francisco- Nightranger.

loog droog Wrote:
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> Long Beach:
>
> War
> Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
> Sublime
>
> (I think there's a few more, just can't recall...)


Snooop Dog...

Macon area:

Little Richard
James Brown
Otis Redding
Trisha Yearwood

Transplants:

Allmans - from Daytona
Wet Willie - from Alabama
Chuck Leavell - from Tuscaloosa, Alabama

I'm kinda close to Albany, GA too - so I'll throw in

Ray Charles
Ray Stevens

"No Anchovies, Please"